Setting up for breakfast at the Regina Palace Hotel.

Italians generally don't eat breakfast... a cappuccino and brioche on the run works for most of them... but in Stresa they do know how to provide tourists with some amazing morning choices. La colazione, breakfast, is a grand affair at the grand hotels, and a great way to start the day. It is often served on terraces in the fronts of the hotels, facing the lake and the lightening sky. For guests breakfast is usually included in their room rates; most hotels allow others to eat for a set price; just ask!

The dining terrace at the Regina Palace.

This breakfast is much more than brioche.