An interesting example of an industrial village of the late 1800s, a UNESCO heritage site, with the workers’ houses and the villas of the workers still intact that develop in front of the factory, testifying to the far-sightedness of Cristoforo Benigno Crespi, progenitor of a family of enlightened entrepreneurs. Paternalism applied to the industrial revolution: Crespi is the concrete realization of the ideal city. Here the...
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The birthplace of the Pope St. John XXIII, with the places of his childhood: The house where he was born, the church where he was baptized, the parish church of di S. Giovanni Battista with the new Garden of Peace. The visit ends at Ca ‘Maitino, a museum that preserves most of the objects that belonged to...
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Almenno is an ancient territory that boasts some precious Romanesque remains that time has handed down to us almost intact. The rotunda of San Tomé (early 12th century) is the most famous of all thanks to its circular plan that unites it to the cathedral of Brescia or Mantua. Founded on a previous fifth-century kiosk and a former church in the 9th century, it boasts all the major advantages of Romanesque churches, such as sobriety,...
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Only 14 Km away from Bergamo we find the castle which was the manor of the great warlord Bartolomeo Colleoni; its swallow-tailed walls, its surrounding moat and powerful donjon testify still today of the beauty and majesty of the typical castle of the plain.
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The smallest between the Alpine lakes but with the most various and fascinating landscapes: at its heart is Montisola, the biggest lake island in Europe ; at its extreme point the two small islands of S.Paolo and Loreto, which stand like sentinels. The lake can be visited by bike, motorbike, cars and historical trains but also by boat with interesting mini-cruises that connect the smallest and most important towns, all rich in art...
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