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Stemma di Predore

Lombardy · Bergamo

Predore

A small lakeside village on the Bergamo shore of Lake Iseo, sitting on a 15,000-square-meter Roman villa with intact thermal baths underneath.

Known for

  • VILLA ROMANA

    Fifteen-thousand-square-meter Roman villa with thermal baths under the modern village, brought to light by a 2003 construction project.

  • TEMPIO DI DIANA

    Inscribed votive altar to Diana found in the centro, linking the complex to the consular family of Marco Nonio Arrio Cuciano.

  • BUS DEL COREN

    Cave above the village with the only Neolithic cave finds in the Bergamo area, including ground samples from settled habitation.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

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  • Best
  • Hot or crowded
  • Quiet
  • Mostly closed

Why come

Predore sits on the western shore of Lake Iseo in the province of Bergamo, beyond the Valcalepio, with Monte Bronzone rising to 1,334 meters directly behind the village. Below the modern streets runs a Roman villa of 15,000 square meters that extended from the mountain slope down to the ancient lakeside port; brought to light by a 2003 construction project, the complex includes a complete thermal sequence of frigidarium, tepidarium, and caldarium added in the 2nd-3rd centuries. An inscribed votive altar to Diana from the centro storico ties the complex to the family of consul Marco Nonio Arrio Cuciano, around 201 AD.

In the medieval period Predore was a fortress with two lakeside towers protecting the palace. The Bus del Coren cave above the village holds Neolithic finds, the only cave dwellings of that period in the whole Bergamo area.

The Sunday letter

We haven’t written Predore’s letter yet.

One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.

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Predore — photo 1
Predore — photo 2

What to see

  • Terme della villa romana

    Roman thermal baths from the 2nd-3rd century AD inside a 15,000-square-meter villa complex, with frigidarium, tepidarium, and caldarium preserved underground.

  • Chiesa di San Giorgio

    Small medieval church on the slope outside the centro, with architectural elements highlighted by recent restoration.

  • Bus del Coren

    Cave above the village with Neolithic finds, the only known cave dwelling from that period in the Bergamo area.

  • Lungolago

    Lakefront promenade along the western shore of Lake Iseo, with views to Monte Isola and the Brescia shore opposite.

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Living here

  • Population 1,850
  • Commuter belti
  • Pharmacy: none mapped
  • High school within a 30-minute drive
  • Nearest airport Milan, 38 min drive
  • Regional capital Milano, 1 h 16 min drive
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The numbers

  • Elevation: 198 m
  • Population: 1,850
  • Surface area: 10.96 km²

These figures were compiled from public directories — ISTAT, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata — and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.

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