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The Temple of San Tomè
This thousand-years-old monument populating the Imagna Valley features a rare circular shape reminiscent in some ways of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem or an ancient pagan pantheon, and a sign of a significant development of the area since Roman times.
The Temple of San Tomè has not yet completely revealed the mystery of its origin. It was thought to have been built on the ruins of a pagan temple, although supporting evidence has not been found. However, what is certain is that during the Lombard domination it was an important spiritual centre, to the point that the female monastery “Degli Agri” was built in the Middle Ages to expand the religious complex.
It is easy to reach as it stands almost opposite the Brembo river, in Almenno San Bartolomeo, ten kilometres from Bergamo, almost welcoming us to the Imagna Valley.
