August In Stresa -- Le Piscine, The Swimming Pools

While many head for the various beaches, those both official and improvised, many hotel guests have swimming pools available at their hotels. All provide a wonderful escape from summer heat and a break from sightseeing, but in my mind none has a view like that of the pool at La Palma, which hangs on the edge of Lago Maggiore, just a few meters from the Lungolago but a world away behind their gate and hedges.