Giardino botanico cantonale delle Isole di Brissago

The Giardino botanico cantonale delle Isole di Brissago is a botanical garden on the Brissago Islands in Lago Maggiore, accessible by a 20-minute boat ride from Ascona. The garden offers a "botanical tour around the world" with thematic plant areas, a living collection, an Index Seminum and ongoing research projects, alongside a hotel, restaurant, group programmes and educational activities for schools.