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The special nature reserve

The special nature reserve - Environment and protected area

The Sacred Mount of Orta 

Surface:  13 hectares 
Altitude:  330-401 meters above sea level 
Environment:  hills/lake

The Sacred Mount of Orta is located about 400 meters above sea level in a magnificent panoramic position overlooking the town of Orta and the lake. In the past, its slopes were marked by terraces cultivated with vines and fruit trees alternating with permanent meadows and coppice chestnut forests. The peak was once covered by the Selva di San Nicolao (the St. Nicholas Forest).  The territory of the Reserve is 13 hectares, subdivided into two areas: the slopes of the hill with broad-leaf forests and the monumental area where the vegetation was, since the beginning, arranged to complement the architecture.  Shrubs and hedges of boxwood and laurel (now cherry laurel) were arranged to guide the pilgrim along the religious route.  The arrangement of the trees created areas of shade and meditation alternating with spectacular glimpses of the lake.   Among the tree species there are the Scots pine, the yew tree, the beech, the holly and the secular hornbeams.  Since 1980, the Sacred Mount of Orta has been a protected area of the Piedmont Region and since 2012 it has been part of the Sacred Mounts Management Authority. 

 

 


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Questo portale www.sacrimonti.org è un progetto finanziato a valere sui fondi della Legge 20 febbraio 2006, n. 77
Misure speciali di tutela e fruizione dei siti italiani di interesse culturale, paesaggistico e ambientale inseriti nella lista del patrimonio mondiale posti sotto la tutela dell'UNESCO
This work was carried out with funds made available under Law 77 of 20 February 2006


Progetto Interreg "MAIN10ANCE" ID 473472

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Progetto GAL TERRE DEL SESIA: PSR 2014-20, MISURA 7.6.4

 

 

 

 


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