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T he construction of the Monastero di San Giacomo Maggiore is credited to Saint Alberto of Pontida, who was one of the most fervent defenders of the Cluniac Reforms in Lombardy while managing to…

T he Santuario di Santa Maria del Fonte is a sacred building situated in Caravaggio, in the province of Bergamo. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, who – according to Catholic traditions – appeared…

T he Botanical Gardens are a municipal institution inaugurated in 1972 through the meritorious efforts of its two main promoters: the head engineer of the Garden Service Luciano Malanchini and Guido…

T ime seems to have come to a halt in the ancient hill city of Upper Bergamo. Countless historical visions that will remain on printed on your mind converge magically in a single spot, the square of…

T he Art gallery of the Carrara Academy, with its prestigious collection of paintings, is Bergamo's most famous museum. Count Giacomo Carrara was the founder of the painting school and owner of the…

T he Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo was opened in 1991. Designed by Vittorio Gregotti, it received financial support from the Municipality of Bergamo and the bank Credito…

T he Gaetano Donizetti Theatre , founded in 1786 with the name Riccardi (in honour of the man that built it), is dedicated to the great composer from Bergamo. Built in the lower part of the city (in…

S ince Roman times Val Camonica has been home to iron craftsmen but the Celtic period was particularly intense: work relied on fatigue as much as the anvil and hammer. Only in the tenth century did…

T remosine sul Garda (BS) is a village where the world of the plains meets with the lake and the alpine atmosphere is mixed with a Mediterranean flavour. Those who look at the houses of Pieve lined…

T he imposing castle overlooks the nearby town of Desenzano and was built as a refuge from Barbarian invasions, the Hungarian hordes in particular, during the Middle Ages. The castle is first…

L egend has it that on the night of the 20 July, the ghost of a young woman dressed from head to toe in white wanders the halls of the castle, reading from a golden book. The girl is Biancamaria,…

Q uistini Castle   can be found at the heart of the Franciacorta area, just a couple of steps away from downtown Rovato, its origins hail back from 1500 AD. Nowadays it hosts numerous events such as…