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Tavernola Bergamasca
Lake Iseo village facing Monte Isola, with olive terraces on the slope behind.
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Highlights
8 from neighbouring places
Torre del Castello Fenaroli
The surviving tower of the Fenaroli castle at Tavernola Bergamasca, close to the shore of Lake Iseo.
Basilica di Santa Maria in Valvendra a Lovere
A Renaissance basilica at Lovere, at the northern end of Lake Iseo, known for its painted organ shutters.
Chiesa di San Michele a Cambianica
A church at Cambianica, a hamlet of Tavernola Bergamasca on the slope above the western shore of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Pietro
The old church of Tavernola Bergamasca, on the western shore of Lake Iseo, with sixteenth-century frescoes inside.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena
A church dedicated to Mary Magdalene at Tavernola Bergamasca, on the Bergamo shore of Lake Iseo.
Monastero di San Pietro in Lamosa a Provaglio d'Iseo
A former Cluniac priory above the Torbiere del Sebino peat bogs at Provaglio d'Iseo, founded in the eleventh century.
Santuario della Madonna di Cortinica
A sanctuary on the slopes above Tavernola Bergamasca, looking out over the western shore of Lake Iseo.
Rocca Martinengo
2.7 km away, in Monte Isola
A medieval castle on the wooded slope above Menzino, on the western side of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo.
Le Terme della Villa dei Noni
2.8 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 di San Severino a Senzano
3.2 km away, in Monte Isola
A church at Senzano, a small hamlet on the western side of Monte Isola, dedicated to Saint Severinus.
Museo della Rete
3.5 km away, in Monte Isola
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
3.6 km away, in Monte Isola
The church of Siviano, the main village of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo, dedicated to the Brescian martyrs Faustinus and Jovita.
Chiesa di San Giorgio
3.8 km away, in Predore
A church at Predore, on the southern shore of Lake Iseo, dedicated to Saint George.
Chiesa di San Rocco a Masse
3.9 km away, in Monte Isola
A church dedicated to Saint Roch at Masse, one of the upper hamlets of Monte Isola in Lake Iseo.
Santuario della Madonna della Ceriola a Cure
3.9 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.
Nothing of this kind in Tavernola Bergamasca.
Routes
11 from neighbouring places
Forra del Rino
A short route into the Rino gorge above Tavernola Bergamasca, on the east shore of Lake Iseo.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 281 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 39 min
- Duration
Hiking from Tavernola to Punta Alta and Colle del Giogo
A climb from Bianica above Tavernola past the Cascina del Monte to Punta Alta and the Colle del Giogo, with Lake Iseo below.
- 9.5 km
- Distance
- 685 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 31 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoMTB 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 VisitlakeiseoLake 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 da Tavernola al Santuario della Madonna di Cortinica
A steep short path up from Tavernola on Lake Iseo to the sanctuary of the Madonna di Cortinica.
- 1.3 km
- Distance
- 214 m
- Ascent
- 49 min
- Duration
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
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
Path from Tavernola to the Sanctuary of Madonna di Cortinica
A short cobbled climb from the parish church at Tavernola to the Cortinica sanctuary, on the old road towards Vigolo.
- 1.4 km
- Distance
- 205 m
- Ascent
- 48 min
- Duration
Open route VisitlakeiseoRino Gorge - access
The approach walk to the Rino canyon above Tavernola, past the Devil's bridge to the entry and exit points on the streambed.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 286 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 39 min
- Duration
Open route VisitlakeiseoGiro dei Colli
2.1 km away, in Vigolo
A long circuit of the Colli di San Fermo above Vigolo, over the Punta del Bert and the Colle Martinazzo between Lake Iseo and the Val Cavallina.
- 16.7 km
- Distance
- 887 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 21 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
Monte Isola route
4.2 km away, in Monte Isola
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 in bicicletta
4.2 km away, in Monte Isola
A short, easy tour on the island in Lake Iseo, following the lakeshore lanes past Le Ere and back to the tourist office.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 132 m
- Ascent
- 54 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
MTB Ascent to the Madonna della Ceriola Sanctuary
4.4 km away, in Monte Isola
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 VisitlakeiseoTrekking e sentiero attrezzato da Portole a Punta Almana
7.2 km away, in Sale Marasino
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
7.2 km away, in Sale Marasino
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
8.8 km away, in Sale Marasino
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 Visitlakeiseomtb PERCORSO GIALLO
13.9 km away, in Bossico
A short waymarked ride around Bossico, starting and finishing at the Pro Loco in the village centre, with under 300 metres of climbing.
- 6.7 km
- Distance
- 285 m
- Ascent
- 52 min
- Duration
In MTB su Monte Isola
4.3 km away, in 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
Sentiero Cimacarda
2.8 km away, in Predore
A short steep climb from Predore up to Cimacarda, on the limestone above the lake shore.
- 3.2 km
- Distance
- 609 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 16 min
- Duration
Anello piccolo
5.1 km away, in Iseo
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 Tavernola Bergamasca yet.
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Forra del Rino
A short route into the Rino gorge above Tavernola Bergamasca, on the east shore of Lake Iseo.
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