Nothing characterizes a territory like gourmet food and wine, synonymous with tradition and culture in Italy. As the Italian Capital of Culture, Bergamo and Brescia are offering visitors an unprecedented range of products, recipes and flavors that reflect the past, embrace the present and look to the future.
Dozens of cultural events featuring gourmet food and wine are scheduled for this special year. The annual Festival Franciacorta in Cantina, September 16th and 17th, offers visits, tastings and exclusive events in 65 wineries, discovering the sites where Franciacorta DOCGis produced. The Festa del Moscato di Scanzo will offer the chance to taste the jewel of Bergamo winemaking from September 7th-10th, getting to know its producers and wineries and visiting Rosciate and the historic centre of Scanzo (small Bergamo towns), along with musical performances. For lovers of slow and sustainable tourism, the Colli dei Longobardi Strada del Vino e dei Sapori is a cycling tour of local Brescian flavors, available September 2nd-30th.
Bergamo, UNESCO Creative City for Gastronomy, hosts Forme Cult, the flagship dairy exhibition, featuring Bergamo’s nine dairy DOP cheeses from Bergamo’s Cheese Valley, the European leader. Meanwhile, the Franciacorta in Bianco dairy festival will present cheese and quality wines in Castegnato in Brescia
Battito, the dessert created by the Pasticceri Consortia of Bergamo and Brescia specifically for the event, will officially be presented, proclaimed and enjoyed in both city centres.
Bergamo and Brescia have long expressed themselves through food, honoring and enhancing the traditions. The East Lombardy initiative brings together producers and restaurateurs as guarantors of safe, sustainable food that respects local biodiversity, in perfect consistency with the Capital of Culture 2023 project, an invitation to discover the hidden treasures of Bergamo and Brescia.
