We were 6 people, 3 adults and 3 kids, between 2-70+ looking for a place to wind down in july/aug. Do nothing but eat/drink, read, play, talk, be quiet, sleep, take a walk into the exiting ravine or the calming forest - and then all over again in a slightly different pattern. Paolos enormous house and massive garden managed to host all of us and whatever ambition, or lack of, we had. Paolo, where to start. He is the loveliest man and the best host - with great humor and pure hospitality. The perfect guide to your stay. You'll love him to bits, and his cat Mimmo too.
Casagno is about 30-40 minutes from Bergamo or the Milano/Bergamo Airport. You'll find a supermarket and some restaurants/icecream-bars in Almenno San Bartolomeo a few kilometers down the road. There is a nearby station for trains to Lake Como/Lecco. In Bergamo you'll find further connections to Milano, Venice etc. It's all there, if wanted.
Paolos house is away from everything associated with any kind of city-life or a city puls. This is a wonderfully isolated sort of place and the fantastic view is the one connection with the world outside you'll find.
We will hopefully be back soon, we all miss it so much.