Bergamo
Bergamo is a city in Lombardy, a region of Italy, and the capital of the namesake province. One of the most scenic cities in Italy, it is located on and around a steep hill, green in the summer and white in the winter, complemented by pastel-coloured architecture, against the backdrop of nearby Alps. Wikivoyage
Population 119,534 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Italy
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
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Palazzo Terzi Attraction · 390 m -
Rocca Attraction · 460 m -
Palazzo del Podestà, Museo del Cinquecento Museum · 550 m -
Museo Donizettiano Museum · 590 m -
Museo delle storie di Bergamo - Convento di San Francesco Museum · 600 m -
Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "E. Caffi" Museum · 840 m -
Museo Civico Archeologico Museum · 850 m -
Accademia Carrara Museum · 850 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Bergamo Film Meeting
March
Bergamo Film Meeting is a film festival held every March in Bergamo, Lombardy. The festival was founded by Sandro Zambetti and Angelo Signorelli in 1983.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Bergamo Bassa 160 m
- Bergamo Alta 330 m
- Colle Aperto 1.0 km
- Stazione Autolinee Bergamo 1.1 km
- Terminal SAB 1.2 km
- Bergamo FS 1.2 km
More train stations: Bergamo 1.2 km, San Vigilio 1.6 km, Bergamo Ospedale 2.5 km, Stezzano 4.9 km, Seriate 4.9 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.