Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. boats on Lake Orta in Italy Lake Como is one of Italy’s most beautiful bodies of water. Its dramatic scenery against the foothills ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Tobias Kaser Photography) The Italian lakes have become a byword for a certain type of glamour. Como, Maggiore, even the supposed ...

Fly over Lake Orta, a serene and lesser-known treasure nestled in the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy's Piedmont region. This breathtaking drone footage captures the lake's shimmering waters, ...

In Milan, no summer is complete without at least one weekend trip to the lake, but just as New Yorkers pledge allegiance to their beach getaways (Fire Island or East Hampton?), a proper Milanese is ...

Italy's lakes region is deservedly a tourist magnet with Lakes Como and Garda perhaps the best known spots. But neighbouring Lakes Maggiore and Orta are also well worth a visit. Check out the five ...

You can understand why. Where Como is showy and Garda is marred by modern developments, Orta is gloriously unspoiled and perfect in the northern autumn as the leaves fall. The Milanese call the lake ...

When I told friends I was headed to Lake Orta, precious few had heard of it. "Where's that?" they asked, looking blankly at me as I explained its proximity to Lake Maggiore and Lake Como. I could see ...

When I told friends I was headed to Lake Orta, precious few had heard of it. "Where's that?" they asked, looking blankly at me as I explained its proximity to Lake Maggiore and Lake Como. I could see ...

The Italian lakes have become a byword for a certain type of glamour. Como, Maggiore, even the supposed 'secret' lake Iseo roll off the tongues of the well-travelled, conjuring images of grand Belle ...