A medieval village on a wooded promontory of Lake Orta, gazing out at the Isola San Giulio with its ancient basilica and silent convent of Benedictine nuns.
Above the rooftops climbs the Sacro Monte, a UNESCO woodland path of chapels devoted to Saint Francis.
When to visit Orta San Giulio
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Sacro Monte di Orta
Orta's hillside sanctuary of twenty frescoed chapels retelling Saint Francis's life above the lake.
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What to eat, and drink
Eating and drinking in Orta San Giulio
Well-loved everyday tables and Michelin stars, each checked open.
- Birreria Il CantuccioTrattoria
- Filo FienoTrattoria
- Enoteca Re Di CoppaOsteria
- Al BoeucTrattoria
- Restaurant Bar PiazzettaTrattoria
- L'officinaOsteria
Michelin-starred
- Villa Crespi ★★★
- Al Sorriso ★
- Andrea Monesi - Locanda di Orta ★
- Cannavacciuolo by the Lake ★
Sleeping in Orta San Giulio
Well-reviewed places to stay, each checked open, by town.
- Villa Crespi
- La Darbia Resort
- Hotel Ristorante La Bussola
- HOTEL Bocciolo
- Hotel Fontaine Bleue
- Hotel San Rocco
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