1 The Lakes Cycle Route Part 1 From Paratico to Rezzato along the Emila Gallica Roman road The route follows a path known since prehistoric times which Offices of Brescia and Bergamo, Lecco and Milan to join up linked the centre of Europe to the ports on the Adriatic. their cycle routes into one route called the Lakes Cycle Route, This ancient link reached Italy near Como and, touching part of the BI12 route (also named the “Pedemontana Alpina on the cities of Lecco, Bergamo and Brescia, arrived at its Cycle Route”) and included within the Bicitalia tourist cycling destination in the small town of Adria. Having been completely network. refurbished in Roman times, this important pathway became a Starting Point: Paratico consular way and was renamed Via Emilia Gallica. Through the centuries various buildings equipped to provide travellers and Destination: Virle di Rezzato pilgrims with assistance were erected along the route, such as Level of difficulty: easy the hospices dedicated to Saint Giacomo and lined up between Bike type: MTB and Citybike the Lake Iseo and Rezzato. The cycle path exists thanks to Distance: 47 km a planning agreement between the Provincial Administrative The Lakes Cycle Route Part 1 • Useful information INFORMATION: Comune di Corte Franca Comune di Rezzato - Santa Giulia - Museo della Città Piazza di Franciacorta, 1 - Tel: 030.984488 Piazza Vantini, 21 - Tel: 030.249711 Via Musei, 81/b - Tel. 030.2977833-34 Provincia di Brescia www.comune.cortefranca.bs.it www.comune.rezzato.bs.it www.bresciamusei.com Settore della Cultura e del Turismo - Museo Mille Miglia Servizi alla persona Comune di Provaglio d’Iseo MUSEUMS, MONUMENTS AND NATURAL Via della Rimembranza, 3 - Sant’Eufemia - Ufficio Iat di Brescia Palazzo Francesconi, Via Europa, 5 AREAS along the way: Tel: 030.3365631 Piazza del Foro, 6 Brescia - Tel: 030.3749916 Tel: 030.9291200 www.museomillemiglia.it [email protected] www.comune.provagliodiseo.bs.it Provaglio d’Iseo BICYCLES SALE AND REPAIR: - Ufficio Iat Lago di Iseo e Franciacorta - Monastero di San Pietro in Lamosa Lungolago Marconi, 2 c-d Iseo Comune di Passirano Via Sebina - Tel: 030.983477 - 349.4118434 Iseo Tel: 030.3748733 Piazza Europa, 16 -Tel: 030.6850557 www.sanpietroinlamosa.it 75 Bike’s [email protected] www.comune.passirano.bs.it Tel/fax: 030.9823617 Via Duomo, 2 - Tel: 030.980072 - Riserva Naturale Torbiere del Sebino Strada del Vino Franciacorta Comune di Paderno Franciacorta The entrance to the natural reserve is from the Corte Franca Via G. Verdi, 53 - Erbusco Via Toselli, 7 - Tel: 030.6853911 Monastery of San Pietro in Lamosa. For groups Cicli Eugenio Gotti Tel: 030.7760870 www.padernofranciacorta.net with more than 6 people contact the natural re- Via Roma, 7 - Tel: 030.984530 www.stradadelfranciacorta.it serve. Passirano Comune di Rodengo Saiano www.torbieresebino.it Bonardi Graziano Railway line Piazza Vighenzi, 1 - Tel: 030.6817711 Tel: 030.9823141 Via Libertà, 55 - Tel: 030.7759839 Brescia-Iseo-Edolo www.rodengosaiano.net Lissignoli Gino & C. www.trenord.it Rodengo Saiano Via Europa, 110 - Tel: 030.6850658 Comune di Gussago Abbazia Olivetana di San Nicola Gussago Accommodation Via Peracchia, 3 - Tel: 030.2522919 Via Brescia, 83 - Tel: 030.610182 Agrip 80 di Rudelli Gianluigi www.provincia.brescia.it/turismo www.gussago.com Via Mandolossa, 107 - Tel: 030.321506 Brescia TOWN HALL along the way: Comune di Cellatica - Museo Diocesano Rezzato Piazza Martiri Libertà, 9 - Tel: 030.2526811 Via Gasparo da Salò, 13 - Tel: 030.40233 Motor Albini di Albini Mauro Comune di Paratico www.comune.cellatica.brescia.it www.diocesi.brescia.it/museodiocesano Via Alcide de Gasperi, 178 - Tel: 030.2791489 Via XXIV Maggio - Tel: 035.924311 - Palazzo Martinengo - Itinerario www.comune.paratico.bs.it Archeologico - Castello - Area Per i negozi di Brescia consultare lo sportello Comune di Brescia archeologica del Capitolium Più Bici a Brescia - Tel: 030 2977302 Comune di Iseo Piazza della Loggia, 1 - Tel: 030.29771 via Musei, 55 - Tel. 030.2977833-834 Gio 15.30-18-30; Sa 9.30-12.30 Piazza Garibaldi, 10 - Tel: 030.980161 www.comune.brescia.it http://www.bresciamusei.com/capitolium http://amicidellabici.herokuapp.com www.comune.iseo.bs.it EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112 The Lakes Cycle Route Part 1 • Historic and artistic tips a distinctive bell-tower located in the centre of its façade, and which contains a painting by Hayez. Notable is also the Oratory of the Disciplini, with its original thirteenth century apse and its fresco of a “Danse Macabre” from the fifteenth century. In Provaglio d’Iseo, you can visit the Benedictine monastery of San Pietro in Lamosa, a grandiose prayer site laid on an elevated plane on the edge of the Torbiere del Sebino Natural Reserve. The The castle at Passirano Iseo, the ancient spinning mill monastery chapel, which still comprises its small but precious Romanesque apses, is decorated with one of the best-preserved examples of a fortified Today, all that is left of the ancient castle of frescoes from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. fence, and still maintains its angular turrets from Paratico, built in the thirteenth century by the The tenth century Passirano castle represents the original layout, whereas its ghibellino style Lantieri family, are the walls and a tower. The battlements and walled perimeter were added in beautiful spot of Clusane is overlooked by the the nineteenth century. In the Rodengo Saiano fourteenth century Count Carmagnola’s castle, a area you must stop at the ancient Abbey of San defence structure which in the sixteenth century Nicola, founded in the eleventh century by the was transformed into a private residence. The Benedictine monks of Cluny and later entrusted lively town of Iseo, from which the large towers to the care of the Olivetani monks. From the of the thirteenth century Oldofredi Castle jut out, three atmospheric medieval cloisters you can comprises a number of elegant private residences reach the monks’ main living quarters, decorated and important historical monuments. One of with paintings by the most important Brescian The abbey at Rodengo Saiano these is the Roman church of Sant’Andrea, with artists of the Renaissance: Foppa, Romanino of the courage that its people showed during the 10 days of revolt against the Austrians in 1849. The city has a very proud and long history, during which it played a leading role in several periods: from Roman times through to Lombard times, the Comuni period, the Renaissance and the Risorgimento. The town holds important memorials and monuments from each of these historical periods across its most important squares: Piazza del Foro, Piazza Paolo VI and Piazza della Loggia. Provaglio, San Pietro in Lamosa Monastery The most important records of Roman and The Roman temple Lombard history in Lombardy are found here in and Lattanzio Gambara. In the Abbey, which Brescia: the archaeological site of the Capitolium included within the UNESCO site dedicated to is dedicated to San Nicola di Bari, is a painting and the Museum of Santa Giulia have both been “The Lombard population in Italy: the sites of by Moretto of “Christ in Glory”. At the top power (568-774 AD)”. The churches of the town of a hill near Gussago you can see the harsh hold works by important painters such as Foppa, profile of the former Dominican convent of the Moretto, Romanino, Tiepolo and Tiziano. The Santissima, which was transformed at the end of Monastery of Sant’Eufemia della Fonte, which the nineteenth century into a small neo-gothic was founded in 1008 by Bishop Landolfo, has castle at the behest of Paolo Richiedei. There are been restored and transformed in the home of elegant homes in the nearby village of Sale, and the Mille Miglia Museum. In the parish church the stone façade of the fifteenth century Casa Sala of Rezzato you will find a baroque altar made is particularly noteworthy, as well as the dovecote by local stonemasons. The Municipal Palace was tower of the fifteenth century Caprioli Palace. built in 1839 on a design by the architect Rodolfo Brescia is known as the Lioness of Italy because Brescia, Arnaldo square Vantini from Brescia. The Lakes Cycle Route Part 1 From Paratico to Sale di Gussago The cycle ride begins at the bridge between enter the cycle path going and wineyards up to the Sarnico and Paratico, at the border with slightly uphill towards Brescia. level crossing of Paderno the province of Bergamo. Take the cycle When you reach the small Franciacorta. Turn right, path beside the lake and follow it to the town of Cremignane, turn then left, to reach the village of Clusane, then continue downhill right up to the crossing over main square. Continue to the left. Once you have reached the the main road. In this section, on the cycle path up to port, head towards the church, and from the ride coasts the Natural the second level crossing, here to the main provincial road (la Reserve of the Torbiere, one and go around it in order Provinciale), which you should cross to of the most beautiful parts to return to the field. At of the whole ride. When you the industrial area, pass reach Provaglio, turn right the ring road and then the towards the industrial area houses, also passing the The Natural Reserve “Torbiere del and take the uphill route up cemetery and continuing to Sebino” to Monterotondo. Turn left the Rodengo Abbey. Take and go downhill, then turn right between the path alongside the monastery wall and fields next to a wood. You will soon continue to the village of Sale di Gussago. reach the Passirano castle, where you will cycle beside the gardens of a villa.