LOVERE

lovere, a town of lombardy, italy, in the province of bergamo, at the north-west end of the lago d'iseo, 522 ft. above sea-level. pop. (1901) 3306. it is a picturesque town, the houses having the overhanging wooden roofs of switzerland united with the heavy stone arcades of italy, while the situation is beautiful, with the lake in front and the semicircle of bold mountains behind. the church of santa maria in valvendra, built in 1473, has frescoes by floriano ferramola of brescia (d. 1528). the palazzo tadini contains a gallery of old pictures, some sculptures by benzoni and canova, and a zoological collection. lovere possesses a silk-spinning factory, and the stablimento metallurgico gregorini, a large iron-work and cannon foundry, employs 1600 workmen. lovere is reached by steamer from sarnico at the south end of the lake, and there is a steam tramway through the val camonica, which is highly cultivated, and contains iron- and silk-works. from cividate, the terminus, the road goes on to edolo (2290 ft.), whence passes lead into tirol and the valtellina.