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  LAKE MAGGIORE AND LAKE ORTA
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   Province/State:  "PIEMONTE"
Just a short drive from Gorle is Lake Orta, not one of the most famous lakes in the ‘Lake District’, which is what attracted us, but none the less spectacular! We decided to take the main road instead of the motorway as we only had a couple of days and we wanted to see as much of the area as possible so we took the SS342/SS394 as far as Verbiana on Lake Maggiore and then drove around the lake to get to Lake Orta. We stopped in Orta San Giulio and went for a walk along the lake…it was so calm and relaxing! We spent the night there with our friends who had another motorhome, they cooked something in their kitchen, we cooked something in ours and we had dinner outside by the lake. In the morning we visited the island of St.Giulio, there are many small boats that take tourists there. In the afternoon we headed for Stresa on Lake Maggiore. We parked near the cable car that goes to Mottarone; the view over the lake and the islands of Borromee was quite breathtaking! Ten minutes from the campsite threre’s the small port in Stresa where we got on boat that took us to visit the three islands: Bella, Pescatore and Maggiore. They are quite small but unique. Some with shops others barely large enough to hold a few houses. In the afternoon we walked around the small town of Stresa and along the lake where there is a famous historic hotel in liberty style that’s quite amazing. Back at the motorhome, we had our supper outside again and we spent the night eating and drinking with our friends. The following day we got on the cable car and went up mount Mottarone where there was a spectacular view of the Alps as well a the lake below.
On of the advantages of visiting this area is that you can spend a lot of time there because the drive back to Gorle is only 2/3 hours.

Overnight stays

1) Parking Area
Via Panoramica, Orto san Giulio
(payment necessary)
2) Carpark in front of Cable railway
Stresa

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