Bergamo: the back story

About Bergamo: the back story

By the ULTIMATE Milan Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

Bergamo’s Città Alta stands on a hill above the modern town, ringed by the Venetian walls listed by UNESCO among the Venetian Works of Defence; a funicular climbs from the lower town.

Getting there

By Trenord regional train from Milano Centrale or Porta Garibaldi to Bergamo, then bus and funicular to the Città Alta.

The upper town

The Piazza Vecchia and the Palazzo della Ragione, the Cappella Colleoni and the walls.

Trenord trains run from Milano Centrale and Porta Garibaldi to Bergamo.

Our advice: walk the walls at sunset; the tourism office is at visitbergamo.net.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bergamo: the back story before you go.