Ardesio is a village with 4.202 inhabitants placed in the Province of Bergamo, in Upper Seriana Valley, among the  Orobie Alps (on the left side of the Serio River). Its plateau is sorrounded by an amphitheatre of mountains covered by thick woods of fir trees, meadows and pastures.
Centre of summer stay and winter sports, Ardesio is well-known for the frequent pilgrimages to the "Beata Vergine Maria Sanctuary".
In the centre of the village there is also San Giorgio's Parish Church.

In ancient times Ardesio's economy was based on the exploitation of agriculture and forests and of  the mining industry . As a matter of fact its silver mines were well-known.

Nowadays the local economy is based on the textile industry, on a booming craftsmanship (wood, marble,...) and on commercial activities that are  tied up to season- tourism and summer-stay.

The village is composed by the main town and several hamlets (Valcanale, Zanetti, Marinoni, Bani, Cerete, Cacciamali, Ludrigno, Valzella, More, Piazzolo, Ave, Botto Alto,...). Some of these are completely uninhabited.

Useful Info about the Town Council

Public library

Via Papa Paolo VI, 4 - 24020 ARDESIO (BG) Tel. + 39 0346 34236 Fax + 39 0346 34280 (Town Council)
biblioteca@comune.ardesio.bg.it

Recommended to see

The Parish Church		The Sanctuary		S. Pietro's Church		The Ethnografic Museum
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Accomodation

Telephone Numbers

List of useful telephone numbers

Market