Municipality Of Dossena

Via Chiesa, 1
Dossena


Description

Dossena ( From the speed bump Dorsum on which the housing nucleus is developed) is an italian little town of 974 habitants between Seriana and Brembana Valley. It is in the province of Bergamo.
The first settlements probably date back to the bronze age with the discovery of iron calamine and galena mines. For this reason Dossena is considered the first stable settlement in Brembana Valley.
The exploration of the mines has made the country an important center from the etruscan era and this condition has allowed the construction of muleteer of liaison that facilitated the operations and rhe commercial moves. One of this muleteer was the old "Via Mercatorum" recently recovered and still viable.
The ancient mines shall be recovered and now shall be accessible with a tour inside them. The country has a great historical importance because it was seat of the first "arcipresbiteriale" church in Brembana Valley. Now it is seat of some paintings of Paolo Veronese and here Leonardo Da Vinci resided and he tries to improve the mines and recover them. Also the murales  are very important, they are some masterpieces made by a lot of artsits as Filippo Alcaini. There are a lot of scenes with sacred and profane subjects.
There is also the so-called "Mascherada de Dosena" that is a party during carnival and it celebrate the finish of winter that is a cold season and it isn't favourable to country practices.

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