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Sacro Monte di Orta & Lake Orta
A serene small lake with island San Giulio and a wooded UNESCO sacred mountain of frescoed chapels above the village.
0 km · about 5 min drive
Piedmont, Italy · Europe
Orta San Giulio works well as a base: 5 minutes from Madonna del Sasso, 47km from Lake Lugano (Swiss side).
Orta San Giulio is a town located in Piedmont, Italy. With a population of 677, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Orta San Giulio sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Orta San Giulio to your route.
Villa Crespi is a 19th-century Moorish Revival-style rural mansion in the town of Orta San Giulio, Province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy; it is located southeast of the town, on Via G. Fava 18, near the shores of Lake Orta and below the Sacro Monte di Orta. The Villa is now a luxury hotel and restaurant managed by chefRead more
and restaurateur Antonino Cannavacciuolo, which has been awarded with three Michelin stars.
The Villa, notable for its scenic minaret-like tower and interior atrium decorated in stucco arabesque, owes its name to the wealthy cotton merchant Cristoforo Benigno Crespi, who commissioned its construction to architect Angelo Colla in 1879 as his family holiday home and wanted it to remind him of the buildings he had seen during his working trips to the Middle East. It was once also called Villa Pia after Crespi's wife.
In 1914, it was the location for the film Iwna, the Ganges' Pearl (original title Iwna, la perla del Gange) by Giuseppe Pinto.
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Orta San Giulio is located in Piedmont, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 45.7973 latitude, 8.4144 longitude.
Orta San Giulio has a population of approximately 677 people, making it a town in Italy.
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