Bergamo

The Essential

Highly recommended

Bergamo is divided into two sections, "Bergamo di sopra" (the upper town) and "Bergamo di sotto" (the lower town), offering two distinct personalities and atmospheres. This charming town with a long history (it was Ligurian, Gallic, Roman, Lombard, Venetian and then Austrian before becoming Italian) has a strong character and its undeniable beauty can be admired from afar, as the town's ramparts and monuments can be clearly seen from the busiest motorway in Italy.