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Isola San Giulio

Isola San Giulio

1.76km from Lake Orta

The island of San Giulio is the only island of Lake Orta and is part of the municipality of Orta San Giulio, in the province of Novara, in Piedmont. There is a small inhabited center where the buildings of greater historical importance are the Basilica of San Giulio and the Mater Ecclesiae abbey, built on the ruins of an ancient castle and which occupies a large part of the island's surface. Currently, the island is permanently inhabited only by very few families, in addition to the monastery.

Sacro Monte di Orta

Sacro Monte di Orta

1.88km from Lake Orta

The Sacro Monte di Orta is part of the group of nine Alpine Sacred Mountains in Piedmont and Lombardy considered world heritage sites and is located in the municipality of Orta San Giulio in the province of Novara. Many of the artworks are of a high quality, some of the most highly thought of painters and sculptors of the period having been commissioned to produce them. The vegetation of the Sacred Mountain runs down to the shores of Lake Orta and was designed in line with ornamental criteria t

Mottarone

Mottarone

8.83km from Lake Orta

The Mottarone is a granite mountain, located in Piedmont, in the Mergozzolo group, in the Pennine Alps, divided between the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and the province of Novara. Over the years, various archaeological finds have been found at the summit of Mottarone during several excavations which, subsequently, have been attributed to the Lombard period. The peak is in the communal territory of Stresa, between the Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore. The source of the Agogna river is located in the mountain

Isola Bella

Isola Bella

13.52km from Lake Orta

L ' Isola Bella is located in Lake Maggiore, is part of the group of so-called Borromean Islands, and is located in the Gulf dedicated to the famous family who still has the property, about 400 meters off the coast of Stresa. It measures 320 meters long and 180 meters wide and is largely occupied by the Italian garden of the Borromeo palace, which occupies the north-western coast of the islet.

Isola dei Pescatori

Isola dei Pescatori

13.6km from Lake Orta

L ' Isola Dei Pescatori, also known as Isola Superiore, is the only archipelago of the Borromeo in Lake Maggiore to be permanently inhabited. 100 meters wide by 350 meters long, it houses a small village, with characteristic multi-story houses, with a small square, characteristic narrow alleys, the lakefront, and the main street to allow the movements strictly on foot of the 57 inhabitants who live off fishing and tourism.

Rocca di Angera

Rocca di Angera

13.94km from Lake Orta

The Rocca Borromeo di Angera, or Rocca d'Angera, also called Borromeo Castle, is a castle on a lakeside hilltop in the limits of the town of Angera in the Province of Varese. Rocca di Angera dominates the southern end of Lake Maggiore. In the historic rooms, there are original frescoes, paintings, and decorations. Inside the fortress there is the Doll and Toy Museum which traces the history of the game from the 18th century.

Borromean Islands

Borromean Islands

14.96km from Lake Orta

Situated on the western side of Lake Maggiore, directly opposite Stresa, the three Borromean Islands lie in a wide gulf surrounded by mountains. The islands take their name from the aristocratic Borromean family, who took ownership of the land in the 16th and 17th centuries. Together totalling just 50 acres in area, they are a major local tourist attraction for their picturesque setting.

Isola Madre

Isola Madre

15.34km from Lake Orta

L ' Isola Madre is the largest of the' archipelago of the Borromeo on Lake Maggiore. 220 meters wide and 330 long, the islet is occupied by some buildings and above all by gardens. In ancient times it was called Isola di San Vittore and later Isola Maggiore. The island is occupied by a number of buildings and architectural structures and is especially well known for its gardens. In the past it was known as Isola di San Vittore and later as Isola Maggiore.

Santa Caterina del Sasso

Santa Caterina del Sasso

16.9km from Lake Orta

The hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso is a monastery built overhanging the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, in the municipality of Leggiuno. The monastery can be reached on foot by descending down a long winding stairway or by taking an elevator or by a number of ferry services or boats that dock at the pier. Visitors are rewarded with a secluded garden courtyard leading to an unassuming church door. It is in this chapel that you’ll find the extremely well-preserved body of Alberto Besozzi,

Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens

Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens

18.01km from Lake Orta

The Villa Taranto Botanical Garden is a botanical garden of 16 hectares of extension, located in Pallanza, Italy. It is located on the western shore of Lake Maggiore in Verbania. It is open to the public daily and they charge an entrance fee. Today the gardens contain nearly 20,000 plant varieties, representing more than 3,000 species, set among 7 km of paths. Among its collections are azalea, Cornus, greenhouses of Victoria amazonica, and 300 types of dahlias. It also contains a small herbariu

Lago di Monate

Lago di Monate

20.42km from Lake Orta

The Lake Monate is a pre-alpine lake in Lombardy located in the province of Varese between Lake Varese and Lake Maggiore. The lake is fed by underground springs and some canals including the Rio Freddo has a single outlet in the Acquanegra stream that flows into Lake Maggiore in the municipality of Brebbia in the Sabbie d'Oro area. The waters are generally quite clear with some stretches in which they tend to become opaque, taking on a lagoon color.

Park Villa Pallavicino

Park Villa Pallavicino

23.68km from Lake Orta

The Park of Villa Pallavicino in Stresa is a favorite tourist attraction on Lake Maggiore, a paradise of flowers and animals to delight visitors of all ages. The Park was originally the idea of the Neapolitan statesman Ruggero Bonghi, who fell in love with Lake Maggiore and decided in 1855 to purchase the land and build a small house for himself. The estate was begun in the late 17th century by Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi, who established the Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi at that time.

Oasi Zegna

Oasi Zegna

24.5km from Lake Orta

The Oasi Zegna is a naturalistic area with free and open access in the province of Biella, Piedmont. Its roots date back to the thirties when the entrepreneur Ermenegildo Zegna , founder of the Zegna Group, after having created the company that bears his name in Trivero (in the Biella Pre-Alps ), dedicated himself to giving new life to his hometown.

Val Grande National Park

Val Grande National Park

25.1km from Lake Orta

Val Grande National Park is the largest wilderness area in Italy, but also an outdoor museum of the ancient civilization of the Alps. The abandonment of the alpine summer pastures and of the deforestation practice led to the return to the wilderness: nature becomes the master. The richness and variety of the vegetation represent one of the greatest attractions of the area, with impenetrable woods and a "very colored" flora. It will be a nice experience visiting this dense greenery.

Pombia Safari Park

Pombia Safari Park

25.3km from Lake Orta

The Safari Park of Pombia is a tourist complex that includes a zoological garden, a safari zoo, and an amusement park, located in Pombia in the province of Novara, founded and conceived by Angelo Lombardi in 1976 initially with the name of Zoo Safari. It is made up of two distinct areas: the amusement park with about thirty rides, with animals in enclosures or cages, and the safari park where the animals live in freedom and can be observed by visitors in their vehicles or special trains.

Lake of Varese

Lake of Varese

26.36km from Lake Orta

The Lake Varese is located at the foot of Varesine Pre-Alps at an altitude of238 m above sea level; has an average depth of11 m and a maximum of26 m, while the surface is14.95 km². It is the 10th Italian lake by extension, among those entirely included in the national borders, and the 12th in total. Known for its unmistakable shoe shape. It is also renowned for the abundance of ducks, so much so that the latter is called the Lake of Ducks.

Sacro Monte di Varese (Unesco site)

The Sacro Monte di Varese located in Varese , in the Santa Maria del Monte hamlet , consists of fourteen chapels, dedicated to the mysteries of the Rosary , which lead to the sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte, a place of pilgrimage since the Middle Ages , which serves as the fifteenth chapel. It belongs to the group of nine Sacred Mountains of Piedmont and Lombardy included in 2003 by UNESCO in the world heritage of humanity.

Toce

Toce

32.45km from Lake Orta

The Toce, or more properly "la" Toce, is the main river of the Ossola Valley and runs through it from north to south. The vast drainage basin, apart from two small portions in the Swiss territory and in the province of Novara, is contained in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. It was born at about 1800 m of altitude in the Riale plain in the upper Formazza valley from the union of the Morasco, Gries and Roni streams.

Castelli di Cannero

Castelli di Cannero

33.37km from Lake Orta

Castelli di Cannero are three rocky islets of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. It appears to majestically rise from the lake’s waters, giving the impression of floating. Positioned close to the shore of the Cannero Riviera, these fascinating ruins were once part of the Rocca Vitaliana, a fortress built to defend the land from Swiss invasions. All that remains of the castle on the western islet is a ruined tower and some crumbling parts of the wall.

Sacred Mount Calvary of Domodossola

The Sacred Mount Calvary of Domodossola is one of the most important religious, historical and environmental sites in Piedmont. Since 2003, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as one of the Alp Sacred Mounts. The complex is of great cultural interest and is also a place of peace, prayer and meditation.

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Lake Orta

Lake Orta

Lake Orta, Italy

Lake Orta lake in Novara and Verbano-Cusio-Ossola provincie, Piemonte regione, northwestern Italy, just west of Lake Maggiore, from which it is divided by Mount Mottarone. the lake, renowned for its crystal clear water, is surrounded by Alpine mountains dotted by medieval and baroque buildings. Lake Orta's romantic charm once drew artists and writers, such as Lord Byron and Honoré de Balzac, and now attracts well-heeled vacationers from Italy.