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Sarnico
Town where the Oglio leaves Lake Iseo, of Liberty-style villas and the boatyards that built Riva launches.
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Highlights
6 from neighbouring places
Museo Civico d'Arte e Territorio "Gianni Bellini"
A town collection at Sarnico of paintings and local history, at the outflow of Lake Iseo.
Pinacoteca Gianni Bellini
A picture gallery in Sarnico holding a private collection of Italian paintings from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century.
Chiesa dei Santi Nazario e Rocco
A church at Sarnico, the town at the southern outlet of Lake Iseo where the Oglio leaves the lake.
Chiesa di San Martino
A church dedicated to Saint Martin at Sarnico, on the Bergamo bank at the foot of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di Sant'Alessandro in Agros
A church at Agros, on the hillside above Sarnico at the southern end of Lake Iseo.
Chiesetta di San Paolo
A small church at Sarnico, in the low hills between Lake Iseo and the Oglio.
Chiesetta di Santa Teresina a Fosio
A small church at Fosio, above Sarnico on the Bergamo side of the southern lake basin.
Chiesetta di Stella Maris
A small church near the waterfront at Sarnico, dedicated to Mary as star of the sea, at the outlet of Lake Iseo.
Ex Chiesetta di Nigrignano
A former chapel at Nigrignano, in the hills above Sarnico at the southern tip of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Giorgio
2.4 km away, in Predore
A church at Predore, on the southern shore of Lake Iseo, dedicated to Saint George.
Castello Carmagnola a Clusane
3 km away, in Iseo
A castle at Clusane, the fishing village of Iseo on the south shore of the lake, named after the condottiero Carmagnola.
Chiesa Vecchia
3.1 km away, in Iseo
An old church in the comune of Iseo, at the southern end of the lake in the Franciacorta.
Ruderi Romani a Clusane
3.2 km away, in Iseo
Roman remains at Clusane, the fishing village on the southern shore of Lake Iseo.
Le Terme della Villa dei Noni
3.8 km away, in Predore
Excavated bath rooms of a Roman villa in Predore, on the southern shore of Lake Iseo below the Bergamasque hills.
Chiesa dei Santi Pietro Apostolo e Giovanni di Dio a Cremignane
4.9 km away, in Iseo
A church at Cremignane, a hamlet of Iseo among the Franciacorta vineyards behind the south shore of the lake.
Nothing of this kind in Sarnico.
Routes
Passeggiata dalla Forcella di Sarnico a Pompiano
A short walk from the Forcella above Sarnico to the Baita Pompiano clearing, with the lower Lake Iseo below.
- 1.3 km
- Distance
- 183 m
- Ascent
- 43 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Trekking da Sarnico alla Croce di Predore
A climb from Sarnico on Lake Iseo to the summit cross above Predore, by way of the Corno Buco.
- 5.8 km
- Distance
- 768 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 11 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Trekking da Sarnico al Monte Bronzone
A long ascent from Sarnico to Monte Bronzone by way of La Rolla, the high ridge above the lower Sebino.
- 8.6 km
- Distance
- 1 156 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 43 min
- Duration
- 53
- Check-ins
MTB Sarnico
A climb from the shore of Lake Iseo at Sarnico onto Monte Faeto and Corno Buco, more than 1,000 m of ascent in around 20 km.
- 20.5 km
- Distance
- 991 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 47 min
- Duration
- 66
- Check-ins
Corno Buco 966 m- Monte Faeto 602 m
Chiesa Alpini 612 m
Piscina Condominiale 188 m- Sede Alpini 616 m
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 VisitlakeiseoSentiero Forcella Molere
A short circuit above Sarnico from the Forcella to the Molere quarries, over the wooded rise of Il Colle.
- 4.6 km
- Distance
- 283 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 57 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Pagaiando da Sarnico a Monte Isola
A paddle north from Sarnico across the lower Lake Iseo to Monte Isola, the largest lake island in southern Europe.
- 9.5 km
- Distance
- 12 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 14 min
- Duration
MTB Sarnico - Croce di Predore
A steep ascent off Lake Iseo to the cross above Predore, topping Corno Buco and Monte Faeto before the descent to the lakeside.
- 21.2 km
- Distance
- 1 000 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 50 min
- Duration
- 66
- Check-ins
- Corno Buco 966 m
- Monte Faeto 602 m
- Chiesa Alpini 612 m
- Piscina Condominiale 188 m
- Sede Alpini 616 m
Open route VisitlakeiseoLungo 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
Passeggiata da Sarnico alla Rocca de Zucchellis
A brief climb from Sarnico to the Rocca de Zucchellis, a wooded crag with a cross overlooking the lower Sebino.
- 906 m
- Distance
- 126 m
- Ascent
- 30 min
- Duration
MTB Sarnico - Strada Verde
A long ride inland from Sarnico through Villongo and the two Adrara villages, then up to the Colle di Caf and Cucche passes at around 1,200 m.
- 47.8 km
- Distance
- 1 659 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 48 min
- Duration
- 64
- Check-ins
- Colle Martinazzo 1 037 m
- Villa Fenaroli 190 m
- Piscina Condominiale 188 m
- Chiesa di San Giorgio 205 m
Colle di Caf 1 242 m- Colli Galena 1 162 m
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Open route Visitlakeiseo
No routes of this kind in Sarnico yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Passeggiata dalla Forcella di Sarnico a Pompiano
A short walk from the Forcella above Sarnico to the Baita Pompiano clearing, with the lower Lake Iseo below.
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