Trescore Balneario is a town and comune

Comune

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in the Province of Bergamo

Province of Bergamo

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, Lombardy

Lombardy

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, northern Italy

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History

The city itself is mentioned for the first time in 996 AD.

The area was however known since ancient Roman

Ancient Rome

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 times for its thermal baths, which were enhanced by Bartolomeo Colleoni

Bartolomeo Colleoni

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 and are still active: Balneario means in fact "of the baths" in Italian

Italian language

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Main sights

• The 13th century Torre Suardi (Suardi Tower).
• The Neoclassicist cathedral with paintings by the Venetians Antonio Balestra
  Antonio Balestra
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   and Sebastiano Ricci
  Sebastiano Ricci
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• The private Villa Suardi on the State Road for Tonale has frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto
  Lorenzo Lotto
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  , dedicated to the histories of St. Barbara and Brigida (1524).

Also in the nearby is the Villa Terzi, a notable example of northern Italy 18th century residence.