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Monte Isola
Europe's largest lake island, a car-free comune of fishing hamlets in the middle of Lake Iseo.
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Highlights
6 from neighbouring places
Rocca Martinengo
A medieval castle on the wooded slope above Menzino, on the western side of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo.
Museo della Rete
A museum on Monte Isola devoted to net-making, the trade that supplied fishing and sports nets from the island's workshops.
Chiesa dei Santi Faustino e Giovita a Siviano
The church of Siviano, the main village of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo, dedicated to the Brescian martyrs Faustinus and Jovita.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista a Carzano
A church at Carzano, on the north-eastern shore of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo, dedicated to John the Baptist.
Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo a Peschiera Maraglio
A church at Peschiera Maraglio, the ferry village on the south side of Monte Isola, dedicated to the archangel Michael.
Chiesa di San Rocco a Masse
A church dedicated to Saint Roch at Masse, one of the upper hamlets of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Severino a Senzano
A church at Senzano, a small hamlet on the western side of Monte Isola, dedicated to Saint Severinus.
Santuario della Madonna della Ceriola
A sanctuary on the summit of Monte Isola, the highest point of the lake island, reached on foot from Cure.
Santuario della Madonna della Ceriola a Cure
A Marian sanctuary at the highest point of Monte Isola, above Cure, reached on foot from the villages on the shore.
Ex Chiesa dei Disciplini
2.3 km away, in Sale Marasino
A former confraternity church of the Disciplini at Sale Marasino, on the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista a Conche
2.4 km away, in Sale Marasino
A church dedicated to John the Baptist at Conche, a hamlet above Sale Marasino on the eastern side of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Zenone
2.4 km away, in Sale Marasino
A church dedicated to Saint Zeno in Sale Marasino, on the eastern shore of Lake Iseo below Monte Guglielmo.
Area della Pieve
2.4 km away, in Sale Marasino
The old parish precinct of Sale Marasino, above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo, with the church and its churchyard.
Monastero di San Pietro in Lamosa a Provaglio d'Iseo
2.6 km away, in Tavernola Bergamasca
A former Cluniac priory above the Torbiere del Sebino peat bogs at Provaglio d'Iseo, founded in the eleventh century.
Basilica di Santa Maria in Valvendra a Lovere
2.6 km away, in Tavernola Bergamasca
A Renaissance basilica at Lovere, at the northern end of Lake Iseo, known for its painted organ shutters.
Nothing of this kind in Monte Isola.
Routes
Passeggiata da Siviano di Monte Isola al Santuario della Ceriola
A climb from Siviano on Monte Isola to the Ceriola sanctuary at the top of the island, with Lake Iseo all around.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 295 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 14 min
- Duration
- 38
- Check-ins
History route - on the trail of history
A long round of Monte Isola on the history route, from the boat-hung infopoint and Museum of Tradition at Peschiera Maraglio through the island villages.
- 13.9 km
- Distance
- 491 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 29 min
- Duration
- 71
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoAlla scoperta di Monte Isola
A walk along the Iseo shore from Toline by Marone and Sale Marasino, facing Monte Isola, the largest lake island in Italy.
- 16.3 km
- Distance
- 503 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 3 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
MTB Ascent to the Madonna della Ceriola Sanctuary
A climb from Peschiera Maraglio through Senzano and Cure, finishing on an old mule track up to the sanctuary on the island's summit.
- 11.9 km
- Distance
- 381 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 25 min
- Duration
- 24
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoIn MTB su Monte Isola
A ride round the island in Lake Iseo in three short rings, finishing with the climb to the viewpoint at 442 m on top.
- 19.2 km
- Distance
- 692 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 21 min
- Duration
- 71
- Check-ins
Monte Isola route
A shore-hugging loop of the island through Sensole, Menzino with its Oldofredi-Martinengo fortress, and the capital Siviano.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 128 m
- Ascent
- 54 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoGiro di Monte Isola a piedi
A walk round part of the shore of Monte Isola, the island in Lake Iseo, between its fishing villages.
- 8.8 km
- Distance
- 129 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 22 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Trekking da Peschiera Maraglio al Santuario della Ceriola
A direct climb from the ferry at Peschiera Maraglio to the Madonna della Ceriola sanctuary on the summit of Monte Isola.
- 2.8 km
- Distance
- 365 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Trekking da Peschiera Maraglio al Santuario della Ceriola passando per Olzano
A longer way up Monte Isola from Peschiera Maraglio, taking in the hamlet of Olzano before the Ceriola sanctuary.
- 5.2 km
- Distance
- 422 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 2 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
In vetta a Monte Isola
A circuit to the top of Monte Isola, the highest island in any European lake, above the villages of Lake Iseo.
- 9.5 km
- Distance
- 464 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 25 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Trekking from Peschiera Maraglio to the Sanctuary of Ceriola passing through Olzano
Path 2 up Monte Isola, from the vaulted alley by the Peschiera Maraglio infopoint through the woods, with one exposed stretch, to Olzano and the Ceriola.
- 5.2 km
- Distance
- 418 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 60 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoTrekking da Carzano al Santuario Madonna della Ceriola
A climb from the ferry at Carzano through olive terraces to the Madonna della Ceriola sanctuary on the crown of Monte Isola.
- 3.4 km
- Distance
- 388 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 39 min
- Duration
- 38
- Check-ins
Taste route - following the scents and flavors of Monte Isola
A walking route round Monte Isola built on its food: the naècc fishing boats and the sardines still hung out to dry in the gardens.
- 10.5 km
- Distance
- 259 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 5 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoTraditions route - in the footsteps of tradition
A route through the villages of Monte Isola on the trail of its crafts, from the Peschiera Maraglio infopoint into narrow alleys and stepped squares.
- 9.7 km
- Distance
- 141 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 37 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoTrekking da Carzano al Santuario della Ceriola passando per Siviano
A long way up Monte Isola from Carzano through Siviano, the island's main village, to the Ceriola sanctuary.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 402 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 57 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Monte Isola yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Passeggiata da Siviano di Monte Isola al Santuario della Ceriola
A climb from Siviano on Monte Isola to the Ceriola sanctuary at the top of the island, with Lake Iseo all around.
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