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Lake Orta is a lake in northern Italy, west of Lake Maggiore.
It is supposed that the lake is the remnant of a much larger sheet of water by which originally the waters of the Toce flowed south towards Novara. As the glaciers retreated the waters flowing from them diminished, and were gradually diverted into Lake Maggiore.
On Lake Orta lies San Giulio island with its picturesque buildings, it takes its name from the local saint, who lived in the 4th century. The island was fortified between the 5th and 6th centuries.
