Fourteen miles long and in most places only a few feet deep, Inle is famous for its exquisite scenery and for the colorful Intha people living above the water.
Villa Feltrinelli enjoys a certain notoriety as the residence of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from 1943-1945.
The ethereal scenery and calm indigo water of Italy's Alpine lakes -- Maggiore, Como and Garda -- have had an irresistible appeal since Roman times, when aristocrats and artists began summering on their shores.