READING TIP: If you want to relax with exciting reading during your holiday on Lago d'Orta, we recommend the two Piedmont crime novels "Lago Mortale" and "Isola Mortale" by Giulia Conti:
* "In the midst of the shimmering August heat, former police reporter Simon Strasser dreams of nothing more than a refreshing swim in Lago d'Orta and a rain shower. But then he discovers the corpse of an influential manufacturer's son on an abandoned yacht. Simon's old instincts are awakened, but on In this tranquil lake everyone seems to have a secret - which must be protected at all costs." (Back cover of "Lago Mortale")
* "After a stormy December night, a woman's body washes up on the shores of Lake Orta. The dead woman is a very pretty young nun who recently came to Isola San Giulio to look for her missing mother. She did found out something that cost her her life?When two more bodies are recovered from the bottom of the lake, Simon Strasser can finally forget La Dolce Vita.In a case where nothing is as it first seems, the former police reporter and the local commissioner again a perfect team." (back of book "Isola Mortale")