Gromo
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Its forges once turned out swords, halberds and armour sold across Europe, earning this upper Val Seriana village the nickname 'little Toledo'. The old centre stands on a rock above the Serio, kept intact by long isolation. When a landslide wrecked thirty workshops in 1666, Venice gave it the title of town and a crest showing a stork with a snake in its beak.
Highlights
- Castello Ginami, whose 13th-century tower rises on a spur above the Serio
- San Gregorio, with Talpino's altarpiece showing Gromo's old fortified skyline
- Santi Giacomo e Vincenzo, with six canvases by Antonio Cifrondi
- Bus di Tacoi, a karst cave an hour's walk from Spiazzi
- Ski slopes and pine woods at Spiazzi di Gromo
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Gromo (IT), Gromo (EN)), Wikivoyage (Gromo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,141
Things to see
Events through the year
- Good Friday processionNight procession; people eat maiassa, a cornmeal, onion, apple and fig cake
- Feast of Saint JamesThe parish is dedicated to Saints James and Vincent
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Gromo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- MaiasaDishGood Friday cake of cornmeal, onions and dried figs
Casoncelli in una grande padellaPublic domain- Formaggella della Val SerianaCheeseCow's milk cheese from two milkings
- StracchinoCheese
Adapted from Wikivoyage (Gromo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
2 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 1
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
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Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme di Boario · ~50 min by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Trescore · ~51 min by car
- Thermal spa: QC Terme San Pellegrino (IT) · ~1 h 03 by car
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Nearby member villages
- Clusone · 9.2 km
- Lovere · 20 km
- Cornello · 23 km
- Bienno · 29 km
- Monte Isola · 30 km