Visit the fashionable stresa and the amazing islands on lake maggiore on a day trip from milan set in italys beautiful lake district just 15 hour drive from milan lake maggiore is surrounded by the majestic alps and home to some of italys most impressive gardens after some free time for shopping in stresa you will take a two hour panoramic boat cruise on the lake visiting the borromean islands isola madre isola dei pescatori and isola bella on the borders of piedmont lombardy and sw