Romano di Lombardia
Romano di Lombardia is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 17, 1962.
Romano di Lombardia borders the following municipalities: Bariano, Cologno al Serio, Cortenuova, Covo, Fara Olivana con Sola, Fornovo San Giovanni, Martinengo, Morengo.
Main sights
- Rocca
- Palazzo della Ragione, with frescoed halls and a portico once housing the fish market, of probably Roman origins, as well as another Gothic portico dating to the 15th century and commissioned by Bartolomeo Colleoni.
- Basilica of San Defendente
- Countryside church of St. Joseph, one of the most ancient in the area
- Baroque sanctuary of ''Madonna della Fontana''
People
- Giovanni Battista Rubini, tenor
- Giovan Battista Caniana, sculptor
- Vittorio Seghezzi, cyclist
Transport
- Romano railway station
- Highway A35