We crossed the border from Switzerland to Italy in mid-morning. Before lunchtime, we were in the small village of Orta San Giulio. The town is built up on a hill that juts out from the eastern bank and into Lake Orta. The village was very busy and our guide said that people flood here on any nice-weather Saturday and it was a nice-weather Saturday when we were here.

There was a haze in the air but it was still a nice day. We walked along the lake and through the town. It would seem that one of the highlights of Orta San Giulio, and part of it, is San Giulio Island. It is only a short distance offshore from the town.

We got lunch in the village. We had a baby carrot and young green bean salad, with bread, of course. My main was pasta cum pesto and Vicky had lasagne. We had wine with lunch and Cross Pie (Apricot in crust) for dessert.

We found some interesting places wandering around town, though we didn't always know what we had found.

We ended our time here at a Saturday Market in a plaza down by the lake. It was more of a tourist market, though I would say more for local tourists than for foreign tourists. We found a wild collection of booths selling many different items.