Images by Marina Spironetti, www.marinaspironetti.com
Fly into Milan Bergamo airport and hire a car from there – it’s the best option to get to the town, though there is a rather infrequent bus service via Brescia if you prefer.
Getting to the small town of Bagolino was quite a job. It might have been because of my not-so-accurate map, but certainly the winding mountain road that eventually took me there was neither the quickest nor the easiest route. Not to mention the snow that started to fall halfway there.