2Orta San Giulio in Italy
Orta San Giulio is one of the “I borghi più belli d’Italia“, the most beautiful places in Italy. The Italian community with its 1262 inhabitants is located on the eastern shore of Lake Orta on a headland protruding into the lake and is a major tourist town with a picturesque old town.
Reasons why you should visit Orta San Giulio
The village is close to the Sacri Monti with its nine chapels that were built in the mountains in the 16th and 17th centuries. For centuries, people here have been seeking comfort and help from the miraculously revered Black Madonna of Oropa. Today they are a popular tourist attraction.