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Villa Crespi

Relais & Chateaux

Via Fava, 18
Rated 9.3 in 119 reviews

Villa Crespi is a distinctive hotel nestled in the charming town of Orta San Giulio, Italy, known for its captivating setting on the shores of Lake Orta. This historic villa, built in the late 19th century, offers an enchanting blend of Moorish architecture and Italian elegance, making it a unique estate in the northern Italian landscape. The hotel's intricate facades and ornate interiors reflect the visionary design inspired by the travels of its original owner, Cristoforo Benigno Crespi, offering guests an immersive experience steeped in history and culture.

As a boutique hotel, Villa Crespi offers an intimate atmosphere that is ideal for those seeking a personalized and serene escape. Each room and suite is individually styled, exuding charm and sophistication while providing modern amenities to ensure a comfortable stay. The lush gardens surrounding the villa are meticulously maintained, providing a tranquil oasis for relaxation and contemplation.

Villa Crespi also houses a renowned restaurant, celebrated for its exquisite gourmet offerings crafted by the acclaimed chef, Antonino Cannavacciuolo. The cuisine features a creative use of seasonal ingredients sourced from the region, perfectly paired with an extensive selection of fine wines. Guests can indulge in a culinary journey that is both innovative and reflective of traditional Italian flavors.

The hotel’s location in Orta San Giulio makes it an ideal base for exploring the scenic beauty of the Piedmont region. Villa Crespi combines a rich historical legacy with contemporary luxury, providing a memorable retreat that caters to the discerning traveler.

 Golf courses < 20 km

Climate and Weather

January
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 24
Rain free days
February
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 22
Rain free days
March
 12°
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 5
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 23
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April
 15°
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 6
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 21
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May
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 8
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 20
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June
 24°
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 20
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July
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 10
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 23
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Michelin Restaurants in Orta San Giulio and near Villa Crespi (Relais & Chateaux)

Villa Crespi in Orta San Giulio
Villa Crespi
3 Stars - Exceptional cuisine3 Stars - Exceptional cuisine3 Stars - Exceptional cuisine
30m / 30yd
Piccolo Lago in Fondotoce
Piccolo Lago
2 Stars - Excellent cooking2 Stars - Excellent cooking
18.5km / 11.5mi
Al Sorriso in Soriso
Al Sorriso
1 Star - High quality cooking
6.2km / 3.9mi
La Tavola in Laveno
La Tavola
1 Star - High quality cooking
19.4km / 12.1mi
Castagneto in Montrigiasco
Castagneto
Bib Gourmand - Good quality, good value cooking
7.7km / 4.8mi
Condividere in Arona
Condividere
Bib Gourmand - Good quality, good value cooking
11.9km / 7.4mi
Italia in Quarona
Italia
Bib Gourmand - Good quality, good value cooking
12km / 7.5mi
Impero in Sizzano
Impero
Bib Gourmand - Good quality, good value cooking
24.6km / 15.3mi
Basilica di San Giulio
Basilica di San Giulio
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
1.3km / 0.81mi
Santuario della Madonna della Bocciola
Santuario della Madonna della Bocciola
0.9km / 0.55mi
Chiesa di San Rocco
Chiesa di San Rocco
Church building in Miasino, Italy
1.3km / 0.84mi
Santa Maria Assunta
Santa Maria Assunta
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.7km / 0.43mi
Broletto
Broletto
Building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.8km / 0.52mi
Chapel III - Renunciation of Saint Francis to material goods
Chapel III - Renunciation of Saint Francis to material goods
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy, created in 1596 by Pater Cleto of Novara
0.5km / 0.34mi
San Bernardo
San Bernardo
Oratory in Imolo, Orta San Giulio, Italy
1km / 0.63mi
San Pietro
San Pietro
1.4km / 0.85mi
San Nicolao
San Nicolao
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
440m / 480yd
Palazzo Gemelli
Palazzo Gemelli
0.7km / 0.45mi
Chapel I - The birth of Saint Francis
Chapel I - The birth of Saint Francis
Chapel in sacro monte di Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
Santa Caterina Oratory
Santa Caterina Oratory
Oratory in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.6km / 0.36mi
Chapel II - The Crucifix speaks to Saint Francis in the church of San Damiano
Chapel II - The Crucifix speaks to Saint Francis in the church of San Damiano
Chapel in sacro monte di Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.5km / 0.33mi
Chapel XIX - The miracles of Saint Francis
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
470m / 0.29mi
Museo - Fondazione Calderara
Museo - Fondazione Calderara
1.5km / 0.95mi
Sant'Anna
Sant'Anna
Oratory in Ameno, Italy
1.1km / 0.69mi
San Giuseppe
San Giuseppe
Church building in Vacciago, Ameno, Italy
1.5km / 0.92mi
San Quirico
San Quirico
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
San Rocco
San Rocco
0.9km / 0.59mi
Oratorio di Santa Maria
Oratorio di Santa Maria
1.3km / 0.79mi
Sant'Antonio abate (Vacciago)
Sant'Antonio abate (Vacciago)
1.8km / 1.1mi
Chapel XIII - St Francis naked in the streets of Assisi for humility
Chapel XIII - St Francis naked in the streets of Assisi for humility
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
420m / 460yd
Monastero Monache Agostiniane Maria Mater Unitatis
1.4km / 0.86mi
Oratorio dei Santi Michele e Gaudenzio
1.8km / 1.1mi
Chapel VII - Pope Innocent III approves the Franciscan rule
Chapel VII - Pope Innocent III approves the Franciscan rule
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
490m / 0.3mi
Oratorio di San Carlo
Oratorio di San Carlo
1.2km / 0.75mi
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso di Borzaga
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso di Borzaga
1.4km / 0.89mi
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Church in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.8km / 0.5mi
Chapel VI - Saint Francis sends the first disciples to preach
Chapel VI - Saint Francis sends the first disciples to preach
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
460m / 0.29mi
Chiesa di San Rocco
Chiesa di San Rocco
1.9km / 1.2mi
Santissima Trinità
Santissima Trinità
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.7km / 0.46mi
San Giovanni Battista
San Giovanni Battista
Church building in Ameno, Italy
2km / 1.2mi
Palazzo Penotti Ubertini
Palazzo Penotti Ubertini
Building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.8km / 0.47mi
Villa Nigra
Villa Nigra
Villa in Miasino
1.2km / 0.76mi
Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
Church in Lake Orta, Italy
3.4km / 2.1mi
Ecomuseo del Lago d'Orta e Mottarone
Museum in Italy
2.4km / 1.5mi
Buccione Castle
Buccione Castle
Castle in Orta San Giulio, Italy
3.1km / 1.9mi
Santa Maria Assunta
Santa Maria Assunta
Building in Armeno, Italy
3km / 1.9mi
San Filiberto
San Filiberto
2.6km / 1.6mi
Sant'Albino Church
Sant'Albino Church
Church in Pella, Italy
2.5km / 1.6mi
Santa Maria di Luzzara (Gozzano)
Santa Maria di Luzzara (Gozzano)
Church building in ""Gozzano, Italy"", Italy
3.6km / 2.2mi
Church of saint Maurice
Church of saint Maurice
Religious building in San Maurizio d'opaglio NO
3km / 1.9mi
Museo dell'arte della tornitura del legno
Museum in Italy
2.3km / 1.4mi
Santa Maria Assunta
Santa Maria Assunta
2.3km / 1.4mi
Monumento ai Caduti
Monumento ai Caduti
Momunent in Alzo, Pella, Italy
2.9km / 1.8mi

What to do in Orta San Giulio and near Villa Crespi (Relais & Chateaux)

Basilica di San Giulio
Basilica di San Giulio
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
1.3km / 0.81mi
Santuario della Madonna della Bocciola
Santuario della Madonna della Bocciola
0.9km / 0.55mi
Chiesa di San Rocco
Chiesa di San Rocco
Church building in Miasino, Italy
1.3km / 0.84mi
Santa Maria Assunta
Santa Maria Assunta
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.7km / 0.43mi
Broletto
Broletto
Building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.8km / 0.52mi
Chapel III - Renunciation of Saint Francis to material goods
Chapel III - Renunciation of Saint Francis to material goods
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy, created in 1596 by Pater Cleto of Novara
0.5km / 0.34mi
San Bernardo
San Bernardo
Oratory in Imolo, Orta San Giulio, Italy
1km / 0.63mi
San Pietro
San Pietro
1.4km / 0.85mi
San Nicolao
San Nicolao
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
440m / 480yd
Palazzo Gemelli
Palazzo Gemelli
0.7km / 0.45mi
Chapel I - The birth of Saint Francis
Chapel I - The birth of Saint Francis
Chapel in sacro monte di Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
Santa Caterina Oratory
Santa Caterina Oratory
Oratory in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.6km / 0.36mi
Chapel II - The Crucifix speaks to Saint Francis in the church of San Damiano
Chapel II - The Crucifix speaks to Saint Francis in the church of San Damiano
Chapel in sacro monte di Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.5km / 0.33mi
Chapel XIX - The miracles of Saint Francis
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
470m / 0.29mi
Museo - Fondazione Calderara
Museo - Fondazione Calderara
1.5km / 0.95mi
Sant'Anna
Sant'Anna
Oratory in Ameno, Italy
1.1km / 0.69mi
San Giuseppe
San Giuseppe
Church building in Vacciago, Ameno, Italy
1.5km / 0.92mi
San Quirico
San Quirico
Church building in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.5km / 0.32mi
San Rocco
San Rocco
0.9km / 0.59mi
Oratorio di Santa Maria
Oratorio di Santa Maria
1.3km / 0.79mi
Sant'Antonio abate (Vacciago)
Sant'Antonio abate (Vacciago)
1.8km / 1.1mi
Chapel XIII - St Francis naked in the streets of Assisi for humility
Chapel XIII - St Francis naked in the streets of Assisi for humility
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
420m / 460yd
Monastero Monache Agostiniane Maria Mater Unitatis
1.4km / 0.86mi
Oratorio dei Santi Michele e Gaudenzio
1.8km / 1.1mi
Chapel VII - Pope Innocent III approves the Franciscan rule
Chapel VII - Pope Innocent III approves the Franciscan rule
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
490m / 0.3mi
Oratorio di San Carlo
Oratorio di San Carlo
1.2km / 0.75mi
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso di Borzaga
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso di Borzaga
1.4km / 0.89mi
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Church in Orta San Giulio, Italy
0.8km / 0.5mi
Chapel VI - Saint Francis sends the first disciples to preach
Chapel VI - Saint Francis sends the first disciples to preach
Chapel in Holy Mountain of Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
460m / 0.29mi
Chiesa di San Rocco
Chiesa di San Rocco
1.9km / 1.2mi

Golf courses

Il Pozzo
Il Pozzo
0.9km / 0.58mi
Golf Club Alpino di Stresa
Golf Club Alpino di Stresa
10.9km / 6.8mi
Golf Club des Iles Borromées
Golf Club des Iles Borromées
11.6km / 7.2mi
Golf Parco della Quassa
Golf Parco della Quassa
15.1km / 9.4mi
Arona Golf Club
Arona Golf Club
16.7km / 10.4mi
Golf & Sporting Club Verbania
Golf & Sporting Club Verbania
18 hole, par 34 + 27
17km / 10.5mi
Golf Club Bogogno
Golf Club Bogogno
17.7km / 11mi
Golf dei Laghi
Golf dei Laghi
18.7km / 11.6mi
Golf Club Castelconturbia
Golf Club Castelconturbia
19.6km / 12.2mi
Golf Club Piandisole
Golf Club Piandisole
9 hole, par 34
25.5km / 15.8mi
Golf Club Varese
Golf Club Varese
18 hole, par 72
26.9km / 16.7mi
Golf Club Varese
Golf Club Varese
18 hole, par 72
26.9km / 16.7mi
Golf Club Cossato
Golf Club Cossato
29.8km / 18.5mi
Minigolf
Minigolf
31.6km / 19.6mi
Panorama Golf
Panorama Golf
34.2km / 21.2mi
Golf Santa Maria Maggiore
Golf Santa Maria Maggiore
9 hole, par 29
37km / 23mi
Driving Range
Driving Range
driving range
37.4km / 23.3mi
Golf Club Le Robinie
Golf Club Le Robinie
Golf club in Solbiate Olona (Italy)
38.8km / 24.1mi
Golf Club Lugano
Golf Club Lugano
41.4km / 25.7mi
Golf Club Gressoney Monte Rosa
Golf Club Gressoney Monte Rosa
45.9km / 28.5mi

About Orta San Giulio

Orta San Giulio, a picturesque village located on the shores of Lake Orta, offers a variety of experiences that highlight its charm and natural beauty. One of the most rewarding activities is exploring the Historic Center, characterized by narrow cobblestone streets, quaint shops, and traditional architecture. Strolling through this area, visitors can appreciate the serene atmosphere and the well-preserved buildings that reflect the town's rich history.

A visit to Isola San Giulio is essential for those looking to experience tranquility and natural beauty. This small island, located just a short boat ride from the mainland, is home to a fascinating basilica and a peaceful path known as the "Path of Silence." Walking this route allows for reflection and offers stunning views of the lake and surrounding landscape.

For those interested in art and culture, the Basilica di San Giulio is a significant landmark. This church, with its exquisite interior and historical importance, provides insight into the region's religious heritage.

Additionally, the Villa Crespi, a stunning Moorish-style villa, is worth a visit. It boasts beautiful gardens and offers a glimpse into luxurious living in the past. The villa also houses a renowned restaurant, making it an excellent option for those looking to enjoy a fine dining experience.

Outdoor enthusiasts can take advantage of the hiking trails in the nearby hills. These trails offer various levels of difficulty and lead to breathtaking views of Lake Orta and the surrounding mountains.

Lastly, experiencing the local cuisine is a must. The region is known for its traditional dishes, and trying local specialties at one of the many trattorias will provide a taste of the area's culinary heritage.

Orta San Giulio presents a blend of historical exploration, natural beauty, and cultural experiences that can be enjoyed at a leisurely pace.




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