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▸Introduction402 chars

Clusane is a small village of 2,000 inhabitants along the south part of Lake Iseo, in Iseo municipality. It is a village of Franciacorta, a region well known for its wine, especially red and sparkling wine: around the village you can see many vineyards and if you came on late August/September you'll see the grape harvest (and if you want, you can contact a wine producer to take part in the harvest).

▸Understand429 chars

Clusane has been a fishing village since the 18th century. Its countryside is cultivated with cereals, vineyards, mulberries, olive trees and fruit trees .

The eastern and northern slopes of Monte Alto are rich in woods, olive groves, and meadows.

Clusane is also known as "the village of the roasted tench" (in Italian: paese della Tinca al Forno) because of its famous dish: the roasted tench (a variety of fish from the lake).

▸History655 chars

The village was founded during the Bronze Age as many ruins of old palafittes can confirm. During the Roman Age a bath was built, and you can see some ruins of this in the eastern part of the lakefront (Lungolago Capponi).

In the early Middle Ages, two monks who belonged to the family of Cluniac monks, were sent to Clusane and founded a priory there. The monks led the land reclamation works, to drain the predominantly marshy land, and they built some agricultural organizations.

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A lakeside rhythm

Strolling along the promenade, the pace of Clusani is set by the gentle lapping of Lake Iseo. Early mornings are marked by a quiet ferry schedule that shuttles locals and cyclists between the opposite shore, offering a glimpse of the town's reliance on waterborne links. In the evenings, trattorias spill onto the terrace, and the soft glow of lanterns mirrors the lake’s surface, creating a relaxed ambience that differs from the more bustling tourist hubs on Lake Garda.

Culinary shortcuts

While the region is famed for its polenta and lake fish, the best bites in Clusane are found in family-run osterias tucked behind the main piazza. Ask for the daily catch – usually whitefish like lavarello – prepared simply with local butter and lemon. Pair it with a glass of Franciacorta, the sparkling wine produced just inland, and you’ll taste the seamless transition from lake to vineyard that defines the area’s gastronomy.

Beyond the waterfront

A short climb past the marina leads to a network of stone paths that wind through vineyards and olive groves on the hills surrounding the town. These routes are favoured by locals for weekend hikes and provide panoramic views of the lake’s sapphire curve. Carry a bottle of water and a map of the old agrarian trails – they reveal a quieter side of Clusane, away from the tourist promenades, where the rhythm follows the seasons of the vines rather than the ferry timetable.

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In the Cluniac monastery (now Castello Carmagnola), the historic centre of Clusane was formed. The old church, which has now been deconsecrated, has become a small theatre.

▸By plane268 chars

The nearest airport is:

1 Bergamo-Orio al Serio international airport (Il Caravaggio international Airport), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio (from Orio al Serio you have to take a coach (autostradale) to Brescia and then the train or a bus to Iseo), ☏ +39 035-326323.

▸By bus260 chars

Clusane's main bus station is in Via Risorgimento. Lines passing by Clusane are:

"LS002" (Sarnico-Iseo);

"LS003" (Iseo-Palazzolo sull'Oglio-Chiari);

"LS021" (Iseo-Orzinuovi);

"LS027" (Brescia-Cazzago San Martino-Brescia);

For more information you can go here.

▸By car147 chars

To reach Clusane by car you have to take the road SP12 that links Cremignane and Sarnico, if you are arriving from Iseo follow the sign to Sarnico.

▸By boat282 chars

During the summer you can reach Clusane by boat from Monte Isola and the other towns by Lake Iseo (Predore, Sarnico, Monte Isola, Sulzano, Sale Marasino, Tavernola Bergamasca, Iseo, Marone, Vello, Riva di Solto, Castro, Pisogne and Lovere). Prices and timetables are available here.

▸Get around295 chars

Clusane is a little village and the old centre sits between the main road and the lake. The only exception is the Parish Church situated on the other side of the road.

If you are approaching Clusane by boat you have to walk straight ahead over the old spinning mill and the fisherman's harbour.

▸See1,112 chars

1 Carmagnola Castle, Via Ponta 2 (from Iseo it is necessary to take a bus, a car or a bike; see get around section), info@rosmunda.it. Now the castle is private but it's possible to visit it by appointment. Situated on a little hill in the historic centre of the village, this castle was built under the government of Oldofredi, a local feudal family, in the 14th century, but its current name is more recent: in 1427 the Republic of Venice obtained this castle and then it was given to an important chieftain, Francesco di Bussone, called Carmagnola. It has a square plan with a central court, and in the past there was a deep defensive ditch with a drawbridge.

2 Christ the King Parish Church (Chiesa Parrocchiale di Cristo re), Between Via Risorgimento and Via di Bernardo. Clusane's parish church.

3 St. Gervasius and Protasius Old Church (Chiesa Vecchia), Via della chiesa vecchia. Once Clusane's Parish church, now it is used for conference and concert. It was built in the 15th century.

4 St. Rocco Church (Chiesetta di S. Rocco), Via San Rocco. Small church near the harbour built in the 16th century.

▸Do818 chars

As in many other towns by Lake Iseo, in Clusane you can swim in the lake or in some swimming pools or sunbathe.

The mayor lido in Clusane is:

1 Origami live, Via Risorgimento 136, ☏ +39 0309829100, +39 3772878743, info@origami-live.it. Open during the summer months from 09:00. Small lido with a bar and a garden. €7 during the week, €9 in the weekend. The price includes a deckchair if available.

You can also do wake board:

2 Wakemas Lago d'Iseo, Via Risorgimento 66 (next to Origami), ☏ +39 3403158668, +39 3397531696. Open from April to November. Garden with trees by the lake. You can do wake board or learn to do it with an instructor.

3 Hiking on Clusane mountain. You can walk on Clusane mountain between vineyards and chestnut trees (you can collect chestnuts in Autumn) and reach the top of the mountain.

▸Buy329 chars

Clusane hasn't got many shops, who loves shopping has to go to Iseo or to Erbusco where there is a big shopping center (the one in Corte Franca is small).

If you want some fresh water fish, you have to go to Clusane's fisherman cooperative:

1 Cooperativa pescatori Lago d'Iseo, Via Porto. Small shop where you can buy some fish.

▸Eat349 chars

In many of Clusane's restaurants and hotels you can eat the roasted tench (Clusane's most famous dish). Every year during the third week of July OTC (association of Clusane's touristic operator) you can eat this dish at €22 per person (the menu includes the tench, a dessert, a coffee, some water and some vine - menu available only at OTC members).

▸Budget513 chars

1 Ristorante Pizzeria da Sandro, Via Lanza 10, ☏ +39 030989048. OTC member. During the week days you can eat here at lunch at a very good price: menus from €9.

2 Pizzeria Ristorante il Ghiottone, Via Risorgimento 166, ☏ +39 030989216.

3 Ristorante Pizzeria Zucca 2, Via Risorgimento 111, ☏ +39 030989155. This restaurant organises many events. OTC member.

4 Ristorante Pizzeria Lido Belvedere, Via Risorgimento 132, ☏ +39 0309898030.

5 Ristorante Pizzeria La Barca, Via Ponta 65, ☏ +39 030989022. OTC member

▸Mid-range837 chars

6 Ristorante le Margherite, via Risorgimento n. 251, ☏ +39 0309829205, p.archetti@libero.it. OTC member. The restaurant has got a big garden with a fountain and even if the bedrooms are quite simple, here you can eat delicious dishes (you can eat there also if you not sojourn there).

7 Osteria Pane al Sale, Via Corte Filanda Pirola, ☏ +39 -030 989465.

8 Antica trattoria del Gallo, Via Risorgimento/Via Guatta, ☏ +39 0309829200. OTC member. In front of the Parish church, here you can eat delicious fish dishes at a reasonable price.

9 Trattoria del Muliner, Via San Rocco 16, ☏ +39 0309829206. OTC member

10 Ristorante Punta da Dino, Via Ponta 33, ☏ +39 030989037. OTC member

11 Ristorante Villa Giuseppina, Via Risorgimento 2, ☏ +39 030989172. OTC member

12 Ristorante il Sole, Via Risorgimento 70, ☏ +39 030989013. OTC member

▸Splurge169 chars

13 Ristorante Barro, Via Risorgimento trav. XI 1, ☏ +39 0309829209.

14 Trattoria il Porto, Porto dei Pescatori, 12, ☏ +39 030989014, info@alportoclusane.it. OTC member

▸Drink187 chars

1 Origami live, Via Risorgimento 136, ☏ +39 0309829100, +39 3772878743, info@origami-live.it. Open year round. During the day a lido, in the evening and the night it becomes a night club.

▸Camping543 chars

1 Belvedere, Via Risorgimento 132/134, ☏ +39 0309898030, lidobelvedere@hotmail.it. By the lake, it has an outdoor swimming pool.

2 Cantiere del Lago (Camoing Bellini), Carlo Lanzo 26, ☏ +39 030989166, +39 035930759 (during the winter), fax: +39 030 989016, info@campingbellini.it. Open from 1st April to 30th September, the camping has a restaurant.

3 Camping Le Betulle, Via Risorgimento 148, ☏ +39 030989349, campinglebetulle@virgilio.it. Open from 1st April to 30th September. It has a beach, an out-door swimming pool and a restaurant.

▸Mid-range548 chars

4 Hotel Aquarium, Via Risorgimento 130, ☏ +39 030989018. By the lake, it has a big garden and a solarium.

5 Hotel Empire Resort, Via del Dossello 30, ☏ +39 0309898128. On the hillside, it has a swimming pool.

6 Hotel Punta dell'Est, Via Ponta 163, ☏ +39 030989060, +39 3356560649, fax: +39 0309829135, info@hotelpuntadellest.it. Directly by the lake, near the pier. It has a garden and a terrace by the lake.

7 Hotel Rosmunda, Via Guatta 1 (Near the castle), ☏ +39 030989019, fax: +39 0309898076, info@rosmunda.it. The same owners of the castle.

▸Splurge170 chars

8 Relais Mirabella, Via Mirabella 4, ☏ +39 0309898051, mirabella@relaismirabella.it. OTC member. On the hillside, it has a swimming pool and a beautiful view on the lake.

▸Connect329 chars

In Clusane there aren't any internet cafes and free wifi internet connections (the only possibilities is to use bar and restaurant's ones).

2 Clusane Post Office, Via Giovanni Pascoli 52, ☏ +39 0309829126, fax: +39 0309898045. M-F 08:20-13:45, Sa 08:20-12:45, if you need to go there in July or August, please check on poste.it.

▸Go next398 chars

Iseo — the most famous town by Lake Iseo;

Monte Isola - the highest European lake island, reachable by boat from Iseo;

Brescia — the biggest town of the province, it is quite famous for the Roman temple Capitolium and for St. Giulia's Museum with Roman villas and Santa Giulia's Royal Lombard Monastery, a UNESCO site.

Capo di Ponte — in Val Camonica, it is famous for Rock Drawings, a UNESCO site.

Introduction

Locality in Iseo, Lombardy, Italy Clusane (known as Crüsane in the Brescian dialect) is a locality of the municipality of Iseo, in Lombardy, Italy. Until 1927 it was an independent municipality, with its last mayor being Francesco Martinelli. Located on the Brescian shore of Lake Iseo, the small village might derive its name from "Clodius," which would give rise to "Clodianae." Clusane borders Paratico, Cremignane (a hamlet of Iseo), and Colombaro in the municipality of Corte Franca.

History

[edit] Since the Early Middle Ages, Clusane hosted a "castrum," which by the 11th century was already under the control of the Counts of Mozzo or Mozzi, a family of Frankish origin. During the same period, two Cluniac monks were sent to Clusane, where they founded a priory. The monks were engaged in land reclamation and the construction of agricultural structures. In the Cluniac Monastery, which corresponds to today's Carmagnola Castle, the original nucleus of the historic center developed. Among the significant locations in Clusane is also the Chiesa Vecchia (Old Church), a deconsecrated building now transformed into a small theater. Clusane remained an autonomous municipality until 1927, when, with the Royal Decree No. 2253 of November 17, it was merged with Iseo. During the Napoleonic era, the village was annexed to Colombaro but regained its independence with the establishment of the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, only to be later reabsorbed into Iseo. In 1861, Clusane had a population of 738 and was included in the district of Chiari. After the 1927 merger with Iseo, a modernization process began, including the construction of the new parish church. Today, the village extends into the surrounding countryside, characterized by the cultivation of cereals, vineyards, mulberries, olive trees, and fruit trees.

Landmarks and Points of Interest

[edit] Parish Church of Clusane Religious Architecture[edit] Old Church seen from the port Along Via Risorgimento, one of the main streets, stands the Archpresbytery of Christ the King of the Universe. The construction of this building, commissioned by parish priest Monsignor Bernardo Guatta, began in 1932 and was completed in 1935. It was consecrated the same year by Giacinto Tredici, Archbishop of Brescia. The church houses several statues by Claudio Botta and frescoes by Vittorio Trainini. The remains of Monsignor Bernardo Guatta rest at the altar dedicated to the saint of the same name. In the historic center is also the Old Church, dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius. It was deconsecrated in the 1900s after the construction of the new parish church and is now used as an auditorium. The bell tower remains functional as the church on Via Risorgimento lacks one. Carmagnola Castle Military Architecture[edit] The Carmagnola Castle is a large quadrangular building with an internal courtyard and a loggia offering a beautiful view of the lake. It was built in the 1400s by the Oldofredi family, feudal lords of Franciacorta and Lake Iseo. The fortress was home to the condottiero Francesco Bussone, known as "Il Carmagnola." After restoration, funded in part by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, the castle has been made accessible to visitors.

Culture

[edit] Events[edit] The most significant event is the "Week of the baked tench with polenta," held annually during the third week of July. On the Sunday before the festival, restaurants participating in the Operatori Turistici Clusane (OTC) association organize a dinner on the lakeside promenade. Also notable is the Clusane Carnival, featuring colorful floats parading through the main streets of the village. In 2024, Clusane hosted the first edition of the Lake Iseo International Chess Tournament. Lakeside Dinner

Infrastructure and transport

[edit] Buses[edit] Clusane is served by several intercity bus lines managed by the Brescia South Transport Consortium. The bus lines serving Clusane are: "LS002" (Sarnico-Iseo) "LS003" (Iseo-Palazzolo-Chiari) "LS021" (Iseo-Orzinuovi) "LS027" (Brescia-Cazzago San Martino-Clusane) Clusane Pier Ferries[edit] Clusane has a port, and during the summer and on holidays, it is connected to other locations on Lake Iseo by several lines operated by Navigazione Lago d'Iseo.

Sports

[edit] Clusane is home to a group of standing rowers, "Clusanina," who compete on Lake Iseo using the traditional naét [it] boats, on Lake Garda with bissa [it] boats, and nationally in the ViP750 standing rowing championship. Another sport played in Clusane is 7-a-side football. The oratory team, named Giaffa Clusane, participates in the CSI championship of the province of Brescia.