Pallanza

Italian pastor, I left my temporary home in the comfortable "Grand Hotel," in the little town of Pallanza, to gratify a long-felt desire of visiting that part of Europe made sacred by ages of heroic suffering and courageous endurance for faith and fatherland -- the valleys of Piedmont.

The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys

The wind was blowing up the lake and we passed the point that hides Pallanza in the dark and never saw the lights.

A Farewell To Arms Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 1929

It would have been better than Stresa because there are fewer people at Pallanza.

A Farewell To Arms Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 1929

I could not see, and hoped we would soon come opposite Pallanza.

A Farewell To Arms Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 1929

There is a nice village at Pallanza and you can row out to the islands where the fishermen live and there is a restaurant on the biggest island.

A Farewell To Arms Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 1929

I could see it too clearly and pulled out where they would not see the boat if there were custom guards along the Pallanza road.

A Farewell To Arms Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 1929

We had planned to go to Pallanza on Lago Maggiore.

A Farewell To Arms Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 1929

Gulf of Pallanza, Lake Maggiore contains the Borromean Islands, so famous for their beauty.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

In spite of the seclusion of her life, the fame of Catherine of Pallanza was soon so great that other women came to live about her; eventually these were banded together in one congregation, governed according to the rules of

Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901

Catherine of Pallanza, by word and by precept, and by means of the wonderful power which she possessed, exerted a far wider influence for the good of men and women.

Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901