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Iseo
Lake Iseo's main town on the southern shore, facing Monte Isola with the Franciacorta vineyards behind.
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- 32Routes
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Highlights
Castello Oldofredi
The Oldofredi castle beside the old centre of Iseo, on the southern shore of the lake.
Riserva Naturale delle Torbiere del Sebino
A wetland reserve of former peat diggings between Iseo and the Franciacorta hills, with reed beds, open pools and water lilies.
Collezione Civica
The civic art collection of Iseo, gathered in the town on the south shore of the lake.
Museo delle Due Guerre
A museum at Iseo devoted to the two world wars, on the south shore of the lake.
Castello Carmagnola a Clusane
A castle at Clusane, the fishing village of Iseo on the south shore of the lake, named after the condottiero Carmagnola.
Castello Oldofredi a Iseo
A medieval castle above the centre of Iseo, built by the Oldofredi family who long held the town on the south shore of the lake.
Ruderi Romani a Clusane
Roman remains at Clusane, the fishing village on the southern shore of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa Vecchia
An old church in the comune of Iseo, at the southern end of the lake in the Franciacorta.
Chiesa dei Santi Pietro Apostolo e Giovanni di Dio a Cremignane
A church at Cremignane, a hamlet of Iseo among the Franciacorta vineyards behind the south shore of the lake.
Chiesa di San Fermo a Pilzone
A church dedicated to Saint Fermo at Pilzone, a hamlet of Iseo on the shore of the lake.
Chiesa di San Francesco
A Franciscan church and former convent in the centre of Iseo, on the south shore of the lake.
Chiesa di San Silvestro o dei Disciplini
A church in Iseo dedicated to Saint Sylvester and used by the Disciplini confraternity, near the lake shore.
Chiesa di San Tommaso a Pilzone
A church dedicated to Saint Thomas at Pilzone, a hamlet of Iseo along the shore east of the town.
Chiesa di Santa Maria e dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Pilzone
The parish church of Pilzone, a hamlet of Iseo, dedicated to the Virgin and to the apostles Peter and Paul.
Pieve di Sant'Andrea
The old parish church of Iseo, dedicated to Saint Andrew, with a tall bell tower over the square in the town centre.
Pieve di Sant’Andrea e Chiesa di San Silvestro
The parish church of Sant'Andrea in Iseo, whose bell tower doubles as the entrance porch, beside San Silvestro.
Santuario di Santa Maria della Neve
A sanctuary of the Madonna della Neve in the comune of Iseo, above the southern shore of the lake.
Nothing of this kind in Iseo.
Routes
Sentiero da Iseo alla Chiesa della Madonna del Corno
A short steep path from Iseo up to the church of the Madonna del Corno, looking back over the lake.
- 2.0 km
- Distance
- 228 m
- Ascent
- 56 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
La Via delle Sorelle
A stage of the 130-kilometre path between Bergamo and Brescia, over hills and through villages linking the two upper towns.
- 128.7 km
- Distance
- 3 289 m
- Ascent
- 38 h 27 min
- Duration
- 188
- Check-ins
Salita a Santa Maria del Giogo e Passo Tre Termini
A long circuit from the Iseo lakeshore up to the sanctuary of Santa Maria del Giogo and the Passo Tre Termini.
- 25.1 km
- Distance
- 828 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 56 min
- Duration
- 58
- Check-ins
MTB Clusane d'Iseo
A gravel loop above Clusane, climbing from the lakeshore past the Relais Mirabella towards Monte Alto and back down to the water.
- 18.0 km
- Distance
- 526 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 6 min
- Duration
- 60
- Check-ins
Lake Iseo Circuit
A full lap of the lake from Iseo, taking the bridge at Paratico across to Sarnico and returning up the eastern shore through Sulzano.
- 65.9 km
- Distance
- 521 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 20 min
- Duration
- 268
- Check-ins
Toline 194 m- Infopoint Sulzano 189 m
- Al Bersaglio 188 m
- Infopoint Lago d’Iseo e Franciacorta 187 m
- Ufficio del turismo 188 m
- Villa Fenaroli 190 m
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Open route VisitlakeiseoTrail from Iseo to the Church of the Madonna del Corno
A short steep climb on trails 243 and 245 to the Madonna del Corno, whose terrace looks over the Torbiere reserve and the Franciacorta.
- 2.0 km
- Distance
- 236 m
- Ascent
- 59 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoTrekking da Iseo al Monte Cognolo e Corno del Creilì
A climb from Iseo through chestnut wood to Monte Cognolo and the Corno del Creilì, with the lake and the Torbiere below.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 549 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 32 min
- Duration
- 46
- Check-ins
Climb to Santa Maria del Giogo and Passo Tre Termini
A long day from Pilzone by the old Valeriana road up to Santa Maria del Giogo and the Passo Tre Termini above the Sebino.
- 24.5 km
- Distance
- 884 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 56 min
- Duration
- 58
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoMTB Pilzone d'Iseo
A steep gravel climb from the lake at Pilzone up to the Santa Maria del Giogo saddle, over 1,300 m of ascent in barely 22 km.
- 21.6 km
- Distance
- 1 313 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 26 min
- Duration
- 50
- Check-ins
Lungo le rive del lago d’Iseo su due ruote
A lakeside circuit on quiet roads and cycle paths, keeping close to the water from Clusane round to Toline and Sulzano.
- 68.0 km
- Distance
- 256 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 16 min
- Duration
- 254
- Check-ins
Panchina Gigante di Pilzone d'Iseo
A short, steep climb from Pilzone on stone-paved lanes to the big bench above the lake.
- 1.5 km
- Distance
- 293 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 7 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Trekking da Pilzone d'Iseo a Punta dell'Orto
A climb from Pilzone through chestnut wood to the Punta dell'Orto, the ridge top above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
- 7.1 km
- Distance
- 792 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 46 min
- Duration
- 23
- Check-ins
Percorso Verde in Franciacorta
A long low-level circuit between the southern shore of Lake Iseo and the vineyards of the Franciacorta.
- 25.4 km
- Distance
- 241 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 31 min
- Duration
- 46
- Check-ins
MTB Pilzone d'Iseo - Santa Maria del Giogo
A hard climb off the shore between Pilzone and Sulzano to the Bar Trattoria Santa Maria at 936 m, taking in Punta dell'Orto and I Colmi.
- 21.6 km
- Distance
- 1 303 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 25 min
- Duration
- 50
- Check-ins
Punta dell'Orto 995 m- I Colmi 897 m
- Infopoint Sulzano 189 m
- Bar Trattoria Santa Maria 936 m
- Casa Cittadini 492 m
Open route VisitlakeiseoAnello grande
The long Franciacorta circuit, a full day through vineyard hills and over the Passo della Forcella, with the shore of Lake Iseo along the way.
- 86.7 km
- Distance
- 577 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 14 min
- Duration
- 61
- Check-ins
1° tratto: Pilzone
The first section of the old Valeriana road, from Pilzone along the hillside above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
- 3.4 km
- Distance
- 141 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 2 min
- Duration
Trekking da Iseo a Punta dell'Orto
A direct climb out of Iseo to the Punta dell'Orto, steep through chestnut wood with the lake behind.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 769 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 58 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Da Pilzone a Pisogne lungo l’antica Via Valeriana
The full Valeriana road from Pilzone to Pisogne, keeping to the slope above the eastern shore through the old lakeside villages.
- 20.8 km
- Distance
- 722 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 40 min
- Duration
- 45
- Check-ins
MTB Provaglio d'Iseo - Monte Cognolo
A forest-track climb above Provaglio d'Iseo topping Corno del Creilì, Monte Cognolo and Monte Piane, with Madonna del Corno on the way up.
- 22.0 km
- Distance
- 908 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 49 min
- Duration
- 50
- Check-ins
- Corno del Creilì 611 m
- Monte Cognolo 672 m
- Monte Piane 313 m
- Madonna del Corno 430 m
- Casetta Montelago 598 m
- Agriturismo Valle degli ulivi 350 m
Open route VisitlakeiseoCiclovia della Cultura attraverso i comuni della Franciacorta
A long cultural route between Bergamo and Brescia, through the Franciacorta villages and vineyards.
- 78.1 km
- Distance
- 319 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 17 min
- Duration
- 49
- Check-ins
Passeggiata nella Riserva Naturale Torbiere del Sebino
A flat circuit of the Torbiere del Sebino, the peat basins left by old digging at the foot of the Franciacorta hills.
- 12.6 km
- Distance
- 43 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 5 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Trekking from Sulzano to Santa Maria del Giogo and Pilzone d'Iseo
A steep climb from Sulzano station by the mule track through Nistisino to Santa Maria del Giogo, with a long descent on the 3V to Pilzone d'Iseo.
- 13.9 km
- Distance
- 926 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 14 min
- Duration
- 41
- Check-ins
- I Colmi 897 m
- Colmi 981 m
- Monte Castellino 1 012 m
- Rifugio Alpino Gruppo di Polaveno 968 m
Valico di Caposs 889 m- Bar Trattoria Santa Maria 936 m
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Open route VisitlakeiseoTra le colline della Franciacorta in mountain bike
A long loop through the Franciacorta hills south of the lake, over Monte Piane and past Madonna del Corno at 430 m.
- 53.4 km
- Distance
- 855 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 32 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Cultural Cycle route Bergamo - Brescia
A long link between the two Capitals of Culture, running out of Bergamo through Seriate and on past Clusane and Provaglio towards Brescia.
- 78.1 km
- Distance
- 325 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 17 min
- Duration
- 49
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoDal lago verso la Franciacorta
A level route over the Oglio bridge along the south shore of Lake Iseo, leaving the water at Clusane for the Franciacorta.
- 14.7 km
- Distance
- 83 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 39 min
- Duration
Antica Strada Valeriana
The whole Valeriana route along the eastern side of Lake Iseo, once the only road from Brescia into the Val Camonica.
- 23.6 km
- Distance
- 1 083 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 13 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Pista Ciclabile Brescia-Paratico
A valley cycleway of nearly 37 km ending at Paratico on Lake Iseo, past the campsites of Clusane and the Provaglio-Timoline stop.
- 36.9 km
- Distance
- 147 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 24 min
- Duration
- 45
- Check-ins
L’antica strada Valeriana
A section of the Valeriana, the road walked by traders and pilgrims to the Val Camonica until 1850, linking old villages above the lake.
- 9.9 km
- Distance
- 355 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 6 min
- Duration
Ancient Valeriana Road
The old inland road from Pilzone to Pisogne, passing above Sulzano, Sale Marasino and Marone on lanes and stone-walled tracks with the lake always in sight.
- 23.6 km
- Distance
- 1 053 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 8 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
- Passo Croce di Zone 903 m
- Hotel Conca Verde 734 m
- Cascina Croce 906 m
- Ristorante Antica Valeriana 734 m
Open route VisitlakeiseoBrescia - Paratico Cycle Path
A signed cycle route from the centre of Brescia out to Lake Iseo, through the Franciacorta vineyards past Rodengo Saiano and Passirano.
- 36.9 km
- Distance
- 174 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 25 min
- Duration
- 45
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoDa Rodengo Saiano tra le colline della Franciacorta
A long ride through the Franciacorta hills from Rodengo Saiano, among the vineyards above Lake Iseo.
- 73.0 km
- Distance
- 958 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 22 min
- Duration
- 27
- Check-ins
Anello piccolo
The shorter of two Franciacorta circuits, rolling through vineyards and small villages between Iseo and Provaglio on quiet roads.
- 30.1 km
- Distance
- 245 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 54 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Iseo yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Sentiero da Iseo alla Chiesa della Madonna del Corno
A short steep path from Iseo up to the church of the Madonna del Corno, looking back over the lake.
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Data sources
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