Bonate Sopra between churches, courtyards and flat landscapes

Bonate Sopra combines a vast, flat landscape with a townscape where religious buildings, fortified architecture and rural traces stand side by side.

A distinctive flat landscape

Bonate Sopra features a vast, flat landscape formed during the Würm glaciation by meltwater from glacial tongues. East of the settlement, the Lesina stream flows through the Bonate Sopra area.

Historic traces in the town centre

The historic centre is home to buildings with herringbone masonry made from river pebbles and reinforced with sandstone blocks. Numerous preserved courtyards recall the original storage of “stami”, agricultural tools or a wine press, as well as threshing floors and large areas for processing and storing wine. This townscape is complemented by the Casaforte Prezzati, a fortified house from the 14th century with loopholes and a portal made of Mapello stone. Palazzo Maggioni is a former Baroque monastery from the 17th century. The parish church of Santa Maria Assunta has been documented in Bonate Sopra since the 9th century. In the historic centre, the courtyards stand alongside individual buildings with religious, fortified and monastic histories.

Church, chapel and accessible path

In the parish chapel of Ghiaie di Bonate, the Diocese of Bergamo approved the veneration of “Maria Regina della Famiglia”. The Chiesetta di San Geminiano is a rural church on the right bank of the Brembo. The archaeological site at the Chiesetta can be reached via a flat unpaved path that can also be used by people with reduced mobility, preferably accompanied. Access to the Chiesetta di San Geminiano is free of charge. At the Chiesetta di San Geminiano, the rural church and archaeological site are located on the right bank of the Brembo.

Music, market and regional everyday culture

The Filagosto Festival has existed as an independent music festival since 2003. The Filagosto Festival features an in-house kitchen and a selection of the best craft breweries in the Bergamo area. The festival is associated with the Area Feste at Via Risorgimento, 24040 Bonate Sopra (BG). The Mercato Agricolo di Bonate Sopra takes place on the fourth Saturday of months that have five Saturdays. In 2026, you can buy products at this market on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Bonate Sopra.

A designated cycling and walking route

The Roncola di Treviolo–Bonate Sopra route is designated as a combined cycling and walking route and is suitable for mountain bikes, gravel bikes, touring bikes and city bikes. When planning your trip, the Roncola di Treviolo–Bonate Sopra route can therefore be considered for mountain biking, gravel biking, touring, city cycling or walking.

Other places for planning your trip

Chiuduno, Trescore Balneario, Fontanella, Rovetta, Vigolo, Schilpario, Gandosso and Bottanuco

For the higher-level travel overview: Bergamo.