OLDOFREDI CASTLE ---

The charming village of Calcio, located in the plain southeast of Bergamo, boasts beautiful frescoes and splendid residences, among which is Oldofredi Castle. A protagonist of countless vicissitudes, Oldofredi Castle was one of the most ancient dwellings of the feudal lords "condòmini" who, starting from the 14th century, inhabited these places. The main representative of the "condominium" was the Secco family, which owned it from 1380. Worth remembering is the most illustrious figure of the Castle, Count Ercole Oldofredi Tadini, who actively participated in the Risorgimento process and specifically in the insurrectional uprisings of the Five Days of Milan, and who was forced to flee following the return of the Austrians to Milan. The Count continued his political activity from afar, leaving to his wife