Discover Camerata Cornello and Cornello dei Tasso

Camerata Cornello offers a distinctive combination of a medieval village, postal history, and historic routes. If you are looking for a place with a clearly defined historical character for your trip to Italy, head to Cornello dei Tasso and to the buildings and routes that shaped its development.

Between Cornello dei Tasso and postal history

Cornello dei Tasso is a village of medieval origin situated on a rock. The construction of the Via Priula at the end of the 16th century isolated Cornello, but at the same time helped preserve its original medieval urban structure. For visitors who want to understand historic places through their structure and not only through individual sights, this connection is particularly revealing.

The Museo dei Tasso e della Storia Postale was founded in 1991 and is housed in several historic buildings in the medieval village of Cornello. Its exhibition areas cover the history of the postal service and the history of the Tasso family. This creates a cultural focus that is closely linked to the history of the village.

Historic routes and churches

The historic routes of communication also help explain Cornello dei Tasso. The Via Mercatorum was one of the oldest roads in the province of Bergamo and connected Bergamo with the towns of the upper Val Brembana. The section in Cornello was marked by an arcade-lined street; a significant market was held there until the arrival of the Venetians in the Bergamo area. For travelers interested in cultural history, this combines the story of a regional connection with the image of a former marketplace.

At the highest point of Cornello stands the Church of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, as well as Saint Anthony of Padua. It has a Romanesque leaning bell tower. The Church of San Ludovico di Tolosa also contains a portrait of Torquato Tasso wearing a laurel wreath. Both churches complement the museum and village history with specific architectural and artistic points of reference.

Horse riding, farming, and a hiking trail

If you would like to add a different experience to your stay, Scuderia del Cornello runs an educational farm. It offers riding lessons for all age groups and scenic rides along old routes. This expands the historical focus with an activity involving animals and exercise.

A hiking trail to Rifugio Cespedosio begins at the church in the center of Camerata Cornello and takes about an hour and a half. The approximate time gives you a clear framework for planning this route.

How to get to Camerata Cornello

From Bergamo, an ARRIVA bus bound for Piazza Brembana travels to the Camerata Cornello stop on Via Orbrembo; from there, a footpath continues to Cornello dei Tasso. This makes the sequence of the bus journey followed by the walk clear for orientation purposes.

For more travel ideas, also discover Roncobello, Stalettì, Carona, Carobbio, Brusaporto, Cologno Al Serio, Sotto Il Monte Giovanni Xxiii and Verdellino.

For the overview of the wider area: Bergamo.