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Things to see in Orta San Giulio

Every monument worth your time in Orta San Giulio, photographed, described, and matched to its tours.

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The monuments

All the monuments in Orta San Giulio

The landmarks and masterpieces worth planning a day around.

Isola San Giulio and its basilica filling the center of Lake OrtaIsola di San GiulioIsola San GiulioIsland basilica of San Giulio, way of silence path, Benedictine nuns, Lake Orta stillnessA Romanesque basilica and a closed Benedictine convent share the islet that fills Lake Orta's center. The single lane circling it is signposted as the Way of Silence, and the island enforces the suggestion.Plan the visit
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Monuments a day trip away, elsewhere in Piedmont.

  1. The glass ribbons of Olivetti's Officine ICO along Via Jervis, IvreaIvreaUNESCOIvrea, industrial city of the 20th centuryOlivetti; twentieth-century industrial architecture; administration and social-service buildings; housing; Movimento Comunità
  2. Sekhmet statues at the porticoed entrance of Turin's Egyptian MuseumTurinEgyptian MuseumOldest Egyptian museum, tomb of Kha intact, statue gallery of kings, papyrus collection
  3. The Mole Antonelliana rising over Turin's rooftops toward the AlpsTurinMole AntonellianaTurin's 167-meter spire, National Cinema Museum, glass elevator, synagogue that outgrew itself
  4. Turin Cathedral with the Shroud chapel dome rising behindTurinTurin CathedralHome of the Holy Shroud, Renaissance facade, rare public exhibitions, Roman theatre remains beside
  5. Juvarra's Basilica of Superga crowning its hill above TurinTurinBasilica of SupergaJuvarra's hilltop dome, Savoy royal tombs, rack tramway ascent, Grande Torino memorial
  6. The Royal Palace of Turin behind its gilded gates at duskTurinUNESCORoyal Palace of TurinSavoy seat of power, Royal Armoury, Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Royal Gardens
  7. Isola Bella across the water from Stresa's lakefront on Lake MaggioreStresaIsola BellaBorromeo palace island, ten-terraced Baroque garden, white peacocks, Lake Maggiore showpiece
  8. The Sacra di San Michele on its pyramid above the Susa valleySant'Ambrogio di TorinoSacra di San MicheleAbbey on Mount Pirchiriano, Stairway of the Dead, symbol of Piedmont, Umberto Eco inspiration
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