BERGAMO
The perfect piazza, the heart of Bergamo Alta, and walls protected by UNESCO. At the foothills of the Orobie Alps, there’s more than meets the eye in this historic haven
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Perched on the hillside and held up by the great walls, four gates open to city beyond. Città Alta welcomes visitors with artisan ateliers, hidden courtyards, arcades, and long shadows.
Tourism Bergamo. Through the narrow medieval alleys and up to the ancient Torre Civica, whose 100 tolls have signalled 10PM for more than 360 years over Piazza Vecchia, Palazzo della Ragione, and Palazzo Nuovo. Meanwhile, Marcello Piacentini’s 1920’s architecture shines in Città Bassa and the Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, GAMeC, boasts pieces from the Spagani, Manzù, and Stucchi collections.
Across the street, Botticelli, Raffaello, and Tiziano adorn the walls at the Accademia Carrara within a stunning Neoclassical building. On a warm summer evening in June, mixing both past and present, the Donizetti Night brings music to the streets among the alleys, cloisters, and monuments. Celebrate the composer born in 1797 and don’t forget to pass by his birth home located outside the walls of Città Alta, which has been transformed into a house museum.
While the arts flourish, so do the sciences, with Bergamo Scienza. The first weeks of October welcome the autumn foliage under the great walls, transforming urban spaces into an open-air scientific laboratory. A sparkling city with two souls.
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Experiences
Bergamo Alta and its beauties
- Art & Culture
Boroughs Bergamo
- Villages
Castles Bergamo
- Art & Culture
10 good reasons to visit Bergamo
- Lifestyle
Delicious Bergamo!
- Food & Wine
Theaters Bergamo
- Art & Culture
Bergamo: shopping and flavours
- Lifestyle
Bergamo Cult City
- Art & Culture
Bergamo, hunting for flavors
- Food & Wine
Taleggio
- Food & Wine
Bergamo Bassa
- Lifestyle
Bergamo Upper City
- Art & Culture
Bergamo Città Bassa
- Art & Culture
Bergamo, Crespi d'Adda
- Art & Culture
Places
Lovere
- Villages
Clusone
- Art & Culture
Gromo
- Villages
Pagazzano Castle
- Art & Culture
Donizetti Theater
- Art & Culture
Carrara Academy
- Art & Culture
Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica
- Religious Tourism
Duomo of Bergamo
- Religious Tourism
Almenno San Bartolomeo
- Art & Culture
GAMeC
- Art & Culture
Cornello dei Tasso
- Villages
Activities
Upper Bergamo in eMTB
- Cycle Tourism
Eat like a local not like a tourist
- Lifestyle
Full day trekking – high mountains
- Active & Green
Bergamo, a hidden treasure
- Art & Culture
MTB Freeride – 2 days in the Orobie Alps, Bergamo
- Active & Green
Where to sleep
T'AMI HOTEL & RESORT SPA
Selvino
HOTEL SAN ROCCO
Scanzorosciate
SETTECENTO HOTEL
Presezzo
B&B HOTEL BERGAMO
Bergamo
VILLA PRIULA
Sorisole
HOTEL MARCELLINO
Selvino
BERGHOTEL
Bergamo
HOTEL AMBRA
Clusone
CAPPELLO D'ORO BEST WESTERN
Bergamo
LA CASTELLANA LOFT HOTEL
Bergamo
MEUBLE' MAX
Castione della Presolana
COCCA HOTEL ROYAL THAI SPA
Sarnico
BRESCIA
Vilminore di Scalve
AURORA (Castione della Presolana)
Castione della Presolana
LA BRASERIA
Osio Sotto
SCANAPA'
Castione della Presolana
NH BERGAMO
Bergamo
BELVEDI'
Ubiale Clanezzo
HOTEL DES ALPES
Foppolo
AZZURRA
Spinone al Lago
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How to arrive
BY PLANE
Orio al Serio 6 km, Linate 50 km, Milano Malpensa 90 km
BY TRAIN
trenord.it
BY CAR
Autostrada A4
How to move
Information
INFOPOINT BERGAMO CITTÀ ALTA
Via Gombito, 13C
T. +39 035 242226
INFOPOINT BERGAMO CITTÀ BASSA
Piazzale Marconi
T. +39 035 210204
WIFI
BergamoWiFi
FIND OUT MORE
visitbergamo.net
Useful numbers
EMERGENCY
112
HOSPITAL
Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo
T. +39 035 267111
POLICE
Via Ermete Novelli, 5
T. +39 035 233416