Bergamasco

History, art and traditions

The origins of the town of Bergamasco date back to before the year One Thousand. From 1000 AD and for almost five centuries it belonged to the Marquisate of Incisa, then it came under the rule of the Paleologo family, Marquises of Monferrato, to the then go to the Gonzaga-Nevers family of Mantua, until 1708 and from then on it was part of the Savoy realm. The marquises of Incisa themselves were Barons until 1514, then the Marquis Perboni of Oviglio, the Marquis Peretti, and lastly from 1662, the Marquis Moscheni.

What to see

The Marquisate palazzo that belonged to the Moscheni family now owned by the set designer Carlo Leva, who has turned it into a Museum of the Cinema with memorabilia like the iron breastplate used by Clint Eastwood in the Sergio Leone film "A Fistful of Dollars". The neoclassic style parish church from the early 1800s, the small church of San Pietro, in the village of the same name, dating back to the XII century, the small country church of San Bernardino. The Roman sarcophagus in the foyer of the Town Hall.

What to taste

Pork salami made directly by the Bergamasco farmers, the local Piedmont agnolotti (stuffed pasta) accompanied by white truffle and black truffle, with a meat course of beef raised in the characteristic local cattle sheds and in the winter the famous "turten" (made from milk, pig's blood and herbs and spices) is a must with polenta (like cornmeal porridge).The bagna cauda, a delicious sauce made with oil, garlic and anchovies, a typical Piemontese speciality that at Bergamasco has strong traditions, accompanied by cardoons and truffles.