A new hiking trail links the 2023 Italian Capital of Cultures; Bergamo and Brescia

It is good to exercise by walking, especially so by walking along special hiking trails. Two cities less than an hour apart and around forty minutes by train from Milan have been heralded as this year’s dual capitals of culture. To mark the nod, a new hiking trail, Via delle Sorelle, has opened connecting the two cities.

Along the way, trekkers will pass UNESCO World Heritage Sites and gorgeous wine regions. The route connects the San Salvatore–Santa Giulia monastic complex in Brescia and the medieval Città Alta in Bergamo with its 16th-century Venetian walls.

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The Via delle Sorelle is a 130-kilometre journey , in stages, which connects Brescia to Bergamo , crossing over 30 municipalities. The Via, which develops largely on the hilly part of the two provinces, aims to be a green artery to discover lesser-known places , ancient streets and itineraries, traditions and products of the territories, with Art at the centre. A path of nature and culture, with as little asphalt as possible, which shows a new face of the two cities and their provinces.

THE STAGES 

The Via delle Sorelle is designed for those who have a week to spend slowly. It is a two-way walk, designed in 6 stages, but absolutely modular based on the time and level of training of each walker.
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HOSPITALITY

The Via delle Sorelle has just been born, but many realities already believe in it and can't wait to host travellers. With the desire for it to expand more and more, here you will find the list of structures that have joined the reception network.
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ART

We would like all the arts to find a home on this path, to create the first creative construction site between two cities and transform Via delle Sorelle into an open-air stage, available to the people and territories crossed.
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*Source: ENIT - Italian National Tourist Board, 140 William St, East Sydney, NSW 2011, Australia sydney@enit.it