A turreted, stone hulk in Cavernago, 15km southeast of Bergamo. It was raised in the Middle Ages but substantially overhauled in the 17th and 18th centuries. You can peak through slits at the entrance to see the frescoed gallery around the courtyard.
Castello Martinengo Colleoni
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