Bergamo Things to Do

 48 Reviews  There is a most wonderful Medieval covered stairway in Piazza Vecchia. It dates from 1453 and leads up to the first floor of Palazzo della Ragione. Impressive enough for its age alone. But do take a... 

 20 Reviews  Look carefully. This is an ancient church, first built in 1137 on the site of an even older church. The interior has frescoes, tapestries, bronze candelabra and more...but it was the exterior which... 

 16 Reviews  The Cappella Colleoni makes a very strong statement about the person who had it built. Its entrance adjoins that of Santa Maria Maggiore, is much, much bigger and much, much more impressive. The... 

 15 Reviews  The Porta Nuova (New Gate) is one of the main landmarks of the lower town (Citta Bassa) of Bergamo. (I use it often as one of my landmarks for directions to other sites in my tips) It is considered... 

 11 Reviews   I'm afraid that I didn't enjoy visiting the Cathedral quite as much as the Basillica of Maria Maggiore, I think I'd been so awe struck by the former, that this was completely overshadowed!. However,... 

 suvanki Says:  There are some old places where you can really 'feel the history' and imagine that you've stepped back in time...... well for me, one such place is when walking... 

 suvanki Says:  CITTA BASSAWhile we were in Bergamo in early December, we came across this ice rink, we'd been attracted by the sound of music being played, and initially... 

 suvanki Says:  There are three Tourist Information Offices in Bergamo, well two are in Bergamo, one is in Orio al Serio in the airport arrivals hall.I have used all three... 

 Gillybob Says:  There are three locations for Bergamo's Tourist Information - at Orio al Serios Airport, diagonally opposite to the train station in Citta Bassa and up in the... 

 ludogatto Says:  Bergamo have little jewels inside their walls: from april 27th to june 8th 2008,there is the possibility to visit 5 historical mensions in Bergamo Alta.It's a... 

 suvanki Says:  The church of the Sts Bartholomew and Stephen forms an impressive backdrop to the Sentierone. It is built on the old site of the 13th Century monastery of the... 

 suvanki Says:  This statue was a bit of a shock, while enjoying our Sunday morning stroll. It is located in Piazza Matteotti and shows a man hanging by his shackled feet. I... 

 suvanki Says:  Alight from the Citta Alta funicular station, and you step into this road junction and the square........ and into Medieval Bergamo! Piazza Mercato della Scarpe... 

 Turdame Says:  Historical sentre in Milano and shopping. 50 minutes with train from Bergamo to Milano, it only costs 4 Euro. Take the metro, yellow line, to the Historical... 

 Turdame Says:  We visited Catello di Grumello and enjoyed it very much. The castle was from the Middle Age. We booked a guided tour in the castle and the winecellar with... 

 suvanki Says:  It's possible to walk from Citta Bassa (The Lower New Town) up to Citta Alta (The Upper Old Town) or catch one of the ATB buses. My choice of transport was the... 

 Redang Says:  The Piazza Vechia/Old Square was designed between 1.440 and 1.493. There are two interesting buildings: Palazzo Nuovo (first pic), nowadays the public library... 

 Redang Says:  The Battistero/Baptistery was originally built inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in the 17th century, nut it was removed from the original position at... 

 Redang Says:  The Capella Colleoni/Colleoni Chapel was built at the end of 15th century and the façade is one of the hhighest expressions of of the Lombard Renaissance.Note:... 

 Redang Says:  Greek cross plan, with a nave and two aisles divided by pilasters and ending with an apse. This Basilica also houses Flemish and Florentine tapestries.Gaetano... 

 Redang Says:  The Basilica of Santa Maria maggiore was built between the 12th and he 15th centuries on the site of another church from the 8th century dedicated to St Mary,... 

 suvanki Says:  Walking through the archway between the Palazzo della Regione and the Campanile, takes you into this Piazza, which during Medieval times, was the Political,... 

 Turska Says:  We wanted to see the castle,witch was told to be just at the highest point.Because we were in Italy,we thought,that we would really find a real castle.But it...