{"id":32350,"date":"2021-09-01T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/?post_type=destination&p=32350"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:11:37","slug":"visit-to-the-upper-town-of-bergamo","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/en\/destination\/lombardy\/bergamo\/visit-to-the-upper-town-of-bergamo\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to the upper town of Bergamo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A suggested itinerary for visiting the upper town of Bergamo, the citt\u00e0 alta<\/em>, reaching it by the funicular. In addition, refer to the article on the sites to see in Bergamo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"map-bergamo-citta-alta\"<\/a>From the lower town of Bergamo, the funicular reaches the old square Piazza del Mercato delle Scarpe<\/strong> (Shoe Market Square<\/em> in English), which formerly hosted a shoe market.
A short climb leads to the Rocca di Bergamo<\/a>, with a very beautiful panorama over the upper town, its roofs and its towers.
Not far away, narrow streets lead to the former Convent of San Francesco<\/strong> (Saint Francis) with its charming old cloisters and its frescoes.
Beside it, the Piazza Mercato del Fieno<\/strong> (the hay market<\/em> in English) has kept its beautiful medieval tower houses, although they are lower than they originally were.
At the intersection of the two streets that were the Roman streets cardo<\/em> and decumanus<\/em>, the Gombito Tower<\/strong> rises to 52 metres (compared with 64 in the Middle Ages). It houses the Tourist Office. Very close by, the beautiful washhouse<\/strong> dates back to the end of the 19th century.
One then reaches the Piazza Vecchia<\/strong><\/a>, the historic heart of Bergamo with its superb buildings (fountain, Palazzo della Ragione<\/a>, Podest\u00e0’s palace with the torre Civica<\/a>, Angelo Mai library).
Separated from the previous square by the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione, the Piazza Duomo<\/strong> is unmissable, with the cathedral, the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore<\/a>, the baptistery and the superb Colleoni Chapel<\/a>.
The via Colleoni<\/strong>, the main artery of the historic centre, heads towards the west of the town, lined with shops and restaurants. It leads to the interesting Visconti Citadel<\/a>, where you can find in particular the Natural Sciences Museum and the Archaeological Museum.
Further west, one can admire the beautiful Porta Sant’Alessandro<\/strong>. From there, one can follow the Viale delle Mura to discover part of the superb Venetian walls<\/a> with their beautiful views, as far as the Porta San Giacomo<\/strong>, another beautiful gate.<\/p>\n

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