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The Bornato Castle in Franciacorta

Lombardy, Cazzago San Martino in Franciacorta

Bornato is a hamlet of Cazzago San Martino, in Bresciano, the land of Franciacorta.

The castle is an ancient complex consisting of a medieval castle and a villa from the '600 built inside. Nothing is missing: towers and laces, gates and moat with a drawbridge.

The central and oldest part of the castle was of Roman origin and served to control the passage from Bergamo to Brescia. The lords of Bornato made the fortress a meeting place for artists and poets, so much so that Dante Alighieri also counted among his guests.

After centuries of decadence, the Gandini family took possession of it in the '600. They had the beautiful villa built within the walls that we still see today.

In the estate you can make guided tours of the Villa Orlando which is used for weddings and receptions. The interiors are beautiful and well-kept, rich decorations, statues and draperies breathe the wealth of the past.

Original frescoes embellish the luxurious environments and it's not difficult to imagine seeing the characters move in the halls.

In the extensive park around the complex there are two gardens, one Italian and the other in English, with centuries-old trees, green lawns and flowerbeds.

The estate boasts for centuries the production of excellent wines. In 800 years the production technique has been optimized and the result is definitely excellent.

The visit to the wineries with tasting is a must and very interesting and fun! It is natural to buy a few bottles of 'Terre di Franciacorta' to take home as a memory.

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Crespi d'Adda Village, Bergamo

View of the village with the working houses

In the province of Bergamo, near Trezzo d'Adda, a bit hidden between the Brembo and Adda rivers lies this extraordinary village. The result of the commitment of the Crespi family, cotton industrialists, more than a century ago. In 1878 Cristoforo B. Crespi decided to build in that green corner, near the water and a bit isolated, a modern factory. Unlike other industrialists, Crespi believed that a comfortable and quiet life was of vital importance for the workers and for the proper functioning of the factory. He had three buildings built together with the plant for the workers who worked in the cotton mill. His son Silvio, returning from his studies in Great Britain, proposed the construction of a real workers' village. Houses complete with external services and garden were built. The families were large and they found enough space in the beautiful, comfortable homes. The gardens were charged for a vegetable garden, so people became almost self-sufficient and had something to do beyond work. The village was slowly completed completely. Nothing was missing. The church full of frescoes and the house of the parish priest not far away, near the doctor's house. Public toilets, a laundry room, a grocery store, a hospital and even a school.
The Crespi especially cared for the education of young people. The school days were long and in addition to normal subjects, the children were also taught the techniques of working in the factory. The management also lived in the village but in beautiful villas, one different from the other. The Crespi family built the Castle, a large medieval villa next to the factory. Nothing was missing, a short distance from the village, there was the cemetery with the mausoleum for the master family. This beautiful place remained as it was then, with so many houses still inhabited by descendants of the old workers. Ordered and clean remains a unique country, to be visited without a doubt.

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Excursion to M. Canto Alto dalla fraz. M. by Nese

Monte Canto Alto

Canto Alto can be rightly defined as the “mountain of Bergamo” par excellence: clearly visible from the city, with its unmistakable silhouette, it can also be reached by having only half a day off. Passable almost all year round, except in the case of heavy snowfalls, the trip is characterized by the vast and suggestive panorama visible from the summit, on which stands a giant iron cross, built in 1979 and visible tens of kilometers away. While easy, the hike requires a minimum of experience and attention in the last steep stretch on the ridge.

From the town of Alzano Lombardo, at the entrance of the Val Seriana, you can reach the hamlet Monte di Nese, at 800 meters above sea level, in a beautiful panoramic position (about 20 kilometers from Bergamo). From the new parish church we continue briefly along the paved road, and then take on the left a mule track, which soon leads to a marked pass, called the Forcella.

Then turn left, starting to cross with a few ups and downs the steep northern slopes of Monte Cavallo, immersed in a thick forest.
You then reach a wide and rounded meadow hill — the Canto Basso — from which you continue in a west direction along the comfortable ridge, which later turns into a ridge, sometimes steep and bumpy. With a little effort and attention, we finally take you to the wide summit of Canto Alto, with its colossal cross: 1146 meters altitude, 1.30 hours from the start. The return takes place along the same path as the climb, and takes about 1.15 hours. In
the dark centuries of the Middle Ages, in the midst of the bloody disputes between Guelphs and Ghibellines, exactly on the top of the mountain, by virtue of its exceptional strategic position, a real and own fortress, repeatedly documented. Probably had to be a fortified structure of considerable size, as demonstrated by some excavations carried out in 1978, which brought to light among other things a cistern for the rainwater collection, an indication of the presence of an unlimited group of soldiers.

It should also be noted that we are in the heart of the Parco dei Colli, an important protected area that in recent decades has had the great merit of preserving almost intact the vast and suggestive a succession of hills that surround the city of Bergamo to the north.

Technical sheet
Travel time: 2.45 hours
Starting altitude: m. 800 Gain
altitude: m. 400 approx. lt; br> Difficulty: T — Tourist
Recommended period: All year round, in the absence of any
Region: Lombardy
Province: Bergamo
Valle/area: hill

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