Suggestive itinerary in Bergamo<\/h2>\n
Bergamo is a city that will amaze you because it encompasses two faces: the historic one with the medieval buildings surrounded by the mighty walls, and the lively and modern one in the lower part.<\/p>\n
By following our 6-hour itinerary<\/strong>, you will have the opportunity to get to know both: enjoy a short but intense stay!<\/p>\n"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"WITH THE FUNICULAR RAILWAY BREAK THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CITY: PIAZZA VECCHIA"},"tcm_ui":[{"label":"Time","value":"9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m."}],"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" Taking the city’s most impressive means of transportation, the funicular<\/strong><\/a> , you will find yourself catapulted into the Middle Ages of the communes and lordships. After looking around in Piazza Vecchia<\/strong>, where the Palazzo del Podest\u00e0<\/strong> and the Palazzo<\/strong> della Ragione<\/strong> stand out, we suggest you admire everything again from above, climbing to the top of the Campanone<\/strong>.<\/a> Piazza Duomo<\/strong> is a treasure chest that holds some of the most precious jewels of upper Bergamo<\/strong>. From Colle Aperto<\/strong> along the walls you can enjoy the promenade with unparalleled views, stretching as far as the eye can see over the plain.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visit.valueservice.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/%C2%A9matteozanardi_005_5161-1024x683.jpg\")
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\nEvery day at 10 p.m., the civic tower echoes through the city the 100 chimes of its bells, which once signaled the closing of the gates of the Venetian Walls<\/strong><\/a>: listen to them ring out in the silence of the evening.<\/p>\n"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE SOUL OF BERGAMO ALTA"},"tcm_ui":[{"label":"Time","value":"10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m."}],"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visit.valueservice.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Interior-of-Santa-Maria-Maggiore-church-1024x683.jpg\")
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\nThe Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore<\/strong><\/a> with its wooden altarpieces inlaid according to the designs of Lorenzo Lotto; the Colleoni Chapel<\/strong><\/a>, which arose thanks to the 15th-century condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni: touch his characteristic effigy on the gate, it brings good luck! Finally, the Duomo, which houses paintings by Tiepolo and Giambattista Moroni.
\nAfter this breath of air filled with art, stroll on to Colle Aperto along the “Corsarola,” an ancient Roman street.
\nHere you’ll find historic Bergamo bars and stores, as well as the Teatro Sociale.<\/p>\n"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns_module","tcm_title":{"title_text":"GO DOWN THE WALLS AND TRAVEL FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT DAY"},"tcm_ui":[{"label":"Time","value":"1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m."}],"tcm_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visit.valueservice.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sentierone-Lower-Bergamo-1024x683.jpg\")
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\nGo through Porta Sant’Agostino<\/strong> and continue your descent into Via San Tomaso, where you can pass by the classical art of the Carrara Academy<\/strong><\/a> to the contemporary art of the GAMeC<\/strong> simply by crossing the street. A few more steps and you’ll be in the center of Citt\u00e0 Bassa<\/strong>: visit Porta Nuova<\/strong> with its neoclassical propylaea and the Piacentiniano Center<\/strong>, built in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n