Historic site
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Sale Marasino
An eastern shore village of Lake Iseo below Punta Almana, with ferries across to Monte Isola.
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Highlights
9 from neighbouring places
Area della Pieve
The old parish precinct of Sale Marasino, above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo, with the church and its churchyard.
Chiesa di San Giacomo a Maspiano
A church dedicated to Saint James at Maspiano, a hamlet of Sale Marasino in the hills above Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista a Conche
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
A church dedicated to Saint Zeno in Sale Marasino, on the eastern shore of Lake Iseo below Monte Guglielmo.
Chiesa di Sant’Antonio Abate a Marasino
A church dedicated to Saint Anthony the Abbot in Marasino, one of the two villages that make up Sale Marasino on Lake Iseo.
Ex Chiesa dei Disciplini
A former confraternity church of the Disciplini at Sale Marasino, on the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Giorgio Martire
2.6 km away, in Sulzano
The parish church of Sulzano, dedicated to Saint George, near the lakefront where the boats leave for Monte Isola.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista a Carzano
2.6 km away, in Monte Isola
A church at Carzano, on the north-eastern shore of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo, dedicated to John the Baptist.
Chiesa di San Fermo a Gazzane
2.6 km away, in Sulzano
A church at Gazzane, a hamlet in the hills above Sulzano, on the eastern side of Lake Iseo.
Santuario della Madonna della Ceriola
2.7 km away, in Monte Isola
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
2.7 km away, in Monte Isola
A Marian sanctuary at the highest point of Monte Isola, above Cure, reached on foot from the villages on the shore.
Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo a Peschiera Maraglio
2.9 km away, in Monte Isola
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
3.1 km away, in Monte Isola
A church dedicated to Saint Roch at Masse, one of the upper hamlets of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo.
Borgo di Nistisino
3.4 km away, in Sulzano
A cluster of old stone houses on the wooded slope above Sulzano, on the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Severino a Senzano
3.5 km away, in Monte Isola
A church at Senzano, a small hamlet on the western side of Monte Isola, dedicated to Saint Severinus.
Nothing of this kind in Sale Marasino.
Routes
Trekking e sentiero attrezzato da Portole a Punta Almana
A climb from Portole to the Forcella di Sale and up the equipped route on the ridge to the Punta Almana above Lake Iseo.
- 7.9 km
- Distance
- 851 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 32 min
- Duration
- 95
- Check-ins
Trekking and equipped path from Portole to Punta Almana
A steep mule track to the Forcella di Sale, then a rocky, partly exposed line fitted with metal aids up to the Punta Almana.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 962 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 12 min
- Duration
- 90
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoPunta Almana Via Ferrata
The Filippo Benedetti equipped route to the Punta Almana, starting from the Portole clearing above Sale Marasino.
- 1.4 km
- Distance
- 283 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
- 62
- Check-ins
Open route Visitlakeiseo2° tratto: Tassano
The second section of the old Valeriana road, running from Tassano through olive groves above Lake Iseo.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 70 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 6 min
- Duration
Trekking da Sale Marasino alla Punta Almana
A round from Sale Marasino by the Forcella di Sale to the Punta Almana, the ridge above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
- 9.3 km
- Distance
- 860 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 22 min
- Duration
- 90
- Check-ins
Punta Almana, un balcone sul Lago
A climb to the Punta Almana, a balcony facing Monte Isola and the strait at Sulzano where Christo's floating walkway once ran.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 1 411 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 55 min
- Duration
- 95
- Check-ins
Sul lungo lago in MTB
A short climb straight out of Sale Marasino by via Cruetto, past the church of San Vincenzo and the olive groves, to a viewpoint over the lake.
- 14.3 km
- Distance
- 674 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 54 min
- Duration
MTB Sale Marasino
A gravel loop from the lakeshore up to a chain of ridge saddles above Sale Marasino: Passo Spino, Forcella di Gasso and Croce di Marone.
- 22.6 km
- Distance
- 1 332 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 31 min
- Duration
- 107
- 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 Visitlakeiseo3° tratto: Dosso
A hillside section above Sale Marasino on the east shore of Lake Iseo, climbing to the Dosso hamlet.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 223 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 30 min
- Duration
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
Da Marone a Sulzano
A long circuit between Marone and Sulzano on the hills above Lake Iseo, almost all on surfaced lanes, so it holds up after long spells of rain.
- 29.4 km
- Distance
- 1 043 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 28 min
- Duration
- 73
- 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 Sale Marasino
A short climb from Sale Marasino to the big bench above the village, with the lake and Monte Isola in view.
- 2.8 km
- Distance
- 289 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 13 min
- Duration
Alla 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
Ancient Valeriana Road - 3rd section: Dosso – Colpiano
A section of the Valeriana on mule tracks between Dosso and Colpiano, through old rural hamlets above the lake.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 214 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 27 min
- Duration
Open route VisitlakeiseoDa 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
Antica Strada Valeriana - 2nd section: Tassano – Dosso
A section of the old Valeriana road from Tassano through vineyards and olive groves above the Sebino, crossing the Mesagolo on a Roman bridge to Maspiano.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 78 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 8 min
- Duration
Open route VisitlakeiseoAntica 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
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 Visitlakeiseo
No routes of this kind in Sale Marasino yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
2° tratto: Tassano
The second section of the old Valeriana road, running from Tassano through olive groves above Lake Iseo.
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Data sources
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