Duomo di Bergamo
Bergamo
The Cathedral of Bergamo is the main place of Catholic worship in the city. Dedicated to Saint Alexander patron, it is located in the upper city. In front of the facade of the cathedral, on the opposite side of Piazza del Duomo, is the baptistery.
Piazza Vecchia
Bergamo
The most known and popular part of Bergamo Alta is Piazza Vecchia, with the Contarini fountain, the Palazzo della Ragione, the Civic Tower, which still today at 10 pm hits 100 shots - those that in the past announced the closing of the gates of the Venetian walls at night.
Battistero
Bergamo
In Piazza del Duomo, in front of the Basilica, stands the Baptistery. Built in 1340, inside the basilica by Giovanni da Campione, it was then married in 1900 at the current headquarters in the center of the square. Octagonal, it has eight fourteenth-century statues depicting the three theological virtues and the four Cardinal Virtues with the addition of an eighth virtue, Patience.
Museo Storico della Città
Bergamo
The Historical Museum of Bergamo is located in the convent of San Francesco, within which we can find remarkable testimonies of Bergamo's Risorgimento history, starting from the mid-17th century until World War II. In addition, the Museum offers ample space for temporary exhibitions and exhibitions and is also an educational place where various studies and research are carried out.
Museo di Scienze Naturali "E. Caffi"
Bergamo
The Museum was opened in 1918, and was named after Enrico Caffi, his first director. It is a large collection of specimens of a lepidotterological, ornithological, malacological character, in addition to a vast teaching material. Inside you can admire closely exhibitions from the world of zoology, paleontology, geology and many other scientific research. Today, the museum is open for all interested parties.
Palazzo della Ragione
Bergamo
The Palazzo della Ragione is a historic building in the city of Bergamo. Located in the upper city, and home to the Angelo Mai Civic Library, it was built at the end of the twelfth century.
Porta San Giacomo
Bergamo
Biblioteca Civica "Angelo Mai"
Bergamo
The library was established in 1768, initially composed of the book collection of Cardinal Alessandro Giuseppe Furietti. The collection is arranged within the sixteenth-century Palazzo Nuovo, and contains more than 730,000 pieces of documents, volumes, photos, prints and numerous written testimonies of the cultural life of the city. Over the years, the structure was expanded with new materials, thanks to the continuous donations and purchases of the library itself. Today, the library is the primary institution for the collection and preservation of Bergamo's book heritage.
Accademia Carrara
Bergamo
Bergamo Alta
Bergamo
The splendid Piazza Vecchia in the High part of the city is the symbol of the city. There are the Ragione Palace and the Civic Tower.
Galleria Fumagalli
Bergamo
Gruppo Petit Prince
Bergamo
Galleria d'Arte Moderna E Contemporanea
Bergamo
Gnaccarini Galleria d'Arte
Bergamo
Museo del Presepio
Dalmine
(9 Km)
The Nativity Scene Museum was established in 1974 by the first parish priest of Brembo, Don Giacomo Piazzoli. The exhibition is divided into two floors, where more than nine hundred cribs different by origin and age are exhibited. The fine collection includes cribs dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.
Museo Civico Naturalistico "Severo Sini"
Villa d'Alme'
(7 Km)
The “Severo Sini” Natural Museum was founded in 1973 by the naturalist and passionate about natural sciences, Mr. Sini. The Museum houses a large number of minerals, fossils, animals and herbs, collected since 1947. A beautiful malacological section contains shells from the seas around the world.
Museo dei Ricordi
Grassobbio
(6 Km)
Museo delle Guerre
Grassobbio
(6 Km)