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Isola San Giulio from Villa Gelsomina - taken June 2009

Monte Rosa from Villa Gelsomina - taken June 2009

The twelfth-century Torre di Buccione - taken June 2009 from Villa Gelsomina (telephoto)

Monte Rosa from Tre Montagnette (Walk 3) - August 2008

Lake Varese (top left), Lake Monate (right), and part of Lake Maggiore (foreground) from Tre Montagnette (Walk 3) - August 2008

Coiromonte from Tre Montagnette (Walk 3) - August 2008

Sunset from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

The Island of San Giulio from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008

Monte Rosa from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008

Lake Orta, with Monte Carcegna in front, Pella, and the Madonna del Sasso from Tre Montagnette (Walk 3) - August 2008

Hydrangea in Villa Gelsomina - June 2008

Isola San Giulio - taken from Villa Gelsomina, July 2007

Monte Rosa at Dawn - photo Mike Brown

Dawn view from Villa Gelsomina - photo Mike Brown

Monte Rosa at Dawn - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Pettenasco from Orta Peninsular - July 2007

Lake Maggiore from Tre Montagnette (Walk 3) - August 2008

Lago Maggiore from Tre Montagnette (Walk 3 from all apartments) - August 2007

Pettenasco from Orta peninsular (Walk 1 for most apartments, Walk 2 from Villa Gelsomina) - July 2007

Night time picture of Isola San Giulio - photo Mike Brown

Isola San Giulio from Pella - photo Mike Brown

Houses in Orta San Giulio - photo Mike Brown

Beautiful ironwork in Orta San Giulio - photo Mike Brown

View from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Isola from Orta San Giulio - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Isola San Giulio from the Sacro Monte - Mike Brown

Gates of the Comune of Orta San Giulio - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Isola San Giulio from Villa Gelsomina - July 2007

Thistle on Tre Montagnette (1000m altitude) - August 2007

Monte Mesma Convent (Walk 4 from Villa Gelsomina) - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Mosa Rosa from Villa Gelsomina - July 2007

Mottarone from Tre Montagnette (Walk 3) - August 2008. Usually in August it turns brown, but in 2008 all the hills stayed wonderfully green

From Tre Montagnette (Walk 3) - August 2008

Isola San Giulio from Orta San Giulio - photo Mike Brown

Isola San Giulio from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Monte Rosa from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Sunset from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Monte Rosa from Villa Gelsomina - June 2008 - photo Mike Brown

Isola San Giulio from launch - June 2008 - Mike Brown

Want to see more? Have a look at other people's pictures of the area on flickr.
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