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Orta San Guilo: Village Tour with Cake Tasting
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Orta San Guilo: Village Tour with Cake Tasting

By Italygonia Travel T.O.
Free cancellation available
Price is €500 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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  • 3h
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  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Visit the Sacro Monte and some of the most characteristic chapels linked to St. Francis of Assisi
  • Explore the streets of the village, the noble palaces and the panoramic terraces on the lake
  • Taste a dessert at the pastry shop of Michelin star chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo

Activity location

    • Lake Orta
    • Piedmont, Piemonte, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 28016 Orta San Giulio, Province of Novara, Italy | Meeting point with the tour guide at Piazza Motta square next "Due Santi" Restaurant The local guide will have a license badge around the neck clearly visible
    • Orta San Giulio, Piemonte, Italy

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Orta San Guilo: Village Tour with Cake Tasting
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
Price details
€500.00 x 1 Traveller€500.00

Total
Price is €500.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLicensed guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Cake tasting by Michelin star Antonino Cannavacciuolo
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTrain ticket for the Sacro Monte

Know before you book

  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

The guided tour of Orta San Giulio starts from the Sacro Monte, which will be reached with a short ride on the train, a promontory on which in the 16th century a group of chapels and a convent were built to accommodate the Capuchin Franciscan friars, to protect from invasion of the Lutheran religion.
The monumental complex, also called “Assisi of the North” has its vital centre in the church of Saints Nicolao and Francesco and consists of 20 chapels in which scenes from the life and miracles of St. Francis of Assisi are depicted through frescoes and beautiful life-size terracotta statues. From the Sacro Monte, spectacular views of the lake alternative with its only island, the island of San Giulio. We continue the visit descending from the mountain through the suggestive alleys until we reach the church of Santa Maria Assunta from the 15th century; from here starts a wide downhill road entirely paved with stones called “Motta” framed by some of the most beautiful palaces in Orta, such as Palazzo Gemelli with splendid paintings on the facade and neoclassical style buildings. We then arrive in Piazza Motta, a real living room overlooking the lake, from which boats depart for the island of San Giulio and where you can admire the 16th century broletto or Palazzo della Comunità della Riviera di San Giulio with the bell tower. . You will discover the various streets of the village full of shops and gastronomic shops of handicraft products and typical local dishes until you conclude the visit to Villa Bossi, seat of the town hall of Orta, where you will be able to access a delightful garden overlooking the lake, a must for a magnificent panoramic view.
The guided tour will be made even more characteristic by the tasting at the pastry shop of the famous Michelin star chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo

Location

Activity location

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    • Lake Orta
    • Piedmont, Piemonte, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 28016 Orta San Giulio, Province of Novara, Italy | Meeting point with the tour guide at Piazza Motta square next "Due Santi" Restaurant The local guide will have a license badge around the neck clearly visible
    • Orta San Giulio, Piemonte, Italy