Guide
East Shore
Lying in the shadow of the Monte Baldo massif, the main resorts of the east coast are most often crowded. Piston is easiest to endure in Torbole, because there are excellent conditions for windsurfing, and Malcesine, which has a nice, stare …
West shore of Lago di Garda
The southern section of the west bank is less well built-up, according to popular opinion, it has cleaner water, than the northern part of the lake, finally, it is literally dotted with campsites that are ideal starting points. For those who do not plan to camp, the only thing that deserves attention is wonderful …
Lake Garda
Lago di Garda is the largest, the least polluted and most popular of the Italian lakes. Tourism is a relatively new phenomenon here, because it began to develop only at the beginning of this century, when the construction of the road circling the lake was completed. It's not here …
Val Trompia, Lago d'Idro and Lago di Ledro
In Brescia, you may not pay attention to the arms industry, but passing through Val Trompia, located north of the city, it is impossible to avoid it. The beginnings of industry date back to the sixteenth century, when is the Venetians …
In and around Brescia
BRESCIA is notorious for its arms industry and considered to be the most monumental and tasteless fascist architecture.. No wonder, that Brescia does not often find a place on the excursion routes, most of which are rushing to Venice or …
Lago d'Iseo and Val Camonica.
Driving over Lago d'Iseo you can expect a lot. The road from Clusone leads among steep gorges, dense forests and bare pointed peaks, at the foot of which lies the lake. Because it is the fifth largest lake in Europe …
Bergamo Area
The development of industry has disfigured the landscape of the Bergamo area, especially in Valle Seriana, located northwest of the city, where factories and apartment blocks win the competition with forests and mountains, and rivers were turned into streams by the construction of hydroelectric power plants. Upper parts …
Bergamo City
The city is usually entered from BERGAMO BASSA, which stretches north of the railway station. In the center of this tree-lined ensemble of neoclassical-fascist architecture rise pseudo-decorative temples of Porta Nuova, which are the beginning of a comprehensive, a square full of greenery …
Bergamo
BERGAMO is just a short distance away 50 kilometers from Milan, but in appearance and atmosphere it is closer to the Alps than to the cities of the Paduan Plain. It consists of two separate parts: below, modern district of Bergamo Bassa and built on a hill, almost 400 Metres …
Valtellina: Sondrio and Bormio
Except for avid skiers or tourists going to eastern Switzerland or Trento, hardly anyone comes to one of the less picturesque alpine valleys in Italy, Valtellina. The road and the railway line run among the mineral mines and …