Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota", Bergamo

Name: Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota"
Address: Scaletta Colle Aperto, Bergamo, 24129, Italy
Telephone: +39 035 286060

#11 among attractions in Bergamo

Museum, Garden, Park, Botanical garden

Gallery (3)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota" is a botanical garden located at the top of a long stairway from Scaletta di Colle Aperto, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. It is open daily during the warmer months. ()

Local name: Orto botanico Lorenzo Rota Elevation: 1312 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 45°42'30"N, 9°39'29"E

Address

Scaletta Colle ApertoBergamo 24129 Italy

Contact

+39 035 286060

Website

Social media

Add

Bergamo

Day trips

Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota" – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Santa Maria Maggiore, Museo Matris Domini, Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi.

1.1 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
28 min walk • Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, known for sponsorship reasons as the Gewiss Stadium since July 2019 and thus as Stadio di Bergamo in UEFA competitions, is a stadium in Bergamo, Italy. It is the home of Atalanta and has a capacity of 21,000 seats. The field is 120 m long, and 70 m wide.
0.4 miSE
1137 church with gilded baroque interior
Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo
11 min walk • The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a major church in the upper town of Bergamo, Northern Italy.
0.8 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museo Matris Domini, Bergamo
21 min walk • The Museo Matris Domini is housed in the oldest section of the Dominican convent of the same name, situated in the city centre of Bergamo, Italy. It is administered by the nuns of the foundation.
~1000 ftSE
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo
5 min walk • Civic Museum of Natural Science Enrico Caffi is a natural history museum in Bergamo, Italy. The museum has more than 55,000 artifacts, fossils, animal and plant specimens. The museum is founded in 1918 and, after multiple moves, is currently located at Piazza Cittadella.
0.4 miSE
Historic cathedral with notable art
Bergamo Cathedral, Bergamo
11 min walk • 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.
0.9 miE
Prominent art museum with a gift shop
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
23 min walk • 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.
0.4 miSE
Grand 15th-century chapel with frescoes
Cappella Colleoni, Bergamo
10 min walk • The Cappella Colleoni is a chapel and mausoleum attached to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in the northern Italian city of Bergamo.
0.6 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pozzo Bianco, Bergamo
16 min walk • 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.
1.1 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo
28 min walk • The Teatro Donizetti is an opera house in Bergamo, Italy. Built in the 1780s using a design by architect Giovanni Francesco Lucchini, the theatre was originally referred to as either the Teatro Nuovo or Teatro di Fiera.
0.6 miSE
Church
Sant'Andrea, Bergamo
16 min walk • 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.
0.6 miSE
45°42'6"N • 9°39'53"E
Fortified city of Bergamo, Bergamo
15 min walk • Venetian walls of Bergamo - are the city walls surrounding the old, located on the hill part of the Italian city of Bergamo. They were built by the Venetian Republic in the 16th century. They are one of the most characteristic...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota" open?

Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota" is open:

Monday 10 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 6 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 6 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 6 pm
Thursday 10 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 6 pm
Friday 10 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 6 pm
Saturday 10 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 6 pm
Sunday 10 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 6 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota"?

Nearby attractions include Archeological Museum, Bergamo (5 min walk), Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo (5 min walk), University of Bergamo, Bergamo (8 min walk), Fontana del Lantro, Bergamo (9 min walk).

How to get to Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota" by public transport?

The nearest stations to Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota":

Train

Colle Aperto (4 min walk)
San Vigilio (10 min walk)

Bus

668 • Lines: 1A (4 min walk)
Bergamo • Lines: B, B10a (19 min walk)

Light rail

Bergamo FS • Lines: T1 (38 min walk)