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Verbania, in brief.

Lake Maggiore, Villa Taranto gardens, Borromean Islands.

The garden city of Lake Maggiore, spread along the western shore opposite the Borromean Islands.

Its great draw is Villa Taranto, whose terraced botanical gardens gather thousands of plant species from around the world above the water.

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