Welcome, Explorers!
World Sports Day is knocking on the door like that early-rising friend who wakes you up on a Sunday for a sunrise run. But wait: what if I told you there’s a place where working out feels like flipping through an illustrated book while your body moves almost magically?
Miasino and Lake Orta are that rare corner of the world where sweating becomes a poetic experience, and the scenery turns into the best personal trainer you could ask for.
Water activities: when the waves applaud your progress
Lake Orta is a liquid canvas, just waiting for your touch and movement. Glide over the water in a kayak on a summer afternoon, and you’ll see: paddling here feels like signing autographs on the surface, leaving behind fleeting marks that tell your story. The Island of San Giulio appears and disappears with every turn, like a magician playing tricks on your perception.
SUP redefines the very concept of balance: standing on a thin line between sky and water, you’re neither a swimmer nor a walker, but something wonderfully in between. And when the sun paints the lake’s surface gold, each paddle stroke becomes a small personal revelation—a moving haiku written with your body.
Kayaking, canoeing, SUP, swimming: Lake Orta transforms them all into silent conversations with the element that covers two-thirds of our planet, yet we rarely take the time to truly listen.
Trekking and hiking: discover the art of the trail
The Sacro Monte of Orta is a novel that unfolds step by step. Each chapel is a chapter, each climb a suspenseful moment, each stop a digression. Your legs become pencils sketching invisible paths, while your lungs learn a new definition of “deep breath.”
The Torre di Buccione is that challenge you didn’t know you wanted to accept, a climb that literally lifts you above the clouds of everyday thoughts. And here, where the air grows thinner and the view expands, you’ll understand why birds sing when they fly.
Then there’s the Quadrifoglio di Ameno, a work of art traced with trails instead of paintbrushes:
- Pale blue ring (7.3 km) – A physical and spiritual journey leading to the Monte Mesma Monastery, where the Stations of the Cross become metaphors for the small obstacles we overcome daily.
- Turqouise ring (6.2 km) – A path through ancient mills and farmhouses that have witnessed generations grow, like a flipbook of rural history.
Indigo Ring (11.6 km) – An exploration of the Ameno mountains, where trees form the pillars of a green cathedral that changes with the seasons.
- Blu Ring (8.5 km) – A route that flows from the hills to the lakeshore, like a thought that starts in the mind and ends in the heart.
And to think that 90% of these trails can also be explored by mountain bike or on horseback: three different ways to read the same wonderful book (the fourth way is upside down 🙃).
Unique activities: when the ordinary packs its bags and leaves for an adventure
The 450-meter zip line over the lake turns physics into pure emotion. A suspended flight that makes the air vibrate with the sound of temporary freedom. For those 45 seconds, you become a bird without wings, an astronaut without rockets, a dream soaring through space.
The shuttlebike is a floating paradox: pedaling on water as if gravity were merely a suggestion. It’s as if your bike and the lake made a secret pact to give you an experience that defies categories.
The Adventure Park Le Pigne turns trees into a vertical city, where the laws of solid ground are gently suspended. Here, between one obstacle and the next, you’ll discover that fear is just excitement that hasn’t learned how to breathe properly yet. (Step aside, Spider-Man—this is serious business.)
For the curious, read about how a mother and daughter tackled the Le Pigne mission 🤭.
And don’t underestimate birdwatching, this Zen-like art transforms waiting into presence and observation into connection. Birds are flight masters who offer lessons without speaking, teaching lightness to those who are willing to listen to the whisper of wings.
Horseback riding: galloping into fun
Exploring the landscape on horseback feels like stepping into the second chapter of The NeverEnding Story, when Atreyu and Artax embark on their journey to save Fantasia. Your horse’s attentive ears pick up sounds you can’t hear, and its hooves know paths your maps ignore. Riding through ancient forests makes you feel like a valiant knight rediscovering forgotten rhythms.
Tips & suggestions: small compasses for big adventures
Equipment rental: at Lake Orta, you’re in good hands, you’ll find everything you need to turn intentions into actions (for example, if you want to rent an e-bike or MTB in Orta, click here).
Clothing & accessories: comfortable shoes, a hat, and sunscreen—the trio that turns a potentially great adventure into an actually epic one.
- Food & drink: at Canottieri Omegna, food becomes a celebration of noble calories burned and joyfully regained.
- Breakfast on a shuttlebike at Canottieri Outdoor feels like a floating brunch, an experience that happily blurs the line between nutrition and adventure.
An invitation to turn movement into memories
Dear seekers of authentic experiences, Miasino and Lake Orta await you for a World Sports Day that will be more than just a celebration of movement and health. It will be a dialogue with nature, a conversation with yourself, an adventure novel written in the language of the body.
Come and discover this paradise where physical exercise turns into a sensory experience and where Seme di Faggio is ready to welcome your evening tales, your discoveries, and your happily tired muscles.
Book your stay at Seme di Faggio now and get ready to turn a simple sports day into a special chapter in the book of your life, one you’ll reread often, with a smile that tastes of lake, mountains, and wonder.
