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

POPULATION
120,287
DENSITY
2,995.35 inhabitants/sq. km
AREA
40.16 sq. km
ELEVATION
249 m a.s.l.
PATRON SAINT
Sant'Alessandro

Experiences

Bergamo Cult City

Bergamo vi stupirà con la ricchezza del suo patrimonio artistico e culturale
  • Art & Culture
La cultura a Bergamo è di casa!

Bergamo: shopping and flavours

Shopping in Bergamo is divided between Città Alta and Città Bassa. The promise: artisan shops, historic cafes, fashionable shop windows
  • Lifestyle
Bergamo: shopping and flavours

Castles Bergamo

Bergamo saw in the past the proliferation of fortifications. Many, today, castles to visit
  • Art & Culture
Castles Bergamo, discovering Lombardy

Theaters Bergamo

The theatrical season of Bergamo accompanies us with a flourishing billboard of shows not to be missed
  • Art & Culture
Theaters Bergamo, hints on visiting

Delicious Bergamo!

  • Food & Wine
Tagliere di salumi bergamaschi

Bergamo Photo Gallery

An area to be discovered and visited
  • Art & Culture
Discovering Bergamo from A to Z

Bergamo, hunting for flavors

Valleys of extraordinary beauty, like the city that looks at them from the walls. Wines, cheeses, pasta.
  • Food & Wine
Bergamo, hunting for flavors

Taleggio

Taleggio DOP, a great talent of Italian cuisine makes Italians good forks, true gourmets
  • Food & Wine
Taleggio

Bergamo, Crespi d'Adda

  • Art & Culture
Villaggio Crespi d'Adda

Snowshoe trekking

A winter trek with snowshoes on one's feet is a very pleasant experience for everyone, adults and children
  • Mountains
Ciaspolate in Lombardia

5 lakes to be explored

Not just big lakes: discover 5 other small stretches of fresh water in Lombardy
  • Lakes
Lago d'Idro

Places

Duomo of Bergamo

Main catholic place of worship of the city, it is dedicated to Sant'Alessandro patron of Bergamo and is located in Città Alta
  • Religious Tourism
Duomo of Bergamo

Donizetti Theater

It covers an area of 3200 square meters for a total of 1154 places. For the harmony of sound it is considered among the best in Italy
  • Art & Culture
Donizetti Theater

Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

  • Religious Tourism
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore

Galleria dell’Accademia di belle arti Tadini

  • Art & Culture
Accademia Tadini

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

A space for dialogue and meeting in an artistic and spiritual setting
  • Art & Culture
Chiostro di Sant'Agostino, Bergamo

Carrara Academy

1,800 works, five centuries of Italian art, from Raphael to Baschenis, in one of the most visited museums in Italy
  • Art & Culture
Accademia Carrara Bergamo

Clusone

Clusone is called the “painted city” for its numerous fresco and is rich in history and art.
  • Art & Culture
CLUSONE_Panorama centro storico_LIB_Foto Studio Alfa

Baia del Bogn

  • Active & Green
Baia del Bogn

Pagazzano Castle

  • Art & Culture
Pagazzano Castle, Castles in Lombardy

GAMeC

With 1500 square meters of exhibition space, the Gallery gives space to contemporary art in all its forms
  • Art & Culture
GAMeC

Castel Trebecco

  • Art & Culture
Castel Trebecco - Ph: visitlakeiseo.info

Events

Photographic Bergamo Festival

Città Alta Monastero del Carmine; Ex Ateneo, Bergamo
11/10/2025 - 09/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Photographic Bergamo Festival

Internazionali di Tennis Bergamo

ChorusLife Arena
Via Carlo Serassi, 26, Bergamo
16/11/2025 - 23/11/2025
  • Sport
Tennis - Photo by Todd Trapani - Pexels.com

Bergamo Furniture Fair 2025

Fiera di Bergamo
Via Lunga, Bergamo
15/11/2025 - 23/11/2025
  • Art & Culture
Bergamo Furniture Fair 2025

Festival of Forests

Bergamo
16/11/2025 - 23/11/2025
  • Active & Green
inLombardia@adobestock

Activities

MTB Freeride – 2 days in the Orobie Alps, Bergamo

  • Cycle Tourism
MTB Freeride – 2 days in the Orobie Alps, Bergamo

Upper Bergamo in eMTB

  • Cycle Tourism
Upper Bergamo in eMTB

de bello. notes on war and peace

  • Art & Culture
de bello. notes on war and peace

Full day trekking – high mountains

  • Active & Green
Full day trekking – high mountains

Eat like a local not like a tourist

  • Food & Wine
Eat like a local not like a tourist

Bergamo, a hidden treasure

  • Unesco Sites
Bergamo, a hidden treasure

Where to sleep

SETTECENTO HOTEL

Presezzo
SETTECENTO HOTEL

HOTEL MARCELLINO

Selvino
HOTEL MARCELLINO

HOTEL SAN ROCCO

Scanzorosciate
HOTEL SAN ROCCO

VILLA PRIULA

Sorisole
VILLA PRIULA
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T'AMI HOTEL & RESORT SPA

Selvino
T'AMI HOTEL & RESORT SPA

B&B HOTEL BERGAMO

Bergamo
B&B HOTEL BERGAMO

CONTINENTAL

Lovere
CONTINENTAL

MILANO

Bossico
MILANO

FATUR

Cisano Bergamasco
FATUR

HOTEL LA CONCHIGLIA

Romano di Lombardia
HOTEL LA CONCHIGLIA

VIOLA MHOTEL

Grumello del Monte
VIOLA MHOTEL

POSTA

Rota d'Imagna
POSTA

HOTEL AMBRA

Clusone
HOTEL AMBRA

MODERNO (Fuipiano Valle Imagna)

Fuipiano Valle Imagna
MODERNO (Fuipiano Valle Imagna)

LA BETTOLA

Urgnano
LA BETTOLA

QUADRIFOGLIO

Urgnano
QUADRIFOGLIO

HOTEL MIGLIORATI

Castione della Presolana
HOTEL MIGLIORATI

MOTEL SIRIO

Medolago
MOTEL SIRIO

HOTEL EXCELSIOR SAN MARCO

Bergamo
HOTEL EXCELSIOR SAN MARCO

HOTEL LA QUERCIA

Mozzo
HOTEL LA QUERCIA

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