72. Magical Lake Maggiore
Untold Italy travel podcast
Katy Clarke
4.6 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
A short drive or train ride from Milan and its famous cousin Lake Como, beautiful Lake Maggiore is one of Italy's great northern lakes that offers stunning alpine scenery and a serene ambiance. Enchanting in all seasons, Lake Maggiore is best known for the incredible gardens and villa at Isola Bella, small local villages and mountain vistas.
Our guest Jo Mackay spent many weeks soaking up the beauty of Lake Maggiore and her time there inspired to start her award-winning villa rental business, Bookings For You specializing in properties in Italy.
For a special offer from Bookings for You For Untold Italy listeners and full show notes for this episode head over to > https://untolditaly.com/72
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 72. |
| 0:12.1 | Ciao and Benvenorty to Untold Italy. I'm Josie. And I'm Katie and we're here to help you plan |
| 0:17.7 | your trip to Italy. Between us, we have many years of travel experience |
| 0:21.8 | and we want to help you uncover your own, as yet untold stories and adventures in Italy. |
| 0:27.3 | Each episode, you'll hear practical advice, tips and ideas to help you plan your own trips |
| 0:31.7 | to the magical land of history, stunning landscapes and a whole lot of pasta. |
| 0:36.1 | We'll have interviews from experts and focus on local destinations |
| 0:39.6 | and frequently ask questions about travel in Italy. |
| 0:43.2 | Thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe to our show. |
| 0:46.3 | Now let's get started on your regular dose of Bala Italia. Ciao everyone. |
| 1:00.0 | And it's time for another escape to Italy and a virtual wander through the landscapes and experiences you can only have in Bella Italia. |
| 1:10.2 | But first a shout out to listener Krista Anderson from |
| 1:13.3 | Snowy Alaska. Krista wrote to me telling me how much she enjoyed the show and about her love of lemons |
| 1:19.0 | and all things Italian. She said, I just wanted to thank you again for helping me get to Italy at |
| 1:25.0 | this point without getting on a plane. Hey Krista, |
| 1:28.3 | Grosia, thank you so much. We are so happy that you can take this virtual trip with us to |
| 1:33.3 | beautiful Italy and hope you enjoy this week's episode and many more to come. Today I've invited |
| 1:39.6 | my friend Joe Mackay from Villa Specialist booking for you onto the show to tell us about beautiful |
| 1:44.9 | Lake Maggiore, one of Italy's larger, but lesser-known lakes that is very close to Lake Como and |
| 1:51.4 | Milan. I first met Joe in her kitchen in the UK where she'd organised a wonderful cooking |
| 1:56.7 | demonstration by some of her business partners in Italy. It was such a fun day and we've stayed in touch over the years, having bonded over all |
| 2:04.1 | things Italian. |
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