Guidebook for Bergamo
Everything Else
Orio al Serio Airport, a five minutes drive from home!
127 locals recommend
Orio al Serio International Airport
49 Via AeroportoOrio al Serio Airport, a five minutes drive from home!
Sightseeing
You can't miss Città Alta, Bergamo's Jewel! A true must-see, just a few minutes from home.
237 locals recommend
Città Alta
You can't miss Città Alta, Bergamo's Jewel! A true must-see, just a few minutes from home.
The walls of Bergamo, one of the most famous fortifications built by Venice, constituted the Republic’s westernmost defence system, while the fortress of Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus, was the Venetian outpost located farthest to the east. Never used for military purposes, from the nineteenth century the walls became a privileged site for taking a stroll, after the bastions and battlements were converted into a park.
37 locals recommend
Fortified city of Bergamo
Viale delle MuraThe walls of Bergamo, one of the most famous fortifications built by Venice, constituted the Republic’s westernmost defence system, while the fortress of Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus, was the Venetian outpost located farthest to the east. Never used for military purposes, from the nineteenth century the walls became a privileged site for taking a stroll, after the bastions and battlements were converted into a park.
Fully completed in the mid-1400s with the demolition of various buildings and incorporating an older and small square, in the place where the grain and fodder market was once held, for centuries it was the representative seat of the city government. The home of the Venetian Podesta’ rises up to the west. The Civic Tower overlooks the square. A fountain donated to the city in 1780 by the Podesta' Alvise Contarini stands in the centre of the square.
64 locals recommend
Piazza Vecchia
Fully completed in the mid-1400s with the demolition of various buildings and incorporating an older and small square, in the place where the grain and fodder market was once held, for centuries it was the representative seat of the city government. The home of the Venetian Podesta’ rises up to the west. The Civic Tower overlooks the square. A fountain donated to the city in 1780 by the Podesta' Alvise Contarini stands in the centre of the square.
Built during the city’s most flourishing period as a Free Commune (late 1100), this is the oldest existing municipal building in Lombardy. Several changes were made under the Venetian Republic’s rule, such as the reversal of the front from Piazza Duomo to Piazza Vecchia, along with its complete reorganisation. Even the entry staircase, which leads up to the Salone delle Capriate, was built in the mid-1400s.
10 locals recommend
Palazzo Della Ragione
8A Piazza VecchiaBuilt during the city’s most flourishing period as a Free Commune (late 1100), this is the oldest existing municipal building in Lombardy. Several changes were made under the Venetian Republic’s rule, such as the reversal of the front from Piazza Duomo to Piazza Vecchia, along with its complete reorganisation. Even the entry staircase, which leads up to the Salone delle Capriate, was built in the mid-1400s.
Food Scene
The right place to enjoy any meal, including aperitivo, a stunning place where you will also be able to comfortably work with your laptop (free wi-fi).
9 locals recommend
Artisan Cafè
53 Via S. Bernardino The right place to enjoy any meal, including aperitivo, a stunning place where you will also be able to comfortably work with your laptop (free wi-fi).
Best beer in Bergamo (ELAV) and lovely fresh italian food: the best place to eat & hangout in Città Alta!
Osteria della Birra
Best beer in Bergamo (ELAV) and lovely fresh italian food: the best place to eat & hangout in Città Alta!
Vasinikò
13 Piazza PontidaOur favorite pizza in Bergamo, just a few minutes walk from home.
Arts & Culture
The Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art was founded in 1991 to create an integrated cultural system, open to new artistic experiences. It houses works by Morandi, Balla, Boccioni, Manzù, De Pisis, De Chirico, Kandinsky, Richter and Sutherland. The collection includes paintings, sculptures, engravings and photographs along with medals, industrial designs, video installations and films.
More info at www.gamec.it
69 locals recommend
GAMeC
53 Via San Tomaso The Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art was founded in 1991 to create an integrated cultural system, open to new artistic experiences. It houses works by Morandi, Balla, Boccioni, Manzù, De Pisis, De Chirico, Kandinsky, Richter and Sutherland. The collection includes paintings, sculptures, engravings and photographs along with medals, industrial designs, video installations and films.
More info at www.gamec.it
Housed in the sixteenth-century Bassi-Rathgeb palazzo, the museum displays liturgical objects, images of worship and works from the Bergamo area, especially paintings of religious themes. The collection includes a piece by Lorenzo Lotto entitled “The Trinity”, painted around 1519 for the Confraternity of the Disciplines, which once hung in Bergamo’s Trinita' church that no longer stands today.
More info at www.fondazionebernareggi.it
7 locals recommend
Museum Adriano Bernareggi Bergamo
Housed in the sixteenth-century Bassi-Rathgeb palazzo, the museum displays liturgical objects, images of worship and works from the Bergamo area, especially paintings of religious themes. The collection includes a piece by Lorenzo Lotto entitled “The Trinity”, painted around 1519 for the Confraternity of the Disciplines, which once hung in Bergamo’s Trinita' church that no longer stands today.
More info at www.fondazionebernareggi.it
One of Italy’s most important art galleries, it was founded by a scholar and collector named Count Giacomo Carrara (1714-1796). The collection is home to renowned masterpieces of art: works by Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Vincenzo Foppa, Pisanello, and major artists working in Bergamo (Lorenzo Lotto, Giovan Battista Moroni, Fra’ Galgario and Piccio).
More info at www.accademiacararrabergamo.it
155 locals recommend
Accademia Carrara
82 Piazza Giacomo CarraraOne of Italy’s most important art galleries, it was founded by a scholar and collector named Count Giacomo Carrara (1714-1796). The collection is home to renowned masterpieces of art: works by Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Vincenzo Foppa, Pisanello, and major artists working in Bergamo (Lorenzo Lotto, Giovan Battista Moroni, Fra’ Galgario and Piccio).
More info at www.accademiacararrabergamo.it
Housed since 1960 in the fourteenth century Palazzo Visconti Citadel, this museum tells the long history of the territory of Bergamo. It offers a fascinating journey through time on the trail of the Celts, Romans and Lombards. The museum houses ancient artifacts, including various polished stone axes from the Neolithic period, and interesting frescoed plaster works (I-II cent. AD) recovered from the city’s only domus.
More info at www.museoarcheologicobergamo.it
40 locals recommend
Civic Archaeological Museum
9 Piazza della CittadellaHoused since 1960 in the fourteenth century Palazzo Visconti Citadel, this museum tells the long history of the territory of Bergamo. It offers a fascinating journey through time on the trail of the Celts, Romans and Lombards. The museum houses ancient artifacts, including various polished stone axes from the Neolithic period, and interesting frescoed plaster works (I-II cent. AD) recovered from the city’s only domus.
More info at www.museoarcheologicobergamo.it
Parks & Nature
Parco Caprotti
Via dei PartigianiSuardi Park
Via San GiovanniThe 2,400 square metre gardens are home to over 1,200 types of plants, the majority of which in micro-habitats, which replicate or imitate their natural environments. The gardens are only accessible by foot from a staircase of 141 steps, offering a unique panorama with sweeping views over the Upper Town’s rooftops and monuments and the first offshoots of Bergamo’s Alpine foothills.
More info at http://www.ortobotanicodibergamo.it
19 locals recommend
Bergamo Botanical Garden "Lorenzo Rota"
Scaletta Colle ApertoThe 2,400 square metre gardens are home to over 1,200 types of plants, the majority of which in micro-habitats, which replicate or imitate their natural environments. The gardens are only accessible by foot from a staircase of 141 steps, offering a unique panorama with sweeping views over the Upper Town’s rooftops and monuments and the first offshoots of Bergamo’s Alpine foothills.
More info at http://www.ortobotanicodibergamo.it
Getting Around
Just 10 minutes was from home, trains and buses for multiple destinations (Airport, Milan, Brescia, Iseo Lake, Lecco, Como Lake,...). You will also find a bar, tobacco and newspapers.
Bergamo FS station
Just 10 minutes was from home, trains and buses for multiple destinations (Airport, Milan, Brescia, Iseo Lake, Lecco, Como Lake,...). You will also find a bar, tobacco and newspapers.
Città Alta
Your journey towards Città Alta mught start from here :-)
Bergamo Alta Funicular
64 V.le V. Emanuele IIRide back to Città Bassa in style!
Shopping
Oriocenter
71 Via PorticoHuge, just in front of Orio al Serio Airport.
Franciacorta Village
1/2 Piazza Cascina MoieLove shopping? This might be the right place for you!