Civico26 In Orta san giulio

The residence is located a few steps from the lake, a well-kept garden, the painter's statue, about 500 meters from the landing stage for the island of San Giulio

Orta San Giulio is known as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, therefore the Town Hall could not have a better location than Palazzo Bossi. You will be fascinated from the moment you enter by observing a flashy chandelier. Continuing on a wall you will find the municipal coat of arms of Orta San Giulio, a wisteria pergola with benches and at the bottom the flags of the Italian Republic and that of the Municipality waving. The main tourist attraction is the bronze statue of the "painter with the palette" donated to the Municipality of Orta San Giulio by Carl Heinz Schroth, a native of Innsbruck and who died in Munich on 19 July 1989, who was an Austrian actor and director. He appeared in 60 films between 1931 and 1989. He also directed seven films between 1953 and 1963. On the base there is a thought of his that demonstrates his love for the lakeside location: "Orta is for me the most beautiful place in the world" Finally, from the balcony the "magical" island of San Giulio appears in all its uniqueness and beauty. On the hill the Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary occupies a dominant position.

I was in Orta yesterday, for the third time in the last five years. God willing, I will return there again, because I find Orta a fascinating place, where you are left speechless in admiration at every step. Yesterday I visited the wonderful church of Santa Maria Assunta and explored some of the many alleys of Orta, which I had not seen in my two previous visits. Another feature that attracts me to this location is that the center is closed to traffic. But precisely in relation to traffic I have to make a criticism, being a "hard and pure pedestrian", that is, not having a driving license and moving exclusively on foot, by bicycle or by public transport. So yesterday too I reached Orta by train, and then... risked my life on the stretch that connects the station to the peninsula. Both in via Marconi and on the parallel via San Giovanni Bosco, there is no sidewalk, and motorists speed by in their vehicles without caring about the possible presence of pedestrians. I hope that no investments have ever occurred on those two streets, but without a sidewalk sooner or later some pedestrian (or cyclist) will come to a bad end while traveling along via Marconi and via San Giovanni Bosco. With the revenue that the Municipality of Orta obtains from the large flow of tourists, wouldn't it be possible to build a sidewalk on via Marconi and via San Giovanni Bosco? Another idea came to me: a free shuttle service from the station to the center of Orta operated by minibuses, possibly electric, coinciding with train arrivals. This solution could be less expensive than building sidewalks, and would still guarantee the safety of people (tourists, commuters, schoolchildren, students) who need to reach the center of Orta from the station.