LA CONTRADA
DEI MONTI - HOTEL GARNI
The historical centre of Orta has
dramatic and romantic outlooks, archbuilt houses, balconies and little towers, the first
glimpse to the island caught from the narrow alleys. Exactely in the medioeval lane named
“Contrada dei Monti”, there is the hotel named after it, rebuilt in a 18th
century house, restored following the very historical design. The porch leads to the
garden, an enchanting place where the guest enjoy a blessful silence like in a fairytale.
The coat of arms of the household, drawned on the hall floor adds a touch of nobility to
it which is cosier by means of a large open fire. Every floor has arched balconies, small
passages make way to the rooms which have all the comforts; by looking out of the windows
you will find out a landscape untouched by the time. The painstaking attention to the
architectonical details makes “Contrada dei Monti” a real piece of jewllery.
Exposed beams, fornitures, paintings and boltings in style, wrough iron in the old Orta
tradition cast a spell on the guests and let them be at peace.
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