The best traffic-free bike rides around Piubega

Very beautiful church

The Oratory of Saints Vito, Modesto, and Crescenzia, also known as the Madonna di San Vito, is a small sacred building located in the San Vito district. Although dating back to the 16th century, it was completely renovated in the late 1940s, losing its frescoed vault and original altar. Today, it features a single nave and houses valuable objects such as a 16th-century chalice. The small church is open to the public during Marian liturgical services organized by the Casaloldo parish.

The Parish Church of Casaloldo, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Emiliano, was built by Ticino architect Giovanni Maria Borsotto, who designed it between 1714 and 1720. The church's architecture is majestic and luminous, with sober lines softened by Baroque touches. The interior has a single nave, punctuated by Corinthian pilasters that delineate ten side chapels, culminating in the presbytery with the high altar and semicircular apse. Borsotto also designed the parish church's imposing bell tower, which was built about twenty years after the church itself and is a prominent feature of the city's skyline.

The Provost Church of Sant'Erasmo is an important Renaissance-style religious building. Construction began in the second half of the 15th century and was expanded in the 16th century under the Marquisate of Aloisio Gonzaga. The church features an elegant façade on two levels with pilasters and a tympanum. Its interior, topped by a hemispherical dome, houses valuable works of art from various periods, including Baroque paintings by Giuseppe Bazzani and Giuseppe Fali, an ancient 15th-century wooden crucifix believed to be miraculous, and a polychrome marble high altar. The church is also known for its "Treasure of Sant'Erasmo," housed in the Old Sacristy.

Are you looking for a more than nice place for a tasty break and a toast to the beautiful ride? Café Kioskò in Asola could be the ideal choice. Located in Via Giovanni da Asola 1/A, this kiosk surrounded by greenery offers a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, perfect for regenerating after a ride in the surroundings or a delicious break to start again (as in my case😁) Here you can find excellent aperitifs, tasty sandwiches and a wide selection of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. If you want a place to celebrate your bike ride with a good drink and some snacks, Café Kioskò seems like the right place! 🚴‍♂️🥂

Isola Dovarese is a gem set along the course of the Oglio River, a village that proudly preserves its historical soul. Walking along its streets means immersing yourself in a past made of Renaissance architecture and atmospheres of times gone by, where every stone tells of ancient glories and community life. The beating heart of the village is the splendid Piazza Matteotti, a large quadrangular space surrounded by porticoes, designed by the architects of the Vignola school. Here, every year, the Palio di Isola Dovarese brings the seventeenth century back to life: an event that transforms the village into a large open-air theater, among period costumes, flags in the wind and historical reenactments. But Isola Dovarese is also nature and slowness: the Oglio River embraces the village and invites contemplation, the discovery of paths that wind through woods and countryside. A place where history meets quiet and where every journey becomes an experience. (Anna)

Staircase

Castiglione of the Stiviere