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Venetian Walls Bergamo

Venetian Walls of Bergamo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site from 2017, extend for over 6 kilometers, with a varying height

Where
Viale delle Mura, Bergamo
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Do you wish to take a walk under the moonlight with the right person at a romantic, inspiring venue?

We have the perfect place in mind, that has recently become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We're talking about the Venetian Walls of Bergamo: the upper city is enclosed by this imposing masonry examples and bastions that date back to the XVIth century when Bergamo was part of the Venetian Republic. The red light of the street lamps descends upon this impressive structure while whole panorama of the lower city can be gazed upon from above.

The walls extend for over 6 kilometers, with a varying height that reaches 50 meters in certain poits. Over the weekend, the perimeter becomes a large pedestrian area.

The excitement of passing through one of its 4 monumental gates into the upper city enclosed by these high walls is unique. The most suggestive entrance is the northern one, also known as Porta di San Giacomo, where Giuseppe Garibaldi annexed Bergamo to the Piedmontese Kingdom.


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Places

Palazzo Terzi

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Terzi
184 mt

Rocca of Bergamo

The castle has long been a landmark and the protagonist of events that have changed the city’s history.
  • Art & Culture
Rocca di Bergamo
215 mt

Palazzo Moroni

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Moroni
230 mt

Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

  • Religious Tourism
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore
276 mt

Piazza Vecchia Bergamo

Renaissance masterpiece in the heart of Upper Bergamo, Piazza Vecchia is "the perfect square" that has enchanted (also) Le Corbusier
  • Art & Culture
Piazza Vecchia Bergamo
282 mt

Palazzo del Podestà

  • Art & Culture
Al suo interno il Museo storico del Cinquecento
293 mt

Museo Donizettiano

Gaetano Donizetti: the most internationally famous person from Bergamo
  • Art & Culture
Museo Donizettiano
383 mt

Palazzo Agliardi

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Agliardi
612 mt

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
844 mt

GAMeC

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

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
897 mt

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
1.02 km

San Vigilio Castle

Of the original castle four towers, the battlements, the walkways and the embrasures are still visible today.
  • Art & Culture
San Vigilio Castle
1.36 km

Villa Grismondi Finardi

  • Art & Culture
Villa Grismondi Finardi
1.73 km

Lorenzo Rota Botanical Gardens

A small naturist laboratory where the passion and the art of the workers bring together exotic plants with the indigenous ones
  • Active & Green
Lorenzo Rota Botanical Gardens
2.56 km

Monastery of Astino

  • Religious Tourism
The Monastery of Astino, Churches in Bergamo
3.34 km

Villa Guerrinoni

From farmhouse to municipal library, the splendid Villa Guerrinoni in Seriate has been part of history since 1800.
  • Art & Culture
Villa Guerrinoni
4.46 km

Villa Piccinelli

Splendid Neoclassical villa, known for hosting the first experiments for the production of artificial cement in Italy.
  • Art & Culture
Villa Piccinelli
4.73 km

Villa Ambiveri

Villa Ambiveri, a Baroque architectural gem in Seriate, is now home to the spiritual centre of the Russia Cristiana Association.
  • Art & Culture
Villa Ambiveri
4.92 km

Villa Tassis

  • Art & Culture
Villa Tassis
6.88 km

Events

DE CASONCELLO

Bergamo
10/05/2024 - 12/05/2024
  • Food & Wine
DE CASONCELLO
1.02 km

Activities

Bergamo, a hidden treasure

  • Art & Culture
Bergamo, a hidden treasure
220 mt

MTB Freeride – 2 days in the Orobie Alps, Bergamo

  • Active & Green
MTB Freeride – 2 days in the Orobie Alps, Bergamo
1.01 km

Full day trekking – high mountains

  • Active & Green
Full day trekking – high mountains
1.02 km

Eat like a local not like a tourist

  • Lifestyle
Eat like a local not like a tourist
1.57 km

Upper Bergamo in eMTB

  • Cycle Tourism
Upper Bergamo in eMTB
4.51 km

Fly Fishing in Orobie Alps

  • Lakes
Fly Fishing in Orobie Alps
7.01 km

MTB Freeride – Full day high Orobie Alps, Bergamo

  • Active & Green
MTB Freeride – Full day high Orobie Alps, Bergamo
9.85 km

Where to sleep

SEMINARIO VESCOVILE GIOVANNI XXIII

Bergamo
SEMINARIO VESCOVILE GIOVANNI XXIII
0 mt

HEART CITTA' ALTA NEL CUORE

Bergamo
HEART CITTA' ALTA NEL CUORE
86 mt

CASA QUARENGHI

Bergamo
CASA QUARENGHI
93 mt

MARIANNA

Bergamo
MARIANNA
93 mt

BE MY GUEST

Bergamo
BE MY GUEST
93 mt

AL 23

Bergamo
AL 23
93 mt

PORTA 22

Bergamo
PORTA 22
97 mt

CLASSIC CHIC

BERGAMO
CLASSIC CHIC
99 mt

ATTIC

Bergamo
ATTIC
99 mt

APP 9

BERGAMO
APP 9
109 mt

BERGAMO ALTA DESIGN HOUSE 1 (SUB 17) BERGAMO ALTA DESIGN HOUSE 2 (SUB 18)

BERGAMO
BERGAMO ALTA DESIGN HOUSE 1 (SUB 17) BERGAMO ALTA DESIGN HOUSE 2 (SUB 18)
112 mt

CASA VACANZE FUNICOLARE

Bergamo
CASA VACANZE FUNICOLARE
112 mt

CASA DI SOFIA STUDIO

BERGAMO
CASA DI SOFIA STUDIO
112 mt

FEEL - PARETO APARTMENT

BERGAMO
FEEL - PARETO APARTMENT
123 mt

CASA VACANZE LA MANSARDINA 1

Bergamo
CASA VACANZE LA MANSARDINA 1
123 mt

CASA VACANZE LA MANSARDINA 2

Bergamo
CASA VACANZE LA MANSARDINA 2
123 mt

CASA VACANZA SAN GIACOMO

Bergamo
CASA VACANZA SAN GIACOMO
123 mt

SUNSHINE

BERGAMO
SUNSHINE
129 mt

FEEL - COZY OLD TOWN

BERGAMO
FEEL - COZY OLD TOWN
133 mt

CASA GIORGIA

BERGAMO
CASA GIORGIA
143 mt