Oreste and Stefania warmly welcomed us (they live at Palazzo Barbò) but the next day they went on holiday. Luigi Belloli runs the Palazzo, he often checked if we needed anything. He is a very friendly and hospitable person. Unfortunately he does not understand English, but his daughter did, and was available for translations. So we understood what he told us when he showed us around the impressive main building. There also was an art exhibition in the Palazzo.

The Palazzo is a beautiful, very big, historic and impressive building. The apartment is basic. The weather was very hot. Fortunately you can easily find a place in the shade in the big garden. And we used the swimming pool a lot.

During our stay there was the "Feste San Rocco" on the courtyard of the Palazzo. You could eat pizza at long tables, drink Italian wine and listen to a live band. We liked it a lot that we were the only tourists there.

The area is rural but close to bigger cities. We visited Crema and Cremona, Milan and Bergamo.

Oresto recommended the local Trattoria (a 5 minutes walk from the Palazzo). It was really good food for a low price.

We had a very relaxing time at Palazzo Barbò.
Highly recommended.