Rota d'Imagna is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo

Province of Bergamo

The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 50 km northeast of Milan

Milan

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 and about 20 km northwest of Bergamo

Bergamo

Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 857 and an area of 6.0 km².

Rota d'Imagna borders the following municipalities: Brumano

Brumano

Brumano is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Bergamo...

, Corna Imagna

Corna Imagna

Corna Imagna is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Bergamo...

, Locatello

Locatello

Locatello is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Bergamo...

, Sant'Omobono Imagna

Sant'Omobono Imagna

Sant'Omobono Terme is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Bergamo...

, Valsecca

Valsecca

Valsecca is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Bergamo...

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Tourist attractions

Rota d’Imagna is considered the main tourism centre of the Imagna Valley because of its abundant and largely unspoilt natural landscape and spectacular mountain views. Offering various activities for different types of tourists, such as trekking, mountain walks, horse riding, relaxation in wellness centres and eno-gastronomic pleasures, Rota d’Imagna attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world. The town is well-known for providing sustainable tourism

Sustainable tourism

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Church of Rota Fuori, dedicated to San Siro, is a very important tourist attraction. It was built in 1496 and restructured in 1765, and it owns a large number of art works of great significance including works of Gaetano Peverada, Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli and Carlo Ceresa together with other frescos and carvings dating back to the 17th century.

Church of Rota Dentro, dedicated to San Gottardo, was built in 1496 and presents valuable granite portal and other significant art works.

Ca’ Piatone is a stately palace built in the 17th century famous for being a birth place of Giacomo Quarenghi, well-known Italian architect.