Turismo Bergamo

For a TYPICAL ITALIAN MENU start from: hors-d’oeuvre dish ( typical cheeses, cold meats and salami, pickles…), then continue
with a first dish ( pasta, rice or similar), second dish (meat or fish) with various vegetables, and conclude with dessert (cakes, ice-cream) or fruits… but don’t go away without drinking lastly a very typical coffee Espresso!

Valcalepio wine
Wine not only accompanies a meal, it can also be a fundamental ingredient of any cuisine. Don’t miss the opportunity therefore to taste dishes such as Risotto al Valcalepio or a stew, leg of lamb and wild boar marinated with Valcalepio Rosso (red Valcalepio wine), and a sweet of zabaglione with Valcalepio Moscato Passito (a sweet wine made of dried Muscat grapes).

Lunch on Lake Iseo
If you happen to stop for lunch on Lake Iseo, you must definitely try one of the typical local dishes based on roasted or stuffed lake fish: trout, pike and baked tench with polenta. Don’t worry, you can burn off the calories by taking a walk or bike ride along the lake promenade or on Mont’Isola!

Opening time
Would you like to stop in Bergamo for lunch? You’ll find that restaurants are generally open from midday to 2 pm and in the evening from 7 pm to 10 pm (with longer hours in upper Bergamo and the city centre). Many are closed on Mondays, but don’t worry! There are plenty of snack bars in Bergamo offering hot and cold dishes!

Polenta - recipe

Some brief historic information: The name "polenta" derives from the Latin, puls, and the Greek poltos, the terms given to meals made of flour eaten by both the Greeks and Romans