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
10 good reasons to visit Bergamo
- Lifestyle

Bergamo Alta and its beauties
- Art & Culture

Bergamo Bassa
- Lifestyle

Theaters Bergamo
- Art & Culture

Taleggio
- Food & Wine

Adventures in Val Seriana
- Mountains

Bergamo in a weekend
- Art & Culture

Bergamo, hunting for flavors
- Food & Wine

Bergamo: shopping and flavours
- Lifestyle

Places
Duomo of Bergamo
- Religious Tourism

Donizetti Theater
- Art & Culture

Carrara Academy
- Art & Culture

Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica
- Religious Tourism

Almenno San Bartolomeo
- Art & Culture

Pagazzano Castle
- Art & Culture

Activities
Full day trekking – high mountains
- Active & Green

Eat like a local not like a tourist
- Lifestyle

Upper Bergamo in eMTB
- Cycle Tourism

Bergamo, a hidden treasure
- Art & Culture

MTB Freeride – 2 days in the Orobie Alps, Bergamo
- Active & Green

Where to sleep
CAMPING SAN SIMONE
Isola di Fondra

HOTEL PINETA
Castione della Presolana

HOTEL VENTOLOSA
Villa d'Almè

MEUBLE' MAX
Castione della Presolana

MILANO
Bossico

HOTEL PANORAMICO
Fonteno

FRANINI
Costa Volpino

HOTEL IL BORGHETTO
Bariano

VILLA PRIULA
Sorisole

HOTEL DONIZETTI
Lallio

HOTEL GIOAN
Valbondione

AB RESIDENCE ANTICO BORGO
Bergamo

CENTRALE
Fino del Monte

BERGAMHOTEL
Mapello

PINETA
Schilpario

HOTEL LA CONCHIGLIA
Romano di Lombardia

LA CASCATA
Azzano San Paolo

CORNELLE HOTEL
Valbrembo

SAN GIORGIO
Bergamo

QUADRIFOGLIO
Urgnano

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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
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