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  1° WINE TOUR OF LOMBARDY

   Period:  ""
   Province/State:  "LOMBARDIA"
DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA
The wine tour of Franciacorta in the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia extends south of Lake Iseo.

TOURIST ITINERARIES
Hills cloacked in vineyards and dotted with small villages, medieval towers and castles, 16th century palaces, 18th and 19th century aristocratic villas: this is Franciacorta, a sunny morainic amphitheatre that extends south of Lago Iseo. The name Franciacorta evokes images of the Oltralpe, even though scholars of etymology are inclined to belive that the true origin derives from “francae curtes”, the small communities of Benedectine monks who, during the Middle Ages, were exempted from taxation on the condition that they reclaimed and worked the land entrused to them. The only certainty is that the name appears for the first time in the annals of the Commune of Brescia in the year 1277, to identify the area bordered by the rivers Oglio and Mella south of Lake Iseo. Franciacorta is a territory that has been given over to vine-growing from time immemorial. The cellars of Franciacorta are all worth visiting, both for the excellent wines and for the splendid buildings in which they are housed, usually historical aristocratic houses or ancient restored country houses, but even the small family bvusinesses have that fascination typical of tranquil hilly places. Well signposted along the road, the cellars are for the most part open to tourists who can thus become acquainted with the secrets of Franciacorta's wines, the men who created them, their diversity and style, and the skills and passion of each producer.


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