Fortified city of Bergamo, Bergamo

Name: Fortified city of Bergamo
Address: Bergamo, Italy

#12 among attractions in Bergamo

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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 Bergamo tourist buildings and attractions.

Alternative names: Unesco: from 2017Area: 1.72 mi²Coordinates: 45°42'6"N, 9°39'53"E

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Fortified city of Bergamo – 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.

0.9 miNE
Sport venue, Sport
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
24 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.
~810 ftNW
1137 church with gilded baroque interior
Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo
4 min walk • The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a major church in the upper town of Bergamo, Northern Italy.
~1330 ftSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museo Matris Domini, Bergamo
7 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.
~1930 ftNW
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo
10 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.
~710 ftNW
Historic cathedral with notable art
Bergamo Cathedral, Bergamo
4 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.
~880 ftNW
Grand 15th-century chapel with frescoes
Cappella Colleoni, Bergamo
5 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.
~1320 ftNE
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.
0.5 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo
14 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.
~1030 ftNE
Church
Sant'Andrea, Bergamo
5 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.
~930 ftNW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Architecture
Tempietto di Santa Croce, Bergamo
5 min walk • The Tempietto di Santa Croce is a small octagonal Romanesque chapel found in the upper city of Bergamo, near the Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fortified city of Bergamo?

Nearby attractions include Porta San Giacomo, Bergamo (3 min walk), Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar, Bergamo (3 min walk), Bergamo Cathedral, Bergamo (4 min walk), Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo (4 min walk).

How to get to Fortified city of Bergamo by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fortified city of Bergamo:

Train

Bergamo Bassa (2 min walk)
Bergamo Alta (2 min walk)

Bus

668 • Lines: 1A (11 min walk)
Bergamo • Lines: B, B10a (18 min walk)

Light rail

Bergamo FS • Lines: T1 (24 min walk)