Source of inspiration for poets and writers the lago of Orta has length of 13,5 Km approximately. Its rivers, inhabited since the antiquity, evangelizzate in IV the century from Saint Giulio. The river basin, of lengthened shape, is situated to a quota approximately 290m and has one the maximum depth of 143m. The surrounding landscape is characterized from forests, mountains and countries, hour points out on the water, hour to you disposed on terraces. The Mottarone mount with active sciistici systems in the winter season is the point of connection with close Greater lago.