| Orio al Serio | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Altitude | 241 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 3.03 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.752 (2010 census) | |
| Name inhabitants | oriesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 035 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 24050 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Giorgio (April 23) | |
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Orio al Serio (Öre al Sère in Bergamo dialect) is a city in the province of Bergamo in Lombardy.
To know
The fourth is located in the municipality airport largest and busiest in Italy by passenger volume (behind Fiumicino, Malpensa is Linate).
Background
In ancient times it was inhabited by small tribes of the Ligurian people, followed by the Etruscans first and then by the Cenomanian Gauls, but it was the Romans who urbanized the area. The toponym Orio dates back to the year 829 during the domination of the Franks.
In medieval times the village was equipped with buildings aimed at the defense of the territory, as evidenced by the tower that still shows itself in the historic center. Starting from the 15th century, the town was placed under the domination of the Republic of Venice.
Starting in 1938, during the Second World War, the airport was transformed into a military stopover by the Luftwaffe. In 1970 it was converted to a civil airport.
How to orient yourself
Orio al Serio: full screen map.How to get
By plane
Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (IATA: BGY) is a stopover dedicated to low-cost airline flights located 5 km away from the center of Bergamo.
How to get around
What see
- Parish Church of San Giorgio. Dating back to the sixteenth century and renovated several times in the following centuries. Initially dedicated to Santa Maria, it consists of a single nave with four small chapels on each side and presents numerous paintings, among which the frescoes by Vincenzo Angelo Orelli and the Madonna and Child by Francesco Zucco stand out.
- Malliani Palace. Construction dating back to the eighteenth century and carried out on behalf of the homonymous family; with very refined and elegant lines, it has a portico with arches and frescoes now damaged by time and neglect.
- Medieval tower. Remaining part of a medieval fortification, built entirely of stone and 25 meters high.
Events and parties
- Grespù festival.
- Cronorio. Non-competitive cycling event.
- Solidarity tournament.
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Val Vertova - It is considered one of the most evocative and naturalistically relevant places in the whole Province of Bergamo.
Itineraries
- Via Carolingia - European itinerary that crosses the places traveled by the court of Charlemagne between the 8th and 9th centuries to travel from Aachen to Rome, where Pope Leo III crowned the Carolingian sovereign emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas night in the 19th century.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Orio al Serio
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