{"id":376106,"date":"2026-02-10T14:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/oggetto\/the-mountain-on-two-wheels-the-overview-of-the-passes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:17:59","slug":"the-mountain-on-two-wheels-the-overview-of-the-passes","status":"publish","type":"oggetto","link":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/en\/oggetto\/the-mountain-on-two-wheels-the-overview-of-the-passes\/","title":{"rendered":"The mountain on two wheels: the Overview of the Passes"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":376109,"template":"","categories":[627,114],"tags":[8843,834],"aggr":[],"area":[],"kind":[350],"zona":[],"class_list":["post-376106","oggetto","type-oggetto","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-what-to-do","category-where-to-go","tag-motorcycle-en","tag-outdoor-en","kind-editoriale"],"acf":{"slides":[{"image":{"ID":376108,"id":376108,"title":"bodhirider","filename":"bodhirider.jpg","filesize":120304,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/en\/oggetto\/the-mountain-on-two-wheels-the-overview-of-the-passes\/bodhirider-2\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"bodhirider-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":376106,"date":"2026-02-10 13:06:58","modified":"2026-02-10 13:06:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":470,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider-300x118.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":118,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider-768x301.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":301,"large":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider-1024x401.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":401,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider.jpg","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":470,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider.jpg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":470,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":118,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":157,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bodhirider.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":235}},"video":false,"video_mobile":false,"video_with_audio":false,"duration_ms":"","title":"","text":"","hero_slide_buttons":{"buttons":false},"slide_buttons":false}],"filotto":{"filotto_title":"","filotto_sub":"","filotto_layout":"scroll","filotto_fill":"manual","filotto_items":false,"filotto_fill_conditions":{"or_filter":false,"only_ambassadors":false,"max_elements":0,"show_total":false,"see_all":false,"custom_show_all_page":null,"order_by":false,"order_way":false}},"modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column_module","ctac_title":"","ctac_text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bergamo and its valleys offer miles and miles of <strong>climbs and descents<\/strong> that &#8211; curve after curve &#8211; are ideal for riding your <strong>motorcycle.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some ideas for an itinerary that will satisfy your <strong>passion for two wheels<\/strong> and your desire to be immersed in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nature<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, enjoying priceless views.<\/span><\/p>\n","ctac_buttons":{"buttons":false},"ctac_buttons_new":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"Starting out! Step #1 "},"tcm_ui":false,"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overview of the passes crosses three territories, starting in Valtellina, passing through much of the province of Bergamo, trespassing on Brescian soil, and then ending in Bergamo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We start from Morbegno, Valtellina, and immediately start climbing towards <\/span><b>San Marco Pass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pass that possesses an ancient flavor. As you climb you breathe in that sense of achievement that many other more famous passes have lost. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it&#8217;s that ever-ruined asphalt, an accordion-like road that opens and then narrows, the curves and breathtaking scenery with the backdrop of the Rhaetian Alps, or perhaps that crisp air that even in the middle of August lashes the face. The San Marco remains in the heart! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Morbegno we cross <\/span><b>the Bitto Valley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or Bitto valleys, plural, because there are two, the one leading to Gerola Alta and the one in Albaredo that leads up to the San Marco Pass.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/it\/dettagli-oggetto\/6899-bitto-dop\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bitto<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Is a famous typical cheese, absolutely a must try. Some may think that the valleys are named after the cheese, but the opposite is true; it is the cheese that was named after the valleys. The name comes from the Bitto stream that runs through them.  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The road leading to the pass and onward into the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/it\/valle-brembana\/\"><b>Val Brembana<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has ancient origins: it is the famous <\/span><b>Via Priula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the ancient trade road built in 1593 by the Venetian podest\u00e0 Alvise Priuli, with the purpose of connecting the Po Valley with the Valtellina and the transalpine, so as to avoid the passage of trade caravans into the hostile territories of the Duchy of Milan.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marble plaque with the<\/span><b> lion of St. Mark<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, at the top of the pass, commemorates the rule of the Republic of Venice.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once over the pass, the coffee stop at the hut is a ritual that no one can skip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We then descend into the Brembana Valley towards <\/span><b>Mezzoldo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to follow Piazza Brembana, San Giovanni Bianco finally Zogno. We turn left, following the signs for the   <\/span><b>Zambla Pass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, first crossing the beautiful <\/span><b>gorge of Bracca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accompanied by rocks and rivulets of water crossing the road.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2.5-kilometer-long gorge, carved by the Ambria Creek, dates back to 1882 and required a decade of work.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In winter, a striking natural phenomenon can be seen,<\/span><b> the galaverna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the crystallization of solid surfaces that create a fairy-tale landscape.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It continues through Algua, Serina, Valpiana, Oltre il Colle and thus reaches the Zambla Pass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small detour to <\/span><b>Serina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, birthplace of Jacopo Nigretti, in art <\/span><b>Palma the Elder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Painter who, according to Vasari, influenced Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti and whose works are now in prestigious museums, the Louvre, the Hermitage, the National Gallery and the Gem\u00e4ldegalerie.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_items":[{"description":"","image":{"ID":376107,"id":376107,"title":"bodhirider passo 1","filename":"Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43.png","filesize":3668032,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43.png","link":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/en\/oggetto\/the-mountain-on-two-wheels-the-overview-of-the-passes\/screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14-04-43-2\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14-04-43-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":376106,"date":"2026-02-10 13:04:46","modified":"2026-02-10 13:04:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2020,"height":1250,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43-300x186.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":186,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43-768x475.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":475,"large":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43-1024x634.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":634,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43-1536x950.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":950,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43.png","2048x2048-width":2020,"2048x2048-height":1250,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43.png","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":186,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43.png","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":248,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-alle-14.04.43.png","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":371}},"url_youtube":""},{"description":"","image":{"ID":376109,"id":376109,"title":"bodhirider passo 1 - 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At the Ponte Nossa junction we leave the signs for Clusone and the Presolana Pass on our left, following the signs for Bergamo. We turn back across the entire valley until we reach the town of Albino and the signs    <\/span><b>&#8220;Valle del Lujo&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To help you take the black shed of the Scorpion Bay clothing company as a reference. Well-known company also known to us riders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We continue following the signs for Valle del Lujo, pass Fiobbio, Casale, and finally arrive at the <\/span><b>Gallo Pass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_items":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"Small variation: The Shrine of Altino"},"tcm_ui":false,"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching Colle Gallo on the left is a road that leads to the <strong>Sanctuary of Altino<\/strong>. If you have time and desire I recommend, before continuing, to take this road and reach the Sanctuary, the beauty of the view over the middle Seriana Valley, the beauty of the place of worship, a little gem, will surely repay you for the detour. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;&#8230;The origins of the Shrine of Altino date back to a prodigious event that occurred on a scorching day of July 23, 1496. An inhabitant of Vall&#8217;Alta, named Quinto Foglia, was in the company of his two sons on the slopes of Mount Altino (from which the Sanctuary takes its name) intent on working in the woods. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day was muggy, the land parched from that year&#8217;s prolonged drought; frustrated by the exertions and scorching heat, Quintus Foglia and his two little sons were seized with great thirst.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not knowing what to do, with his children in danger of dying in those woods, Quinto Foglia turned with great confidence to the Mother of Heaven so that she could rescue him in that most serious difficulty. The prayer was answered, Our Lady appeared and told Quinto Foglia to beat the rock in front of him with his sickle. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miraculously a gush of spring water gushed out&#8230;.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; taken from http:\/\/www.santuarioaltino.it\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The road in question is not much, so absolute caution. After a short visit, pick up the road you came from and return to the Gallo Pass. <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_items":[{"description":"","image":{"ID":376110,"id":376110,"title":"altino","filename":"altino.jpg","filesize":108645,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/en\/oggetto\/the-mountain-on-two-wheels-the-overview-of-the-passes\/altino-2\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"altino-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":376106,"date":"2026-02-10 13:09:21","modified":"2026-02-10 13:09:21","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1024,"height":646,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino-300x189.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":189,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino-768x485.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":485,"large":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":646,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":646,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino.jpg","2048x2048-width":1024,"2048x2048-height":646,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":189,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":252,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.visitbergamo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/altino.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":379}},"url_youtube":""}]}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"Step No.3"},"tcm_ui":false,"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon reaching Rooster Hill, a &#8220;sacred&#8221; place for cyclists, it is possible to visit the <\/span><b>small museum of the memories of cyclists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: memorabilia, trophies, photographs, jerseys of champions and the bicycles, some are real cult pieces.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The descent to the <\/span><b>Val Cavallina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  through Gaverina Terme, until we reach Vigano S.Martino and the exit for Grone. Here we start heading toward the   <\/span><b>St. Fermo Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. From now on we will have to go straight ahead, at the beginning a lot of attention in crossing the village, following that attention to the first hairpin bends, very narrow, some coming out will have a challenging slope, the road then continues through bends, pastures, hairpin bends, woods, more bends, small villages, more green until we reach the last hairpin bends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching the Hills we can stop in the parking lot on the right, leaning out we will have a heavenly view, the switchbacks just made. Let&#8217;s get back in the saddle, but not to descend, just after the parking lot we take the first road on our left and climb to the refuge. Now a little stop is necessary to breathe and catch our breath after the enjoyment of the road we just took.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Colli S. Fermo begins the descent towards Villongo, more curves, hairpin bends and beautiful scenery to surround us as we pass through villages such as Adrara S.Martino. We follow the signs for Villongo or Sarnico. When we reach the usually busy traffic circle we turn left to enjoy the beautiful    <\/span><b>Lake Iseo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the road from Sarnico to Lovere, passing through the villages along the lake: Tavernola and then Riva di Solto, from here begins, in my opinion, the most characteristic part of the road to Lovere, the unforgettable Bogn gorge.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immediately after the port of Lovere at the stop sign we turn left and go up until we reach the traffic circle where we take the second exit towards Clusone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La <\/span><b>Val Borlezza<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is waiting for us, if you are not yet tired of curves here you will find bread for your teeth!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful the road passes through and cuts through villages that are worth a stop such as <\/span><b>Cerete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where you can admire the Marinoni Chapel and mills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you reach Clusone, you go up to the <\/span><b>P<\/b><b>ace of the <\/b><b>Presolana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"Step #4"},"tcm_ui":false,"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the pass you descend into <\/span><b>Val <\/b><b>of<\/b><b> Scalve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, direction Schilpario, from here the road to the Vivione Pass begins. Don&#8217;t worry the curves are not over you are only halfway there. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Vivione Pass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is perhaps one of the most underrated passes I know. Rewarding for the unforgettable view of the   <\/span><b>Orobie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"Step No. 5"},"tcm_ui":false,"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After passes, twists and turns, we descend into the <\/span><b>Camonica Valley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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