Holiday Homes at Lake Orta

Tell me about... Orta San Giulio winter pictures

Island of San Giulio from cobbled path around the Orta peninsular (taken 15/2/2012)

Views of the Island of San Giulio from around the Orta Peninsular

Rowing boats in Orta San Giulio (taken 15/2/2012)

Orta San Giulio is an enchanting village set on the edge of the peninsula which faces the Island of San Giulio. The village has a special atmosphere of calm and tranquillity like no other place on earth, and a wealth of restaurants, ice cream bars, shops and bars, and a fun mini-golf. It's easy to pass the time strolling, having a capuccino or aperitivo, and generally people watching.

Walk up above the village to the Sacro Monte, just for the view, or to see the series of chapels with statues and frescos depicting episodes in the life of San Francesco d'Assisi.

Take a launch to the Island of San Giulio: the twelfth century Romanesque Basilica on the island has a glass coffin with what's left of Saint Giulio on display, who is supposed to have walked on the lake in his better days. The motor launches in Orta San Giulio are run as a cooperative, web site www.motoscafisti.com

Take the little train (trenino) around Orta San Giulio, for details see web site www.treninodiorta.htm

In the past, Orta has hosted a series of monumental sculptures, dotted around the village. In 2008 they were by Pomodoro, and in 2010 by Rabarama.

Winter view of Piazza Motta and the Island of San Giulio

Views of the Isola San Giulio and the main square (Piazza Motta) of Orta San Giulio, taken from apartment Venere

Winter view of Ristorante Venus in Piazza Motta

Ducks enjoying the view from Piazza Motta (talen 15/2/2012) From the path around the Orta Peninsular (taken 15/2/2012)

Ducks waddling among the chairs of Café Venus in Piazza Motta, and two views from the wonderful path around the Orta Peninsular

From Orta San Giulio you can follow the path around the peninuslar (full details of this walk are provided in your location pack) right next to the lake. For Villa Gelsomina and the apartments in Vacciago, we also provide directions for the walk down through the chestnut woods to Orta San Giulio.

Admire the enchanting Isola San Giulio from the delightful little piazza in Orta San Giulio, where you can sip a Martini soaking up the unspoilt charm and tranquillity of this unique place. The village is full of pizzerias, trattorias, and restaurants - for all tastes and all pockets.

Orta San Giulio is not known particularly as a place for night life, but the Piano Bar in the Hotel San Rocco often has live music, and with its superb setting right on the lake can be a great place after a meal, and in fact there are several other enotecas and great bars in the village and nearby.

View from La Motta towards the island, with the Palazzotto on the right, and two of the stunning sculptures by Arnaldo Pomodoro that were dotted around Orta - January 2009 Orta-Miasino station in the snow, with the village of Miasino in the distance on the top of the hill (taken 15/2/2012)

Piazza Motta, the main square of Orta San Giulio, with the Pomodoro sculpture on display in 2008, and Orta-Miasino station, which was used as a film location!

The following apartment is situated right in Orta San Giulio: Isola.

View from the walk around the Orta Peninsular (this walk is provided in your Location Pack!) - taken March 2013

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