Guidebook for Orta San Giulio
Arts & Culture
It's one of the most charming and seducing sites in Piedmont! It boasts a 900 year old church, perfectly preserved, and a lovely 20 min. walk all around the imposing Benedictine monastery in which almost a hundred cloistered nuns live!
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Isola di San Giulio
It's one of the most charming and seducing sites in Piedmont! It boasts a 900 year old church, perfectly preserved, and a lovely 20 min. walk all around the imposing Benedictine monastery in which almost a hundred cloistered nuns live!
It's a UNESCO Heritage Site (since 2003!), incredibly panoramic and well preserved, encompassing 21 buildings fully frescoed and embellished with multicolored terracotta statues dating, all dating back mainly to the 17th century! The site is surrounded by a Nature Reserve in which you can stroll and relax, enjoying the breathtaking view of Lake Orta. You can reach it from Orta car-parking in 20 minutes on foot.
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Sacro Monte di Orta
Via al Sacro MonteIt's a UNESCO Heritage Site (since 2003!), incredibly panoramic and well preserved, encompassing 21 buildings fully frescoed and embellished with multicolored terracotta statues dating, all dating back mainly to the 17th century! The site is surrounded by a Nature Reserve in which you can stroll and relax, enjoying the breathtaking view of Lake Orta. You can reach it from Orta car-parking in 20 minutes on foot.
Sightseeing
Lago Maggiore
Lake Maggiore is only a 40 minute drive from home.
Parks & Nature
The Mottarone is a 1491 metre high mount deviding Lake Orta from Lake Maggiore. You can reach its summit in around 35 minutes from home, and only in very clear and sunny days you'll enjoy a stunning view of the surrounding area, up to Milan!! Enchanting!
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Mottarone
The Mottarone is a 1491 metre high mount deviding Lake Orta from Lake Maggiore. You can reach its summit in around 35 minutes from home, and only in very clear and sunny days you'll enjoy a stunning view of the surrounding area, up to Milan!! Enchanting!