Category: Scenic places
Explore the panoramic spots of Lake Orta, where each view offers unique emotions. Amidst green hills and crystal-clear waters, you’ll discover breathtaking scenes to cherish in your heart.
You can organize excursions to the Mottarone starting from Lake Orta in different routes. The Mottarone, with its 1,491 meters of altitude, is considered the "most accessible balcony of Upper Piedmont". Located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta, this peak offers on clear days a spectacular view of seven lakes,…
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The top of the mountain can be reached in 20 minutes by road from the shores of Lake Orta. Even today it has large pastures at the summit, which testify to the rural nature of the area. The Mottarone massif is the best known part of a mountain complex, called…
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The hamlet of Coiromonte is located at the foot of Mount Falò, which dominates the Novara plain on one side and the Alps on the other. The territory is hilly-mountainous and rises up to almost 1400 m above sea level, on the slopes of Mottarone. Provincial Road 41, which starts…
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The small town of Pella stands on a small peninsula that extends over the waters of the lake, formed following the sedimentary deposits brought by the Pellino stream over time. A cup-shaped boulder was found in the area, dating back to the centuries between the 4th and 1st centuries BC….
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From the slopes of the western shore you can enjoy one of the most suggestive views of Lake Orta. In fact, looking out from the square in front of the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso you can observe the landscape in all its beauty. This Sanctuary was built in…
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To the west of the town of Omegna lies Valstrona. It is a winding and rugged valley of wild and unspoiled beauty. This valley is much loved by hikers. It is made up of several hamlets, including Luzzogno with its late 15th-century church and a pretty sanctuary, Inuggio, Fornero, an…
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