Bergamo Things to Do

If you have some time to spare in Bergamo you could do a day trip to one of the villages by the lake of Como. You can visit one or two of these on a day trip....

On my latest holiday in Bergamo I had another day trip to the lake of Como. I visited Bellagio.Bellagio is a beautiful and very touristy town situated on the...

The Baptistry is now situated to the right of the Colleoni Chapel at the southwest edge of the Piazza Duomo.The structure was first built in 1340 by Giovanni da...

The origins of this fortress can probably be traced back to Roman times. Historically the fortress has been occupied by the Longobards, the Franks, the...

From the upper town we took a scenic and enjoyable funicular ride to San Vigilio with its castle remains and beautiful views. I mentioned before that people in...

A wonderful view of Bergamo! The Civic tower was the symbol of the civic power in Bergamo, it is 52 meter high and from its top you can have a wonderful view of...

The Statue of Harlequin is a statue near the Urban Center, in the Lower City. Harlequin is the Commedia dell'Arte mask form Bergamo, and is statue is just here...

The historic laundry in the Upper city is near to the Gombito Tower. It was built in the XIX century and it was used till the '50es. Now it is one of the most...

The Fara is the field you find in front of the Saint Augustine Church in the Upper City. Here you can relax, have pic-nic, play football, and rest before going...

San Giacomo gate is one of the gate to the Upper City. From the Lower City Center you will recognize it: it is the white gate exactly in front of you. You can...

Colli di Bergamo is a natural Park between the city and some town in the Brembana Valley. Its center is in the Valmarina Monastery, in Ramera district. Here...

The Carrara Academy is one of the oldest art gallery in Italy. It was founded at the end of the XVIII Century by the Count Carrara and it collects a big number...

The Donizetti Museum is a museum about Donzietti, the composer from Bergamo. Here you will find documents, objects and also music instruments that Donizetti...

The Bernareggi Museum is a religious museum in Bergamo. It is in via Pignolo, in the lower part of the city and it collects a lot of painting, sculptures and...

In the St. Bernardino Church in the lower city, you can see the most wonderful altarpiece painted by Lorenzo Lotto. In this altarpiece there are Our Lady with...

The St. Augustine Church is near the St. Augustine's gate, one of the gate to the upper city. It is a Gothic church, with wonderful rose window and...

The St. Bartolomeo and Stefano Church is a baroque church situated in the lower part of Bergamo, near the Donizetti Theater. Here you can find the Martinengo...

Cittadella is a medieval military outpost built in Colle Aperto by the Visconti, lords of Milan, during their domination, but in the Venetian period it became a...

The Gombito Tower is a tower built by the Del Zoppo family in the middle of the upper city, near an important roman cross-route. It is 52 meters high and you...