Bagolino

Carnival here goes back to the 16th century and belongs to the balarì, masked dancers whose felt hats are wrapped in red ribbon and sewn with borrowed family gold. Bagolino sits at 700 to 800 metres in the Caffaro valley, a tangle of abutting houses, arcades, fountains and stepped lanes climbing to the church of San Giorgio. The area also makes Bagòss, a salty cheese in the style of grana.

Highlights

• The balarì dances on carnival Monday and Tuesday, led by the violin
• San Giorgio, built 1624–1632, with frescoes including work by Palma il Giovane
• San Rocco, frescoed by Giovanni Pietro da Cemmo after the 1478 plague
• Bagòss cheese, made in the area
• Ponte Caffaro, the hamlet on the shore of Lake Idro

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.