Orta is fantastically beautiful any time of year. In the summer, you can...
Swim...
Bike around... Here are pictures I've taken in the mountains around the lake...
This pictures is of Lago Maggiore. It also has an island in the center (several, actually) that is known around the world for its other-wordly gardens (populated with peacocks in the summer). You can take a boat to this island and tour its famous villa.
This is a village I cycled to one day. It took me about 3 hours to reach it, high in the mountains directly across the lake from Orta.Check out the local passion (il motociccli - too bad I can't speak a word of Italian; that's a phonetic spelling)!!
Look carefully at this picture...Take a gondola up to the top of Mt. Mottarone, just outside Orta...
Enjoy yourself in a local cafe...
Shop in the charming little stores on the piazza, or in any of the nearby towns...
Climb the Matterhorn...
Or check out Portofino!
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