Foppolo is a ski resort in the Brembana Valley, Lombardy, Italy.
Understand edit
Although its population is only 170 in 2021, it hosts thousands of holiday apartments and second homes.
Get in edit
Foppolo is 90 minutes from Orio al Serio Airport in Bergamo and is connected to Carona by piste and to San Simone by ski bus. The road from Bergamo takes you through San Pelegrino Terme, the spa resort and San Giovanni Bianco, an attractive town where the nearest hospital is based.
By car edit
A4 motorway: Bergamo exit. Follow the directions for Ponte San Pietro, Villa d'Almè, Zogno, San Pellegrino Terme, Piazza Brembana, Branzi and Foppolo.
By train edit
Bergamo railway station.
By bus edit
Connections with the Bergamo Trasporti bus line for the Brembana Valley.
Get around edit
See edit
- 1 Church of the Madonna della Neve.
- Church of SM Assunta. Built in the 18th century, it is composed of three altars and houses works of good value, including a wooden Pietà from the 15th century.
Do edit
In summer edit
- 1 Ascent to Monte Toro. at 2,524 m.
- 2 Lago delle Trote Excursion. at 2,109 m.
- 3 Excursion to the Fratelli Longo Refuge. in the municipality of Carona (at 2,026 m.)
In winter edit
Foppolo is connected to Carona by slopes and to San Simone by ski bus. An area with 12 lifts serving 26 slopes for a total of about 30 km.