Discover the secrets of the Città Alta
There’s so much to see and be fascinated by in Bergamo’s
Città Alta that even regular visitors can find they miss things as they look
round.
It is a good idea to engage the services of a
professional tour guide who can help you make sense of the joyous juxtaposition
of medieval and Renaissance architecture in the upper town that can sometimes
be too dazzling to take in.
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| Elisabetta with a group of visitors |
A guide who has lived in the Città Alta and knows every
alleyway and stone can also give you the inside story on events and famous
people that only a local would know.
Tour guide Elisabetta Campanini, who manages Across Bergamo,
provides a bespoke service for visitors who want to really get to know the
Città Alta.
She provides tours for both groups and individuals that can
be customised to meet specific requirements on themes such as art, history,
music and much more.
Elisabetta was born in the Città Alta and lived there for 30
years before moving down the hill to the Città Bassa below. Every single street
and fountain and many of the current inhabitants are familiar to her and she
will soon make you feel as though you belong there yourself.
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| The 12th century Palazzo della Ragione |
She can tell anecdotes, both humorous and poignant, about
the history of this beautiful city and reveal the secrets that lie beneath the
ancient stones with which it was built.
Elisabetta says: ‘Bergamo is a casket of wonderful works of art and
was the home of famous figures such as Pope John XXIII and Gaetano Donizetti.
It is a city that always surprises visitors, thanks to its unusual
traits.’
Elisabetta is an accredited and experienced tour guide and
an accomplished linguist who can lead guided tours in Italian, English, German
and French. For Spanish, Russian and Japanese visitors, Elisabetta uses the
services of mother tongue speakers who act as translators for her.
If you want to find out the secrets of Bergamo’s captivating
Città Alta, contact Elisabetta to arrange a guided tour by visiting
www.acrossbergamo.com.
