hib ell ines , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁strongly ▁fort ified , ▁a ▁castle ▁being ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁increasing ▁of ▁text ile ▁and ▁iron ▁industry , ▁peculiar ities ▁which ▁still ▁character ize ▁Alb ino ▁today . ▁ ▁Alb ino ▁received ▁the ▁honor ary ▁title ▁of ▁city ▁with ▁a ▁president ial ▁dec ree ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Berg amo – Al b ino ▁light ▁rail ▁connect s ▁the ▁two ▁cities . ▁ ▁Main ▁s ights ▁Par roc ch iale ▁di ▁San ▁Giul iano , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 8 9 8 . ▁Reb u ilt ▁in ▁ne oc lass ic ist ▁style ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁it ▁houses ▁works ▁by ▁Gi ovan ▁Batt ista ▁Mor oni , ▁E nea ▁Sal m eg gia ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁bell ▁tower ▁( 1 4 9 7 ) ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Cos imo ▁F anz ago . ▁Con vent ▁of ▁San ▁Bart ol ome o ▁( 1 2 th ▁century ), ▁in ▁Lomb ard - G oth ic ▁style . ▁It ▁includes ▁fres co es ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁renov ation , ▁ 2 1 ▁wooden ▁sculpt ures ▁in ▁the ▁cho ir ▁and ▁poly pty ch ▁in ▁g ild ed ▁wood . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁monument . ▁San ctu ary ▁of ▁the ▁Madonna ▁del