This city is only 30 km from Milan, probably the reason why many don't know it. When you move from Lake Garda to Milan, you can see the numerous towers and ancient Venetian walls from the motorway. Bergamo is worth more than a visit!
The city can be divided into two zones. Lower Town, in the plains, where the modern city developed, and the Upper Town on the hill where the city was built ; agrave; medieval.
This neighborhood is a pedestrian zone is surrounded by a wall, four kilometers long and can be seen from afar. This was built by the Venetians in the 16th century. After the wall was completed, the city was never attacked, not even by the two world wars. In this wall you can visit some Casematte, but unfortunately many of them were buried with the land during the work on the walk.
The whole city was built so that in the event of an attack, the whole population could leave the city through the secret passages and underground tunnels. Outside, on a hill is the castle of San Vigilio, possible to reach by funicular, but it is also connected by an underground tunnel to the historic center. From the ramparts you have a nice view of the lower city, and the monastery of St. Augustine, which in recent years has become a university institution. From here you can also see the planes at the time of landing, because in Bergamo it is possible to get there cheap with low-cost flights in a couple of hours, and pass some nice days in the area.
This guide has been translated automatically through a third party service. Visititaly offers these automatic translations to help site visitors, however the automatic translations may contain inaccuracies, errors or inaccuracies. You can contact us to report inaccuracies or errors and we will check the translation.