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Roncola (6,1Km)Excursion to Monte Linzone from Roncola S. Bernardo

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo Museums

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo, a medieval city

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo: a place of art and culture

Bergamo (18,1Km)Orio al Serio Airport — Bergamo — a bit of information part 1

Bergamo (18,1Km)Orio al Serio Airport — Bergamo — a bit of information part II

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo, a city truly worthy of attention

Bergamo (18,1Km)A visit to the oldest part of Bergamo

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo and the two cities

Alzano Lombardo (19,3Km)Excursion to M. Canto Alto dalla fraz. M. by Nese

Crespi d'Adda (22,7Km)Crespi d'Adda Village, Bergamo

Cadenabbia (29,1Km)Konrad Adenauer Academy

Griante (29,6Km)San Martin Catholic Church at Griante Cadenabbia

Griante (29,6Km)Griante Cadenabbia, Lake Como

Tremezzo (29,6Km)Villa Carlotta Gardens, between Cadenabbia and Tremezzo

Excursion to Monte Linzone from Roncola S. Bernardo

Mount Linzone

Excursion as easy as profitable, especially from a panoramic aspect. The coastal of Monte Linzone is in fact the first significant elevation of the Orobic prealps, with its sweet and verdant summit dome overlooking the underlying Bergamo plain, a thousand meters lower. The trip is feasible almost all year round, except in the case of heavy snowfalls, however rare now.

From the town of Roncola San Bernardo, one of the most famous tourist resorts in the province (20 kilometers from Bergamo, altitude 858 meters), you start to follow the steep paved road that leads to the cemetery. Continue straight, until beyond the end of the road, entering a comfortable signposted path. Having come out of the woods, and passed a wavy lawn with a large cabin, the most strenuous stretch of the trip begins: a wide but steep rocky and gravel channel, which requires a minimum of caution. At its end, you reach the spectacular ridge of the mountain, where the view opens onto the Imagna Valley below and the entire Orobie chain in the background.

Now bending to the left, continue along the easy and undulating summit ridge, until you reach the wide grassy dome of the summit, on which is placed a large iron cross: Monte Linzone, altitude 1392 meters, 1.30 hours from the start. The return takes place along the route followed uphill, and takes about an hour.

The panorama is of those who are not easily forgotten, and it is rightly famous: the Val San Martino, which sinks for a thousand meters below us, the entire Po Valley, closed by the nuanced chain of the Apennines; on the opposite side the Imagna Valley lying at our feet, with the Orobie chain in the background, in a succession as far as the eye can see valleys and peaks.
By completing the excursion in the months of May and June, it will also be possible to admire in all its beauty the flowering of daffodils: a bloom so extraordinary to the point that, until the 1960s, on these meadows took place the traditional as indispensable “narcisata”, a sort of race for those who collected the biggest and most beautiful decks. According to chronicles of the time, on May 1, 1960, something like twenty thousand people counted on the meadows of Roncola San Bernardo! If we think that, at the time, the access road was not yet paved — it would have been only three years later, in 1963 — we can understand how popular this real “party of spring.”

Data sheet
Travel time: 2.30 hours Starting altitude: m. 858 Difference

in height: m. 534
Difficulty: T — Tourist
Recommended period: All year round, in the absence of snow
Region: Lombardy
Province: < /strong > Bergamo
Valle/area: hill

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scritto da Ali Mustafa - ultima modifica il 29/10/2019

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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scritto da David Perkins - ultima modifica il 12/09/2019

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.

scritto da Sheila Pickles - ultima modifica il 05/09/2019

Konrad Adenauer Academy

One of the most beautiful lakes of Europe, scenic landscapes of Lago di Como - Cadenabbia, Italy

Villa La Collina is the former summer residence of the first German chancellor Konrad Adenauers at Lake Como. The historic Villa and the modern Accademia Konrad Adenauer are located in one of his most beautiful and spectacular position overlooking the lake and the picturesque Bellagio. From 1959 to 1966 Konrad Adenauer spent his holidays in Villa La Collina 15 times in a row up to 8 weeks.

During these years Adenauer welcomed numerous important politicians and personalities of his time. Adenauer came to Lake Como by recommendation of his Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano, whose family had its roots here. In the spring of 1957 Adenauer visited for the first time Cadenabbia, where he also learned boccia. Since then, he came almost every spring and late summer there. First years he was in the Villa Rosa, then in the Villa Arminio. Already during his first stay Adenauer discovered the Villa La Collina, which - as the name says - on a hill above the village sits. Villa La Collina is located away from the transit traffic, protected from curious eyes, and offers a fantastic view over the lake. In 1958 Adenauer asked the mayor of Griante for mediation to rent the villa for his next holidays. The mayor took up the matter, and the owner of the Villa La Collina, a French noble family, agreed - the Villa was their summer home which was used only rarely. Two months before the arrival of Adenauer work began in the fall of 1959, around the Villa to make it habitable again. Inside the Villa was more or less no interior.

Local hotels helped with furniture and even the town hall provided a desk. The temporary atmosphere inside was in contrast to the noble position of the villa. However, visitors described the interior of the villa as pretty uncomfortable. But this didn’t bother Adenauer and the villa became his second homefor several years. The mere presence of Adenauer in Cadenabbia was a media event.

Dozens of journalists, German and Italian were waiting outside the villa to get pictures of a relaxed, vacationing Chancellor and pick up crisp quotes. Adenauer loved the landscape, the mild climate, the easy friendliness of the locals and the rich flora.

scritto da Holiday in Glicine House - ultima modifica il 16/11/2021

Griante Cadenabbia, Lake Como

Villa Maria, monumental residence built in neo Renaissance style between 1889 and 1892 by the engineer Giacomo Mantegazza, Griante, Como Lake Italy.

A fragrant blend of art, relaxation and culture. Contemplation reigns here. A green and blue strip of water and lush vegetation in the shape of a forked tongue, Lake Como looks south towards the industrial heart of Northern Italy and Milan, its financial capital, and north to the almost always snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps of the Engadin in the Grisons Canton.

The area around the lake offers excellent tourist hospitality, especially in the central part known as “Tremezzina” or the “Riviera of the Azaleas” for the multicoloured blossoms that burst into flower at the beginning of spring.. Together with Cernobbio and Bellagio, it is in Griante Cadenabbia , one of the queens of the lake and a prestigious international tourist destination with its excellent hotels and the more familiar, intimate and exclusive residences scattered throughout the area, that beautiful geometric plantings forming elegant gardens and inspiring hymns to contemplation can be found.
Cadenabbia lies on the shore opposite Bellagio. Visited in the past by famous personalities such as Giuseppe Verdi and Konrad Adenauer, the German Chancellor, who regularly holidayed here at Villa La Collina , in the far off 19th century, Griante Cadenabbia also charmed the American writer, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who wrote: Cadenabbia I ask myself, Is this a dream? Will it all vanish into air? Is there a land of such supreme And perfect beauty anywhere?
Today, tourists from all over the world, Australians, Americans, North Europeans, Russians, Swiss and Canadians, and even some from the Arab Emirates, animate its lakeside, wander through the ancient village and climb up to the Sanctuary of San Martino perched high above. All on a voyage of discovery of an area made enchanting by colourful gardens, spectacular parks and sumptuous historic villas, full of the harmonious sounds of nature interrupted only by solemn, enveloping silence.

The beauty of the landscape has been preserved with complete respect for the environment. This is at the heart of its attraction. From Griante we start out on an imaginary tour to discover Villa Carlotta , Villa La Collina , United States Democratic Senator (currently Secretary of State ) from Massachussets John Kerry's Villa Maresi, Villa Melzi in Bellagio and Villa del Balbianello in Lenno, owned by the FAI, the Italian National Trust.

scritto da Holiday in Glicine House - ultima modifica il 16/11/2021

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Hotel Settecento

Presezzo (13 Km) - Via Milano 3

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HOTEL MAZZOLENI

Roncola (6 Km) - Piazza Marconi 5

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Hotel Camoretti

Almenno San Bartolomeo (7 Km) - Via Camoretti, 2/A

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B&B Al Calicanto

Sorisole (14 Km) - Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 2/B

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Hotel Excelsior San Marco

Bergamo (17 Km) - Piazzale Repubblica, 6

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B&B ARMONIE

Ranica (18 Km) - Via Colombo 18

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Hotel Daina

Dalmine (19 Km) - Via Provinciale 78

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GuglielMotel

Brembate (21 Km) - Via Delle Industrie 1

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Hotel Ristorante Continental

Osio Sotto (22 Km) - Via Milano 1

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Hotel Villa Zoia

Boltiere (23 Km) - Via Cardinal Gustavo Testa, 12

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HOTEL PEDRETTI

Branzi (29 Km) - Via Umberto I 23

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GREM BIKE HOSTEL

Premolo (29 Km) - Via Dell'Agro 5

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Santuario Madonna della Cornabusa

Sant'Omobono Terme (3 Km)

The Sanctuary of Madonna della Cornabusa is located at an altitude of about 700m, almost hidden in the stream, and looks like a cave. The name 'Cornabusa' comes from two words in Bergamo dialect: 'Corna' which means rock and 'Busa' which means hole. The sanctuary originated in the second half of 1400 when a deaf-mute girl from birth discovered the statue of the Virgin Mary in the cave during a thunderstorm.

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Visit Costa Valle Imagna - Tourism and travel tips for your vacation or weekend.

Travel guides and videos

Roncola (6,1Km)Excursion to Monte Linzone from Roncola S. Bernardo

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo Museums

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo, a medieval city

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo: a place of art and culture

Bergamo (18,1Km)Orio al Serio Airport — Bergamo — a bit of information part 1

Bergamo (18,1Km)Orio al Serio Airport — Bergamo — a bit of information part II

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo, a city truly worthy of attention

Bergamo (18,1Km)A visit to the oldest part of Bergamo

Bergamo (18,1Km)Bergamo and the two cities

Alzano Lombardo (19,3Km)Excursion to M. Canto Alto dalla fraz. M. by Nese

Crespi d'Adda (22,7Km)Crespi d'Adda Village, Bergamo

Cadenabbia (29,1Km)Konrad Adenauer Academy

Griante (29,6Km)San Martin Catholic Church at Griante Cadenabbia

Griante (29,6Km)Griante Cadenabbia, Lake Como

Tremezzo (29,6Km)Villa Carlotta Gardens, between Cadenabbia and Tremezzo

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