Isola dei Pescatori Island

The fishing island, whose original name in Italian sounds like Isola dei Pescatori, is located on the waters of Lake Maggiore and is part of the Barromean archipelago. Notorious also as Isola Superiore, it is located to the north of the three main islands that make up the archipelago, and it is the only one inhabited all year round. The local population of the island is represented by about thirty persons.

Isola dei Pescatori is 375 meters long and 100 meters wide. A small street crosses the entire island and is connected by a pair of stone pavements to the coastal beach that stretches around the entire island. The beach is often flooded by the waters of the lake, and the houses located there were designed with this feature in mind.

Although the population of Isola dei Pescatori mainly belongs to the fishing caste, it is precisely the tourist interest that significantly develops the internal economy of the island. Charming attractive place is of great value for lovers of tourist holidays. Basically, the island is visited by vacationers of lakeside resorts, choosing to visit short trips with a guide. The place is also known for its restaurant establishments with a wide selection of seafood cuisine. The infrastructure is also represented by a small number of hotels, small shops with gifts and souvenirs and stalls where you can buy various homemade trifles.

An outstanding building within the island of Isola dei Pescatori is the temple of San Vittore, named after the holy Orthodox martyr Victor Maurus. Part of a small antique-style chapel, most likely intended for the servants of the Abbey of Scozzola at the beginning of the first millennium, has been successfully preserved. After some time, the chapel was rebuilt and acquired the features of the Gothic style, and at the beginning of the 17th century the church was named after the above-mentioned saint. The church is also a worthy monument of art, thanks to the centuries-old frescoes and sculptures located there, the four great heads of the religious world - Archbishops Ambrogio of Milan, Gaudenzio of Novara, Francesco of Sales and Charles of Borromeo.

The small population of the island reverently and carefully treats the folk traditions of bygone years. For example, at the end of summer there is a celebration called Ferragosto, when the fishermen consecrate their ships and, having loaded the sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary on them, go around the island around.

In the middle of two islands, Isola de Pescatori and Isola Bella, there is a tiny deserted island of Malghera, whose area is only two hundred square meters. Its value lies in a convenient well-groomed beach, despite the lush vegetation of the island.