Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bergamo, Italy

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 141 m
Descend 39 m

Experience Bergamo in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BergamoIndividual Sights in Bergamo

Sight 1: GAMeC Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

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81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Accademia Carrara

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The Accademia Carrara,, officially Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti di Bergamo, is an art gallery and an academy of fine arts in Bergamo, in Lombardy in northern Italy. The art gallery was established in about 1780 by Giacomo Carrara, a Bergamasco collector or conoscitore of the arts. The academy of fine arts was added to it in 1794. The school was recognised by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, the Italian ministry of education, in 1988 and in 2023 merged with the Conservatorio Gaetano Donizetti to form the Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo.

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614 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di San Michele al Pozzo Bianco

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San Michele al Pozzo Bianco is a church in the upper town of Bergamo, on a small piazza of the same name, near Porta Sant'Agostino, on Via Porta Dipinta. The church is now in a corner next to the frescoed house of the vicar, entered by a large rounded arch. The vicar's house has an external fresco attributed to Giacomo Scanardi.

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206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo

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Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo

Sant'Andrea is a Neoclassic church in Bergamo, rebuilt by Ferdinando Crivelli in 1837. On the main altar, is Enthroned Madonna with child and Saints Eusebius, Andrew, Domno, and Domneone, painted in 1536-7 by Il Moretto and a Nativity by Giovanni Paolo Cavagna. Other paintings here are by Palma il Giovane, Enea Salmeggia, Giovanni Giacomo Barbelli, Padovanino, a ‘’Deposition’’ by Andrea Previtali, and others.

Wikipedia: Sant'Andrea, Bergamo (EN)

20 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Fondazione Museo di Palazzo Moroni

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The Palazzo Moroni is a palace located on Via Porta #12 in the historic center of the upper town of Bergamo, Italy. The palace is a civic art museum, as well as used for cultural functions. The building, noted for its Baroque interior decorations, is presently managed by the Fondazione di Palazzo Moroni in conjunction with the city after a donation by Count Antonio Moroni.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Moroni, Bergamo (EN), Website

316 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Fontana di San Pancrazio

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The fountain of San Pancrazio is located on the square of the same name in Bergamo in front of the church dedicated to the saint of Turkish origin and rebuilt in 1450. Because of its shape, it is also called hyacinth bud.

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46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Torre del Gombito

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The Gombito tower is located in the upper part of the city of Bergamo, at the intersection of the street of the same name, via San Lorenzo and via Mario Lupo, the most central and important crossroads of the ancient city.

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86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Palazzo Nuovo

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The Palazzo Nuovo in Bergamo, home of the Angelo Mai Civic Library, is located in the upper part of the city, on the northeastern side of the Piazza Vecchia which closes, like a wing.

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135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Teatro Sociale

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The Teatro Sociale di Bergamo is a theatre located in Bergamo Alta, in via Bartolomeo Colleoni, via la Corsarola.

Wikipedia: Teatro Sociale (Bergamo) (IT)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Fontana Contarini

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The Contarini Fountain is a fountain located in the city of Bergamo, Italy.

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64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Palazzo del Podestà, Museo del Cinquecento

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The Palazzo del Podestà is a historic building in the city of Bergamo located on Piazza Vecchia and houses the Museum of the Sixteenth Century, which is part of the network of the Museum of the Stories of Bergamo managed by the Bergamo nella storia Foundation.

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100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Cappella Colleoni

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Cappella Colleoni Adriano Bassignana / CC BY 2.5

The Cappella Colleoni is a chapel and mausoleum attached to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in the northern Italian city of Bergamo.

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126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Duomo di Bergamo

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Bergamo Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Bergamo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Alexander of Bergamo, patron saint of the city. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bergamo.

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107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

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The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a major church in the upper town of Bergamo, Northern Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo (EN)

67 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Templetto Santa Croce

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The Tempietto di Santa Croce is a small octagonal Romanesque chapel found in the upper city of Bergamo, near the Santa Maria Maggiore. The original building was constructed in the first half of the 11th century, though first documentation of the structure dates to 1133. Other Romanesque structures in the province include the Rotonda di San Tomè, the Basilica di Santa Giulia, and the Priorato di Sant'Egidio.

Wikipedia: Tempietto di Santa Croce (Bergamo) (EN)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Museo Donizettiano

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The Donizetti Museum is a cultural site in Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. It is dedicated to the composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848), who was born in the city.

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227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Palazzo Terzi

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The seventeenth-century Palazzo Terzi is located on the edge of the fortress in the upper part of Bergamo, and is the most important baroque palace in the city.

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