The Isola Madre gardens are even more lavish than those of Palazzo Borromeo on Isola Bella, although in June 2006 a freak tornado struck the island, uprooting many of the island’s prized plants. Nevertheless, this English-style botanic garden remains full of interest, with azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, eucalypts, banana trees, hibiscus, fruit orchards, an olive grove and much more.
Exotic birdlife, including white peacocks and golden pheasants, roam the grounds.
