Destination guide
Bergamo
Italy
Bergamo is a city in Lombardy, a region of Italy, and the capital of the namesake province. One of the most scenic cities in Italy, it is located on and around a steep hill, green in the summer and white in the winter, complemented by pastel-coloured architecture, against the backdrop of nearby Alps.
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Città Alta is the medieval walled upper town and the whole reason to come—take the Funicolare Centrale up rather than hiking the steep Via Borgo Canale.
The funicular has only two small cabins of ~25 people and gets rammed; bus 1 or 1A takes longer but is far more comfortable at peak times.
Piazza Vecchia, ringed by the Palazzo della Ragione and the Campanone, is the heart of it all—the bell still tolls nightly, a leftover of the old curfew.
Eat casoncelli alla bergamasca — pasta parcels of beef, sausage, breadcrumbs and crushed amaretti, dressed in butter, sage and crispy pancetta — plus stracciatella gelato, which was invented here.
Bergamo is 50 minutes by direct train from Milano Centrale, making it the best day trip from Milan — but two nights lets you see it after the day crowds leave.
Bergamo Orio al Serio is a major Ryanair hub, so plenty of travellers land here and bus straight to Milan without realising a Venetian-walled UNESCO old town is 15 minutes away.
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Best time to go
Best window: March–April and October
No month to avoid, though the shoulder seasons are the pick.
Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By bus
The city's public transit authority is called ATB (Azienda Trasporti Bergamo) and provides a comprehensive website in English. ATB operates a number of bus lines, two funiculars and a tram line.
On foot
The town is not large, and most of the sights can be seen comfortably on foot. To get from the Città Bassa up to the Città Alta can be quite tiring on foot, though, due to the steep and winding streets, but there is a funicolare (or cable railway) linking the…
By bike
Bergamo has a public bike system called La BiGi. It is run by Nextbike. Bikes are available for rent for €1 for the first 30 minutes then one additional euro every 15 minutes.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check.
Piazza Vecchia
Worth itAlso recommended by Barnyz
The heart of the old town, displaying a mix of medieval and Renaissance architecture: Palazzo della Ragione, Torre del Comune, Palazzo Nuovo and Contarini Fountain.
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Bergamo Cathedral
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The surviving one of the two cathedrals once existing in the city, dedicated to Saint Alexander of Bergamo. Incidentally, this cathedral was originally devoted to Saint Vincent, but once the original Saint Alexander cathedral was torn down…
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Colleoni Chapel
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It is a church and mausoleum built in the 15th century with richly decorated polychrome marble façade.
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Santa Maria Maggiore
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· Cheap
A 12th-century church with later alterations.
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Rocca
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A walled stronghold which houses a museum.
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Torre di Gombito
A tower-house, built in the 12th century. It played a role in the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. Its name likely comes from the Latin "gombito", meaning crossing.
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What to do
Crespi d'Adda
from Bergamo bus station: bus Z301 to the stop Trezzo sull'Adda, casello autostradale A4 (approx. 17 min), then walk SE approx. 20 min (1.5 km); From Milan: take M1 to Lampugnano, then bus Z301 to Trezzo sull'Adda, casello autostradale A4, then walk as above, another option is to take M2 to Gessate, then bus Z310 to Trezzo sull'Adda, v. Battisti/v. Marconi
A planned industrial village between Bergamo and Milan. It has been inscribed as a UNESCO
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Orobikart
Via Privata Battista Rota, 1, Curno BG
An outdoor go-kart track not far from Bergamo, with karts available for rent.
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What to eat
Circolino
Worth itAlso recommended by Gambero Rosso
Città Alta trattoria for casoncelli, rabbit gnocchi in white ragù, and braised beef with polenta.
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Trattoria Parietti
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Casoncelli with malga butter, bacon and sage — the checkered-tablecloth version, done properly.
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Sin Jah
Via Giuseppe Verdi, 31F
High quality Chinese dishes, very helpful, kind, and also very nice staff. The service is very fast, once you get to the table a towel is delivered, the napkins are placed like origami, also at the time of the meal for certain dishes you…
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Taj Mahal
Via Giacomo Quarenghi, 46
Very good authentic Indian restaurant. Good service, friendly staff. Tasty food. Good ventilation.
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Mi Snack
Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 15
Fast food place on the main drag in Bergamo. Delicious, fast and inexpensive.
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Al Sultan
Piazza Pontida 28
Regarded between locals as one of the best kebab places in town
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Kebab Universal
Via Bartolomeo Bono 20A· Cheap
A great kebab place, open till late, ideal for a midnight meal.
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Chicken House
Via S. Bernardino, 17/A
Good kebab and fried chicken. Good service and cleanliness.
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Where to stay
Hotel Piazza Vecchia
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Via Bartolomeo Colleoni 3
In a 14th century building, this hotel has minimalist rooms and free WiFi.
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Hotel Il Sole
Via Bartolomeo Colleoni 1
Welcoming family-owned hotel complete with a restaurant
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Hotel Le Funi
Via San Vigilio 1
Informal hotel with minimalist modern rooms. Free WiFi. LGBTQ+ friendly
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Bed & Breakfast MarcoLaura
Via XI Febbraio 25b
Not accepting guests as of Oct 2023. But seems like it will again.
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GombitHotel
Via Mario Lupo 6
This design hotel is squeezed into a tall stone building. The simplicity of the design may not be to everybody's liking, especially when the design surprisingly gets in the way of practicality, and it turns out that the owners' idea of…
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B&B Romeo and Juliet
in the centre of town
Bed & Breakfast and residence with comfortable double rooms or apartments for 2-4 people.
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