A PRIVATE CRUISE TO VILLA TARANTO

h. 9.00 AM or 2.00 PM Meeting with a private licensed tourist guide at Stresa. Pleasant and scenic transfer by private taxi-boat by to Verbania private taxi-boat. A walking guided tour to Villa Taranto through its botanic gardens, which cover an area of about 18 hectares on the promontory of Castagnola. They were projected by Neil McEacharn, a Scotsman captain, between 1931-1940. You will wander through the English landscaped gardens filled with exotic plants and rare species. The gardens are famous for their huge rhododendrons, but they are laid out with plants of interest for all seasons of the year. Back to Stresa by private taxi-boat.