Torre del Gombito, Bergamo

Name: Torre del Gombito
Address: Bergamo, Italy

#18 among attractions in Bergamo

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Facts and practical information

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.

Coordinates: 45°42'13"N, 9°39'50"E

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Torre del Gombito – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Santa Maria Maggiore, Museo Matris Domini, Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo Cathedral.

~470 ftSW
1137 church with gilded baroque interior
Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo
3 min walk • The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a major church in the upper town of Bergamo, Northern Italy.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museo Matris Domini, Bergamo
10 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.
~1300 ftNW
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo
7 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.
~300 ftSW
Historic cathedral with notable art
Bergamo Cathedral, Bergamo
2 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.
0.6 miE
Prominent art museum with a gift shop
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
15 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.
~470 ftW
Grand 15th-century chapel with frescoes
Cappella Colleoni, Bergamo
3 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.
~1290 ftE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pozzo Bianco, Bergamo
7 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.
0.7 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo
18 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.
~1160 ftE
Church
Sant'Andrea, Bergamo
6 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.
0.4 miNW
Garden with over 900 plant species
Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota", Bergamo
11 min walk • 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.
~740 ftS
45°42'6"N • 9°39'53"E
Fortified city of Bergamo, Bergamo
4 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)

Which popular attractions are close to Torre del Gombito?

Nearby attractions include Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar, Bergamo (1 min walk), Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai, Bergamo (2 min walk), Fontana Contarini, Bergamo (2 min walk), Bergamo Cathedral, Bergamo (2 min walk).

How to get to Torre del Gombito by public transport?

The nearest stations to Torre del Gombito:

Train

Bergamo Alta (3 min walk)
Bergamo Bassa (6 min walk)

Bus

668 • Lines: 1A (8 min walk)
Bergamo • Lines: B, B10a (20 min walk)

Light rail

Bergamo FS • Lines: T1 (27 min walk)