What to do near Clusone, BG

The Fanzago Astronomical Clock, ingenuity and wonder

Since 1583, the marvelous mechanism has been hand-wound every day and has undauntedly struck the minutes, hours, months, moons, constellations, solstices and equinoxes.

The Town Hall of Clusone

The center of town life, the medieval palace invites a stop to admire its frescoes

The macabre dance of Clusone

On the walls of Clusone oratory, death queen invites men to dance with her

The Church of Paradise in Clusone Small church

Small stone church from the late 15th century; the austere exterior does not hint at the rich interior. It preserves a miraculous image, a beautiful Pieta.

The little church of Sant'Anna in Clusone

Small and delightful 15th-century church with a St. Christopher painted on the facade to protect pilgrims who found hospitality in the adjoining convent and beautiful votive frescoes inside.

Fogaccia Palace, Clusone

Beautiful palace at the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with a severe appearance due to rustic masonry, belonging to a powerful family of Clusone; unfortunately it is rarely visited.

The small church of San Defendente in Clusone

Beautiful little church built in 1470 to implore an end to the plague, entirely covered with votive frescoes accumulated over three centuries. Almost a treatise on anthropology in pictures.

Gandino, beautiful village in the Orobie

It is nice to get lost in the streets of a compact center, looking for historic palaces, medieval towers and walls, narrow streets, verdant courtyards, and glimpses of the hills that offer beautiful walks.

Shrine of St. Patrick

Shrine erected between the 16th and 17th centuries atop a rocky outcrop at 660 meters, consisting of two frescoed churches and a vast panoramic loggia overlooking the Seriana Valley.