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Valleys of Bergamo and Brescia

2 days · ~4 h 50 driving ·Mountains, Food

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

Day 1
~2 h driving · 6 h visiting
1. BergamoLeaving from
2. ~35 min driving · 30 km
  Cornello Lombardy
3. ~1 h 10 driving · 62 km
  Gromo Lombardy
4. ~15 min driving · 13 km
  Clusone Lombardy
5. Overnight in Clusone
Day 2
~2 h 50 driving · 6 h visiting
1. ~20 min driving · 16 km
  Lovere Lombardy
2. ~30 min driving · 26 km
  Bienno Lombardy
3. ~50 min driving · 43 km
  Bagolino Lombardy
4. ~1 h 10 driving · 75 km
  BresciaReturning to

What you'll eat

Cornello

Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle BrembanaCheeseMountain cheese in summer and winter versions
Polenta cunsadaDishPolenta with Taleggio and sage butter
CasonsèiBread and pastaLarge ravioli of breadcrumbs, cheese and egg, with butter and sage
ChisölDishPolenta stuffed with Taleggio and toasted on the embers
Branzi cheeseCheeseMild cheese of the Brembana valley

Gromo

MaiasaDishGood Friday cake of cornmeal, onions and dried figs
Casoncelli alla bergamascaBread and pastaTypical dish all year round
Formaggella della Val SerianaCheeseCow's milk cheese from two milkings
StracchinoCheese

Bagolino

BagòssCheeseExtra-hard cooked raw-milk cheese flavoured with saffron

Also typical of Lombardy

Typical of Lombardy
Risotto alla milanese (IT)DishRice coloured yellow with saffron, sometimes served with ossobuco
Typical of Lombardy
Cotoletta alla milaneseDish
Typical of Lombardy
PizzoccheriBread and pasta
Typical of Lombardy
CasoncelliBread and pasta
Typical of Lombardy
Bresaola della Valtellina (IT)Cured meat
Typical of Lombardy
GorgonzolaCheese
Typical of Lombardy
TaleggioCheese
Typical of Lombardy
PanettoneSweet

Based on Wikipedia (Bagolino, Cucina lombarda, Lombard cuisine), Wikivoyage (Cornello dei Tasso, Gromo) (CC BY-SA).