Rovato
Rovato is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 18,442 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. The community is located about 18 kilometers west of Brescia and about 29 km east-southeast of Bergamo.
The municipality is located in the wine region Franciacorta at the foot of Monte Orfano.
Traffic
Through the village leads the Autostrada A4 from Turin to Trieste. A motorway junction is. South of the village runs the Strada Statale 11 Padana Superiore. On the rail network Rovato with three stations ( Rovato of RFI, and Rovato Borgo and Rovato Città FN ) is connected, which is served by trains on the routes Rovato - Bornato and Milan-Venice and Bergamo -Brescia.
Personalities
- Alex Caffi (born 1964 ), Formula 1 racing driver
- Marco Zanotti ( b. 1974 ), cyclist
Sports
Rovato 2006 was a stage stop of the Giro d' Italia.