Orta Lake lays in the North of Italy, between Milan and Turin, close to Monte Rosa and Monte Bianco and to the Piedmont vineyard. With its San Giulio Island in the middle and the beautiful hills all around, the lake offers breathtaking views.
From the 80s this area is one of the favourite destination wedding in Italy: ancient and exclusive villas, precious baroque churches, little boutique hotels make Orta Lake the perfect location for weddings characterized by the tipycal italian style.
Thanks to its positions, Orta Lake area is an ideal location for 3 or 4 days long wedding: activities, experiences, excursions and wine and food tastings can be easily organized with few shifts.
Overlooking the lake there is the famouse Sacro Monte d’Orta, nowadays a nature reserve, with its 21 votive chapels dating back to the end of the XVIth and the XVIIIth centuries with sculptures of terra cotta narrating the life of San Francesco of Assisi. On the top of the hill there is the panoramic Church of San Nicolao where every catholic couple dream to get merry in. Sacro Monte d’Orta is in the World list safeguarded by UNESCO.
All around the lake there are many good restaurant where organize romantic wedding venues or easy BBQ or brunch for the day before or after the ceremony. Elegance and high quality also take place here on the lake of Orta: Villa Crespi, for exemple, is a 2 michelin stars restaurant situated in a dreaming moresque villa. From 2018 there is also a five stars hotel in Pella, Casa Fantini Lake Time: here you can discover the typical quietude of the lake with the comforts of a 5 stars accomodation.
If You are looking for the most romantic place for your wedding… the Lake of Orta will be the perfect destination and we will help you to organize a perfect and unforgettable wedding.