Monte Isola

For centuries the people of Monte Isola, the largest lake island in Italy, made fishing nets and wooden boats, and lake fish are still dried in the sun on wooden arches. Cars are banned, so ferries from the shores of Lake Iseo bring visitors to a string of lakeside and hill hamlets linked by paths up to the summit sanctuary of the Madonna della Ceriola.

Highlights

• The Madonna della Ceriola sanctuary at the summit, reached on foot from Cure
• Peschiera Maraglio, the fishing village of netmakers and boatbuilders
• Sun-dried lake fish and the coarse-grained salame of Masse and Cure
• The Santa Croce festival in Carzano, held every five years with paper flowers
• A nine-kilometre ring road around the island for walkers and cyclists

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