Built in 1904, the seven-storey Grand Hotel was one of the great icons of this corner of Lombardy up until its closure in 1979. It has an ornate art nouveau facade and a picturesque location along the Brembo river. After sitting abandoned for over three decades, the hotel is slated to reopen by 2020.


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1. Casinò di San Pellegrino Terme

0.17 MILES

Built in 1907, the striking Casinò di San Pellegrino Terme is full of whimsical detail. The stile liberty facade bears reliefs and sculptures of…

3. Cornello dei Tasso

3.86 MILES

Eight kilometres north of San Pellegrino Terme, Cornello dei Tasso (signposted off the SS470) is a compact time warp, a golden stone medieval hamlet high…

4. Chiesa di San Tomè

7.78 MILES

A short (1.5km) drive east of Almenno San Bartolomeo is a wonderful example of early Lombard Romanesque, the circular Chiesa di San Tomè. The exterior of…

5. Citadella Viscontea

9.25 MILES

Built by the powerful Visconti clan in 1355, Bergamo's fortress has some imposing features, including a medieval postern gate, a 14th-century portico and…

6. Civico Museo Archeologico di Bergamo

9.25 MILES

Set in the 14th-century citadel palace, this archaeology museum covers a lot of ground, from prehistoric and Roman times, up through Longabardic rule in…

7. Museo Civico Scienze Naturali

9.26 MILES

One for the kids, Bergamo's natural history museum contains a collection of creatures great and small, including a woolly mammoth, a life-size cast of an…

8. Palazzo Nuovo

9.36 MILES

The white, porticoed Palazzo Nuovo defines the northern side of Piazza Vecchia. Designed in 1611 by a brilliant architectural mind from Vicenza, Vincenzo…