Castello di Monasterolo ---

Located in Monasterolo del Castello, on Lake Endine, in Val Cavallina, 30 km from Bergamo and just a 10-minute drive from Trescore Balneario, a town famous for its thermal spa and Villa Suardi with frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto. On a small hillock situated between the southern tip of Lake Endine and the left bank of the Cherio river, the origins of the castle are controversial: according to tradition, before the castle there stood a Benedictine monastery on the site, destroyed during the time of Charlemagne and never rebuilt. Around the year 1000 it was built as a fortress to provide protection to the local population. During the Renaissance it became a prestigious residence, losing its military significance, but from the eighteenth century until the early decades of the last century the castle experienced a period of decline