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    The Lakes of Northern Italy
    The Lakes of Northern Italy
    The Lakes of Northern Italy
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    The Lakes of Northern Italy

    By Enrico Massetti

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    The Lakes in Northern Italy are an oasis of the mild climate in the middle of the Pianura Padana's hot and humid summers, and it's cold and foggy winters.
    This guide takes you on a multi-day trip in the lakes of Northern Italy. The itinerary starts from Novara, goes to the lakes region: Lake Orta, Stresa on Lake Maggiore. It continues on the west coast with a visit to Villa Taranto. It enters then in Switzerland and to Lake Lugano. Back to Italy on Lake Como. A visit to the city, then Villa Carlotta, Menaggio, Bellagio, Varenna, and Lecco. The itinerary ends in Milan.
    The guide has a listing of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants in the localities described. The digital edition includes active links to the review pages; you can use them if you have an active Internet connection. Still, if you don't, you have the necessary information ready: the name, address, and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review. This information is available on the printed edition too.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEnrico Massetti
    Release dateFeb 20, 2015
    ISBN9781310482779
    The Lakes of Northern Italy
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    Enrico Massetti

    Enrico Massetti nació en Milán, Italia, donde vivió durante más de 30 años, visitando innumerables destinos turísticos, desde las montañas de los Alpes hasta el mar de Sicilia. Ahora vive en Washington, Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, visita regularmente su ciudad natal y disfruta recorriendo todos los lugares de su país, especialmente aquellos a los que puede llegar en transporte público. Puede contactar con Enrico en enrico@italian-visits.com.

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      The Lakes of Northern Italy - Enrico Massetti

      The Lakes

      This itinerary takes you in a car tour of four major lakes in Northern Italy: Lake Orta, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano and Lake Como.

      It wanders between Italy and Switzerland, so take your passport with you, as you will need it.

      Lake Orta

      Orta Lake: We start from Novara, easily reachable from either Milan or Turin, and through Borgomanero and Gozzano we reach the lovely LAKE OF ORTA, surrounded by high mountains. On the eastern shore we come, after about 2,5 miles, to Orta San Giulio with its simple, but pleasing Town Hall, and its beautiful Parrocchiale (Parish Church). By rowing boat, or motorboat, we can visit the enchanting Island of San Giulio, with its very old Romanesque Basilica (V century).

      Lago d’Orta – Isola di San Giulio

      Lake Orta (Italian Lago d’Orta) is a lake in northern Italy west of Lago Maggiore.

      It has been so named since the 16th century, but was previously called the Lago di San Giulio, after Saint Julius (4th century), the patron saint of the region; Cusio is a merely poetical name. Its southern end is about 22 minutes by rail N.W. of Novara on the main Turin-Milan line, while its north end is about 4 minutes by rail S. of the Gravellona-Toce railway station, half-way between Ornavasso and Omegna. Its scenery is characteristically Italian, while the San Giulio island (just W. of the village of Orta San Giulio) has some very picturesque buildings, and takes its name from the local saint, who lived in the 4th century.

      The chief place is Orta San Giulio, built on a peninsula projecting from the east shore of the lake, while Omegna is at its northern extremity.

      It is supposed that the lake is the remnant of a much larger sheet of water by which originally the waters of the Toce or Tosa flowed south towards Novara. As the glaciers retreated, the waters flowed from them sank and were gradually diverted into Lago Maggiore.

      Lago d’Orta

      The area around the lake was inhabited in Roman times and then it was part of a Longobard duchy. The territory of Lake Orta belonged to the Church and to Milan, becoming part of the Kingdom of Sardinia towards the end of the 18th century.

      Orta San Giulio has a very pleasant climate, made mild by the presence of the lake.

      It is worth visiting the Palazzo della Comunitá, of the 16th century, and the parish church, of the 15th century. At little more than a kilometer away there is the interesting Sacro Monte (Holy Hill), a wooded hill with a religious complex made up of around twenty chapels dedicated to Saint Francis, put up between the 16th and 18th centuries and decorated with frescoes and sculptures.

      Orta San Giulio: Friedrich Nietzsche

      No plaque whatsoever is found to record the event, yet among the illustrious visitors Orta can boast the towering figure of a great philosopher as Friedrich Nietzsche stands out.

      Not much is known about Nietzsche’s short sojourn at Orta, even less about the crucial role it played in his overall anguished existence, being the cause of a turning point in the development of his thought.

      In the month of May 1882, a very young Lou Salomè, a Russian woman with a great charm and intelligence (most outstanding among the extraordinary figures of the belle époque) spent a few days at Orta; she was accompanied by her mother, Nietzsche and Paul Rée, a mutual friend.

      Leafing through their correspondence during the months before the travel, a trace is clearly found of the former’s impatience to make the acquaintance of the young Russian, who, in her turn, was no less eager to meet him. Therefore for a while there was a party of four on their journey back to the north from the Grand Tour. It was on that occasion, upon Nietzsche’s proposal, that the party made its way towards Orta.

      Lago d’Orta

      Where to eat in Orta San Giulio:

      Restaurants in Orta San Giulio:

      Ristorante Hotel Villa Crespi $$$$ Via G. Fava, 18, +39 0322 911902 This is a very high level restaurant which is listed as a 2 stars Michelin Guide Restaurant, which it deserves it. Antonino Cannavacciuolo is well known in Italy as one of the best Chefs. Impressive selection of wines and cheese. www.villacrespi.it

      Locanda di Orta Restaurant $$$$ Via Olina, 18, +39 0322 905 188 Six tables are all that available which makes the experience all that more special. Tasting menu is the way to go. Very well deserved Michelin star. www.locandaorta.com

      Il Cucchiaio di Legno $$ - $$$ Via Prisciola, 10 - Frazione Legro, +39 0322 905 280 This restaurant, within easy driving distance of Orta San Giulio, is excellent.

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