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Thursday, October 31, 2013
News: The Most Flowery Hotel In Italy? It's Here In Stresa.
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Dana Kaplan,
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Lush, red geraniums define each and every balcony of the hotel.
The prize has been presented, and the winner is the Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees! Last week, the organization Asproflor presented its award for "The most flowery hotel in Italy" to the director of Stresa's five-star Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees. The competition is organized by Asproflor, in collaboration with the tourist district of the Italian lakes, with the belief that the beauty of flowers not only adds to the already natural beauty of the region, but actually adds to their appeal among tourists when choosing vacation destinations.
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Videos Of The 52nd Annual Stresa Festival
2:03 PM |
Dana Kaplan,
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For your weekend enjoyment.
Here are some short video highlights produced by Stresa Festival of some of this recently closed season's 25 performances. The season, which ran from July 19 through September 7, was divided into three segments. The weekend of July 19 through July 21, called Midsummer Jazz Concerts, comprised five jazz performances. Musical Meditations (Meditazioni in musica) was the segment from July 25 through July 28. And Between Heaven and Earth (Tra terra e cielo) featured 16 performances between August 24 and the September 7 closing. If you've enjoyed any of these performances, reminisce. If you haven't, then you can get a glimpse of what you've been missing and plan for next year.
Below: Midsummer Jazz Concerts 2013; Friday, July 19, 2013; Lungolago la Palazzola, Stresa
Rava on the Dancefloor; Tribute to Michael Jackson
The next day, same location:
Saturday, July 20, 2013; Lungolago la Palazzola, Stresa
Uri Caine on pianoforte:
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Monday, October 14, 2013
Weather: Autumn Arrives, With A Vengeance
3:26 PM |
Dana Kaplan,
Stresa Sights |
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Not to frighten anyone, but there has been some really crazy weather happening recently in this area. Just take a look at these photos:
Okay, first. What we're looking at here is a screenshot of a frame from a short video posted on a news site. This is Borgomanero, last Thursday afternoon. Borgomanero is about a 30-minute drive from Stresa, heading southwest. This photo shows crowded rush-hour roads flooded with high water, and then, floating on top of the water, is ICE. The ice is a result of hail that fell as part of the storm, freezing together in these mini sheets on top of the water.
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