Broletto, Renaissance palazzo in Orta San Giulio, Italy

The Broletto is a Renaissance building with stone walls displaying three sundials, coats of arms, and the symbol of Orta San Giulio. Its ground floor opens through arches to Piazza Motta, where local residents gather for a weekly market on Wednesdays.

Built in 1582, the Palazzotto housed the General Council of the Riviera di San Giulio, whose deputies came from every village of the bishop of Novara's fief; he held the title Prince of San Giulio and Orta. The council met every Wednesday, summoned by a bell that still hangs and works. A restoration in 2018–2019 prepared the building for the Museo della Città.

The upper hall holds a Baroque fresco of the Madonna with Saints Giulio and Francesco, attributed to Giacomo Filippo Monti. The council of the Riviera di San Giulio met there every Wednesday, summoned by a bell that still hangs and works. The building now houses the Museo della Città, set up after restoration work in 2018-2019.

The building sits directly on Piazza Motta and is easy to reach while walking through Orta's old town. Visitors can pass through the public square anytime to view the architecture from the outside.

The upper floor housed the government of the Comunità della Riviera di San Giulio, while the arcaded ground floor has hosted the town market every Wednesday since 1582. A bell, still visible and working, once summoned the General Council of deputies from all the villages of the bishop's fief.