The present day Basilica goes back to the 12th Century and was designed on the model used for the cathedral in Novara. Quite apart from its very fine frescoes, do not miss the…
Monastero di San Giulio – Lago d’Orta
In the Comune of Ameno, Mount Mesma is home to a quiet 17th century Franciscan monastery, set on a hill at 576 meters altitude. The view from the churchyard is stunning, drawing…
Convento del Monte Mesma – Lago d’Orta
The painted walls of Pogno The little village of Pogno, about 20 minutes from Orta San Giulio has become a destination for lovers of popular art. The village has been painted to…
Pogno - Lago d'Orta
The Santa Maria Assunta church in Ameno is medieval in origin with a late Romanic bell tower.
Chiesa S.M. Assunta - Armeno
San Filiberto di Pella The Church of San Filiberto lies at the entrance to Pella in the hamlet of Proprio and it is a lovely Romanic east-facing church looking toward the moorings…
San Filiberto – Pella
The small village of Pisogno has as its flagship, in addition to Piazza San Carlo – recently embellished by the new flooring and with the statue of the saint in the center &…
Miasino, Frazione Pisogno Lago d'Orta
The Sacred Mountain and the story of San Francesco di Assisi In 2003 UNESCO certified the nine Sacred Mounts in Piedmont and Lombardy, each on the one hand a devotional…
Sacro Monte - Orta