Bergamo is a mixture of different Italian cities. Located on a hill, like the cities of Tuscany, Bergamo was also founded by the Etruscans. After that, the Romans came, then the Visconti, the sovereign family of Milan and the Venetians. In the 19th century it belonged to Austria, and in the process of unification of Italy it became Italian territory again. Thanks to the path of this story it is possible that even today you can see things and buildings of all times in the historic center.

From the lower town, where there is also a monument of Vittorio Emanuele II you can arrive with the funicular to the upper town. Just a couple of minutes and you already have a nice view of the lower part of the city. The terminus is Palazzo Suardi, where you can also find a bar with a nice panoramic terrace. Via Gombito (always straight) is the main road, along which are the main tourist attractions. Torre Gombito, the former residential tower, now the tourist information office, runs all the way to Piazza Vecchia, where is the Fountain surrounded by eight lions. From here you can see the city tower, 54 meters high, where you can climb, but only through the stairs of 230 steps.

Here you will also find the municipal library, but in the past it was the Town Hall and the Palazzo della Ragione. Through the porch, you also get to Piazza Duomo, the cathedral is the oldest church in the city. In front of the cathedral stands the Baptistery, which was built in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, but was dismantled and kept for a period in a warehouse, and then was rebuilt here. Then there are the Colleoni Chapel and the Citadel with the archaeological and natural museum and the Botanical Garden to see. In the city you can also visit the Fortress, a fortress from the 14th century, where from the tower you will have a nice view of the city. As I said, in Bergamo, you never get bored!