Ardesio | |
Official Name: | Comune di Ardesio |
Coordinates: | 45.9333°N 65°W |
Province: | (BG) |
Frazioni: | Ave, Valcanale, Ludrigno, Carpignolo Ponte Seghe, More, Valzella, Zanetti, Marinoni, Cerete, Cacciamali, Piazzolo, Botto Alto, Rizzoli, Bani, Babes, Valle, Albareti |
Mayor: | Yvan Caccia |
Area Total Km2: | 53.76 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3483 |
Population As Of: | 30 November 2016 |
Population Demonym: | Ardesiani |
Elevation Min M: | 475 |
Elevation Max M: | 1603 |
Saint: | San Giorgio |
Day: | 23 April |
Postal Code: | 24020 |
Area Code: | 0346 |
Ardesio (Bergamasque: Ardés) is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy.
On the last Sunday of January people in Ardesio have a goat and donkey exhibition. In this exhibition you can find every kind of goats and donkeys. Every 31 January there is "La scasada dol zenerù" (the chasing of January). On this day they celebrate the end of the cold season. A puppet representing January is burnt at the city hall.
On 23 June people celebrate the anniversary of the Virgin apparition. This event commemorates two girls seeing the Virgin Mary in 1607. A procession is held with a statue representing the Virgin, the two girls and the baby Jesus.