Isola Bella stays open for tennis until 22 November
Published on 11/14/2026 at 13:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSExtended opening and tennis programme
- Terre Borromeo kept the island open until 22 November 2026 for the Kaleon, FITP and Nitto ATP Finals partnership.
- The Salone Nuovo hosted the trophy tour from 7 to 9 November 2026, while tennis activities continued around the palace and gardens.
- Isabella d’Adda inspired the island’s name and envisioned its Baroque gardens in 1630.
Isola Bella and its Beauty Meets Champions programme have extended the visitor season in Stresa until 22 November 2026. The island, also called Isola Bella in Italian, is hosting a partnership between Kaleon, the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation and the Nitto ATP Finals.
The extension gives travellers in northern Italy and Western Europe access to Palazzo Borromeo and its gardens after the usual autumn closing date.
Isola Bella extends its autumn opening for tennis
Terre Borromeo says the programme runs from 7 to 22 November 2026. The partnership brings cultural heritage and tennis together at the island, with activities linked to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.
The first main event was the Nitto ATP Finals Trophy Tour. From 7 to 9 November 2026, the tournament trophy was displayed in the Salone Nuovo at Palazzo Borromeo, the final stop before the Finals in Turin. The organiser describes the wider programme as combining art, tennis and temporary installations.
The official programme also lists tennis courts in exceptional locations, including the private terrace and the Teatro Massimo terrace. These activities connect the sporting programme with rooms, terraces and gardens that normally define a visit to the Borromeo estate.
The dates matter because the island would otherwise have reached the end of its regular 2026 season. The exceptional opening keeps the palace and gardens accessible through 22 November, while the trophy display itself belonged to the 7 to 9 November section of the programme.
Four centuries of palace, gardens and island history
Isola Bella rises from Lake Maggiore near Stresa as a combined palace, Baroque garden and village. The Borromeo family has owned the island since the seventeenth century, when the site began its transformation from a barren rock into a designed residence and garden landscape.
Its history gives the tennis programme a particular setting. The terraces descend towards the water, while the Teatro Massimo forms the southern point of the island and the Palazzo occupies the northern side. The temporary sporting installations therefore sit within an architectural composition shaped over several centuries.
The island’s name recalls Isabella d’Adda, the wife of Carlo III Borromeo. In 1630, she envisioned the Baroque gardens, while the official history of the estate identifies Vitaliano VI as a later driving force in the island’s development. The present form was completed in 1948, when the Salone Nuovo and further refinements brought the palace complex to its current shape.
ANSA’s report describes the temporary tennis activity as part of the extended period, including a court on the upper Teatro Massimo terrace. The programme thus places a contemporary sport against one of the island’s most recognisable historic structures.
Visiting Isola Bella: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Beauty Meets Champions programme runs through 22 November 2026, with the Nitto ATP Finals Trophy Tour held from 7 to 9 November 2026.
- The exceptional opening concerns Palazzo Borromeo and its gardens, while the trophy was displayed in the Salone Nuovo during the three-day tour.
- The island is in Lake Maggiore beside Stresa, and the visit combines a palace, terraced Baroque gardens, the Teatro Massimo and a village.
- The terrain is shaped by descending terraces and historic garden structures, so visitors encounter changing levels rather than a flat exhibition venue.
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Frequently asked questions about Isola Bella
When does Beauty Meets Champions take place at Isola Bella?
The programme runs from 7 to 22 November 2026. The Nitto ATP Finals Trophy Tour took place from 7 to 9 November 2026.
What has changed at Isola Bella?
Palazzo Borromeo and its gardens remain open to the public until 22 November 2026 as part of the partnership programme.
Where is Isola Bella and how do you get there?
The island is in Lake Maggiore beside Stresa in northern Italy. A visit combines the Borromeo palace, terraced gardens, Teatro Massimo and the island village.
