The best traffic-free bike rides around Caravaggio

Psycle Ciclofficina is a shop specializing in the sale and repair of bicycles (city bikes, mountain bikes, gravel bikes, and road bikes), located in Cologno al Serio, in the province of Bergamo. The workshop is managed with a strong focus on customization of the vehicles and has adopted a philosophy oriented towards work well-being by introducing the short week to allow the team to cycle and find new inspirations. 📍 Address: Via Monsignor Luigi Drago 6, 24055 Cologno al Serio (BG) ⏰ Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 15:30 to 19:00 (Closed Saturday and Sunday). 🛠️ Services: Mechanical repairs, restoration, custom modifications, and sale of accessories.

The Cathedral with the Clock Tower occupies the east side of Piazza della Vittoria, and the facades of houses and palaces frame its facade. The square, as a civic and religious center, as we see it today, was formed in different periods. The construction site of the Duomo was organized according to the methods of the time, i.e. by tracing the perimeter directly on the ground and then starting with the construction of the apse area. The so-called "stepped" facade suggests the division of the internal space, in which the central nave is higher and wider than the two side aisles. In the center of the facade, in the upper part, is the aedicule containing a bronze copy of the statue of San Bassiano, the original in copper and gold patina is kept inside the main nave of the cathedral. The central part of the facade is occupied by the rose window which, besides being a typically decorative element, allows for good internal lighting.

Around the rose window and the slopes of the roof, the decoration with interwoven arches and polychrome majolica cups of Byzantine derivation is to be observed. Below the rose window, two Renaissance stone windows have been created. The "candelabra" columns and the side coats of arms refer to the motifs of humanistic culture. The most characteristic element of this facade is the protiron. In the lunette above the portal are depicted the Redeemer, the crowned Madonna, and Saint Bassiano imploring. On the pilasters of the horizontal architrave are depicted Adam and Eve and, below, two other figures that recall the vices of man. The portal is framed by spiral columns, and the decorations surrounding the portal arch consist of naturalistic decorative motifs derived from the Lombard school, with shoots, spirals, and aquatic plant leaves. Finally, the small roof that frames and shelters the portal is supported by stylophoric lions.

I've been going there for a year, ever since I bought my gravel bike, this has been my go-to place for maintenance. It's not exactly right around the corner for me, but it's worth it.

The Adda River is the fourth longest watercourse in Italy with its 313 kilometers and is entirely within the Lombardy region. It represents one of the main left tributaries of the Po River and has a very large hydrographic basin that covers about a third of the regional territory.

The Adda River is the fourth longest watercourse in Italy with its 313 kilometers and is entirely contained within the Lombardy region. It represents one of the main left tributaries of the Po River and has a very large hydrographic basin that covers about a third of the regional territory.

Cologno al Serio. Enchanting. Surrounded by a moat.

Beautiful bridge to Napoleon Bonaparte