Bergamo, a city truly worthy of attention

In today's world, the fastest way to travel is obviously by plane, which allows us to travel thousands of kilometers in a few hours. Until a few years ago this type of trip was expensive and there were few who could afford it, but with the birth of low-cost airlines, the era of mass tourism began. One of the main Italian airports, where many low cost flights land is Bergamo Orio al Serio.

Many tourists spend little time there, just to take the bus that continues towards Milan, but it's a real shame, because nearby Bergamo is a city really worthy of attention. The city is expressly divided into two parts: The Upper Town and the Lower City. The Lower City is the 'modern' part of Bergamo. Among its art treasures is Piazza Dante with the fountain, the churches of Santa Maria delle Grazie and S. Bartolomeo, as well as the Sentierone, the path between two historic villages of S. Leonardo and Pignolo, and which constitutes traditional place for strollers from Bergamo.

The much more fascinating part is the medieval Upper Town. To get there you have two possibilities: simply climb on foot choosing one of the steep and narrow streets or, the solution for the most comfortable ones, take the funicular. The choice is yours. To visit Bergamo Alta you can provide you with the plan of the city on which all the monuments are marked or simply wander among squares, streets, sculptures and old palaces. Even without the help of the plan you will find Piazza Vecchia on which the most important monuments overlook: the Duomo, the Colleoni Chapel, the Baptistery and the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. One of the characteristics of Bergamo, which you will certainly notice too, are the walls.