Bagolino

thumb|san Giorgio church Bagolino (Brescian: ) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, in the valley of the river Caffaro, on the right side of Valle Sabbia. Bagolino is known for the cheese named Bagòss and the carnival. Similar to grana padano, Bagòss is a salty cheese with traces of natural mold at times.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Bagolino
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Bagolino
Italian comune.image_skyline: Bagolino village.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: View of Bagolino
Italian comune.image_shield: Blason ville it Bagolino.svg
Italian comune.region: Lombardy
Italian comune.province: Province of Brescia BS
Italian comune.frazioni: Ponte Caffaro
Italian comune.mayor: Gianzeno Marca
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 109
Italian comune.population_total: 3960
Italian comune.population_as_of: 2011
Italian comune.population_demonym: Bagossi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 778
Italian comune.saint: Saint George
Italian comune.day: 23 April
Italian comune.postal_code: 25072
Italian comune.area_code: 0365

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections

Contents

Neighbouring communes
Physical Geography
Twin towns
Sources
External links

The village retains its medieval appearance, with abutting historical buildings and winding streets, arcades, squares, fountains, and narrow stairs that go up to the church of St. George.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bagolino” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.