Hike & Fork

Trail 705Surveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Tavernola to Vigolo

Tavernola Bergamasca, Vigolo · about 35 min by car from Brescia

Distance
4.8 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
403 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

4.8 km out-and-back walk between Tavernola Bergamasca and Vigolo, up to Vigolo, 403 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 199 and 611 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Monte Alto (5.6 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From Brescia: about 35 min (24 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Brescia, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

45.71017,10.04602

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Also within reach: Bergamo, about 45 min by car

Along the way

  • Monte IsolaOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 2.8 km

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Monte Alto

ISEO · 5.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Bosio

Corte Franca · 8.3 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Rizzini Franciacorta

Monticelli Brusati · 8.9 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Tamì

Collio · 25 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

El Licinsì

Brescia · 27 km from the trail

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Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Tavernola Bergamasca and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Tamì in Collio, 25 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Monte Alto, 5.6 km from the trail.