Story
Since 1928, a family story in Bossico.
From the first ice-cream shop in 1948 to the restaurant in 1950, from the expansions of the 1970s to today's management by Bruno with his wife and four daughters: a continuity recognised as a Historic Business of the Lombardy Region.
Key milestones
From the first ice-cream shop in 1948 to the restaurant in 1950, from the expansions of the 1970s to today's management by Bruno with his wife and four daughters: a continuity recognised as a Historic Business of the Lombardy Region.
In 1969 the expansions began: two more floors, twenty-four rooms, the tennis court in 1972 and the new kitchen in 1974. In 1988 the children Bruno and Federica took over, adding parking, garden, private bathrooms, lift and annex. In 2001 came a new garden and terrace, in 2005 the facades and top floor, and in 2007 new room furnishings.
- 1928 — family rooming house in via IV Novembre.
- 1950 — opening of the restaurant with Bergamo cuisine.
- Today — Bruno runs the hotel with his wife and four daughters.
Timeline
Nearly a century of family hospitality
The essential milestones of a house for holidaymakers that became a hotel, restaurant and landmark for Bossico.
1928 Guest rooms in Bossico
In the building on via IV Novembre, now home to the hotel, the family begins welcoming holidaymakers from the Crema area spending summers on the plateau.
1948 Angelo's ice-cream shop
Angelo Arrighetti opens a takeaway ice-cream shop, using milk and butter from the family farm.
1950 The restaurant with Lucia
Angelo and Lucia Rolandi open the restaurant, bringing traditional Bergamo dishes to the table.
1969-1974 Hotel, tennis and new kitchen
The building grows by two floors, the rooms become 24, and the tennis court, lounge, hall and new kitchen are added.
1988 Bruno and Federica take over
The second generation renews the parking area, garden with fountains, private bathrooms, lift and annex with three rooms.
2021-present The Bruno family today
Bruno continues managing the hotel with his wife and four daughters, preserving quality, cuisine and hospitality handed down over the years.
The founders
Those who started it all
The story of Miralago begins with a simple decision: open one's home to travellers, in a village then still little known beyond the province.
“We were taught that to host is a form of respect. We have done it this way for three generations.”
What drives us
Three values that stay
Nearly a hundred years on, we still recognise ourselves in a few simple, non-negotiable things.
Family hospitality
Know who arrives, remember the little things, say good morning by name.
Roots in the territory
The plateau, the lake and the people who live there are an integral part of the stay.
Care for detail
Ingredients, fabrics, lighting, silence: we choose carefully, even where it is not seen.
Where we come from, where we go
A continuity that does not stand still
Inheriting a family business does not mean keeping it still: it means deciding every day what is worth growing and what to let go.
“The future of Miralago is not nostalgia: it is a plateau to tell better, a kitchen to look after, guests still to welcome.”
Archive and present
Faces, rooms and views
A selection of images crossing the life of the hotel.