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Monte Isola

Mountain, lake and island: the 12 villages of Monte Isola are each to be discovered - like a box of chocolates they are all different

Where
Lago d’Iseo, Brescia
Monte Isola (BS)
Contacts
+39 030 9825088
Official site
Infopoint
Infopoint Monte Isola
Località Peschiera Maraglio, 150
+39 030 9825088

Blessed solitude. Monte Isola (BS) rises from the blue waters of Lake Iseo.

It is simultaneously mountain, lake and island (as the name implies), with shades of colour from nature and above a deep quiet. It can only be reached by boat. They dock at the foot of the mountain without disturbing the inner sanctuary which sits untouched after the temporary hubbub of Christo’s Floating Piers during which the island was first connected to the mainland.

The 12 fractions that make up the municipality each have their own history and characteristics. The mountain architecture is different from that found round the lake, starting from the stone with which the houses are composed: white and limestone for those of the mountain, stone of Sarnico for those towards the shore.

On the highest point, at 600m, is the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Ceriola, a place of religious silence from where you can enjoy the most beautiful view of Lake Iseo, as though looking down from the mast of a ship. Its white walls resemble a pearl set in the green of the pastures and the blue of the sky. Below, on the slopes of the mountain, the fractions are crowned by it, almost wrapped in a protective mantle.

Siviano has always been the capital. Down from Villa Solitudo, along a narrow road you get to the town, with its houses with arches and stone jambs, where the imposing Martinengo tower dominates the town hall square.

Another important centre is Peschiera Maraglio, reachable from Sulzano, once inhabited only by fishermen. The lakefront, where boats still moor, was once covered with nets exposed to the sun or dried fish, a typical product of the village along with the salami and olive oil from trees that cover the island.

The flowered houses of geraniums, the narrow alleys connected by arches, stairs that always lead back to the lake and the smell of drying fish make it a place of charm, a treasure to be discovered as is all of Monte Isola.

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Places

Monte Isola salami

  • Food & Wine
Monte Isola salami - bresciatourism.it
2.64 km

PDO extra virgin olive oil in Marone

  • Food & Wine
PDO extra virgin olive oil in Marone
2.88 km

Rosso Bronzone in Vigolo

  • Food & Wine
Rosso Bronzone in Vigolo
4.89 km

Vigolo - Official website of Lake Iseo

  • Villages
Vigolo - Official website of Lake Iseo
5.08 km

Zone rock Pyramids

  • Parks
Zone rock Pyramids
5.92 km

Lakeside of Iseo

  • Lakes
Lakeside of Iseo
6.67 km

Sant'Andrea Parish

A splendid example of Romanesque art, the Parish of Sant'Andrea in Iseo seems to date back to the early Christian era
  • Religious Tourism
Sant'Andrea Parish
6.69 km

Fonteno - Official website of Lake Iseo

  • Villages
Fonteno - Official website of Lake Iseo
7.31 km

Museum of Arms and Arms-Making Tradition

  • Art & Culture
Museum of Arms and Arms-Making Tradition
8.09 km

Basilica and convent Santa Maria degli Angeli

Basilica and convent Santa Maria degli Angeli
8.09 km

Mine valley – Trompia valley

  • Active & Green
Mine valley – Trompia valley
8.44 km

Baked tench in Clusane

  • Food & Wine
Baked tench in Clusane - Bresciatourism.it
8.5 km

Sebino Saffron in Clusane

  • Food & Wine
Sebino Saffron in Clusane
8.63 km

Sarnico

The Village of Sarnico, in the province of Bergamo, still retains a medieval semi-circular structure
  • Villages
Sarnico
10.66 km

Lovere

  • Villages
Lovere (BG)
10.84 km

Franciacorta

  • Active & Green
Franciacorta
10.95 km

Valpalot Ski

Looking for the perfect place to learn to ski? Here are great courses with instructors and athletes from Val Palot Ski Club!
  • Mountains
Valpalot Ski
11.18 km

The wine route of Franciacorta

  • Food & Wine
The wine route of Franciacorta
11.61 km

Franciacorta Golf Club

Franciacorta Golf Club has 27 hole golf course, is situated in the heart of Franciacorta South of Lake Iseo in the province of Brescia.
  • Golf
Franciacorta Golf Club, Corte Franca, Brescia
11.84 km

Bossico - Official website of Lake Iseo

  • Villages
Bossico - Official website of Lake Iseo
13.29 km

Activities

Private Riva vintage collection

Private Riva vintage collection
8.74 km

Single canoe rental

  • Active & Green
Single canoe rental
9.23 km

Double canoe rental

  • Active & Green
Double canoe rental
9.23 km

SUP rental

  • Active & Green
SUP rental
9.23 km

Sailing trip 3 hours - afternoon

Sailing trip 3 hours - afternoon
9.36 km

6-hour sailing trip

  • Active & Green
6-hour sailing trip
9.36 km

Where to sleep

CASETTA ANGELICA

Monte Isola
CASETTA ANGELICA
90 mt

LORELLA - MASSE

MONTE ISOLA
LORELLA - MASSE
170 mt

LA CASA DI IRENE

Monte Isola
LA CASA DI IRENE
401 mt

VILLARZILLA

Monte Isola
VILLARZILLA
401 mt

TURLA IVAN

Monte Isola
TURLA IVAN
521 mt

La palafitta sull’isola

Monte Isola
La palafitta sull’isola
590 mt

VILLA BEATITUDO

Monte Isola
VILLA BEATITUDO
590 mt

TURLA GIORDANO

Monte Isola
TURLA GIORDANO
615 mt

TINA

Monte Isola
TINA
619 mt

SERGIO - SIVIANO

MONTE ISOLA
SERGIO - SIVIANO
655 mt

MAGNI MAURO

MONTE ISOLA
MAGNI MAURO
655 mt

LA STALLINA

Monte Isola
LA STALLINA
655 mt

BELLAVISTA (MEUBLE')

Monte Isola
BELLAVISTA (MEUBLE')
664 mt

LA TERRAZZA SUL PORTO

Monte Isola
LA TERRAZZA SUL PORTO
781 mt

CANOGOLA

Monte Isola
CANOGOLA
781 mt

CASA DIAMANTE (DEL POZZO MIRELLA)

Monte Isola
CASA DIAMANTE (DEL POZZO MIRELLA)
815 mt

BRUNA VIRGINIA

Monte Isola
BRUNA VIRGINIA
834 mt

BOSETTI UMBERTO

Monte Isola
BOSETTI UMBERTO
835 mt

ROSSI FEDERICA

Monte Isola
ROSSI FEDERICA
835 mt

SARDINE

MONTE ISOLA
SARDINE
836 mt