Palazzo Borromeo Grotto exhibit

Palazzo Borromeo Grotto with a prehistoric dug-out canoe

Palazzo Borromeo Grotto with prehistoric vases

Palazzo Borromeo on Isola Bella

Palazzo Borromeo was built on top of a series of underground grottos like this

Peacocks looking for food

Rear view of the Isola Bella amphitheatre

Spiral staircase to the Palazzo Borromeo Grotto

Steps up to the Palazzo Borromeo ground floor

The amphitheatre of Isola Bella formal gardens

The floral patterns on the grounds include the Borromeo family's motto which ironically is "Humility"

The Italianate gardens of Isola Bella

The magnificent statues of Isola Bella gardens

The many statues of Isola Bella Gardens

This garden wall is topped by a statue of a Unicorn ridden by Love.