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Val Brembana
Northwest of Bergamo the Val Brembana follows a mountain-fringed route that was well-trodden in the Middle Ages by caravans of mules transporting minerals from the Valtellina to the cities of the plain. The road is now frequented mostly by weekend skiers heading up to Foppolo and by less energetic Italians en route to SAN PELLEGRINO TERME to take the waters. San Pellegrino has been Lombardy’s most fashionable spa since the turn of the century, and it’s from this period that its extravagant main buildings - the grand hotels and casino - date.
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