Occupying the tip of a peninsula on the lake's eastern shore, ORTA SAN GIULIO is a romantic little town where narrow cobbled streets run between pastel-washed houses and palaces with elaborate wrought-iron balconies. It is, not surprisingly, Lago d'Orta's main attraction, and on summer Sundays the approach roads hum with traffic and the alleyways with day-trippers. Life centres on two piazzas: Piazzetta Ernesto Ragazzoni , and Piazza Motta ... [More]