A MAGICAL PLACE

Bergamo’s beautiful upper town, the Città Alta (pictured above), is a magical place well worth visiting. Use this website to help you plan your trip to Bergamo in Northern Italy and find your way to some of the other lovely towns and villages in Lombardia that are perhaps less well known to tourists.
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20170111

NH Bergamo – a Best of Bergamo recommended hotel

The smart and modern NH Bergamo hotel
The smart and modern NH Bergamo hotel
The immaculate and comfortable NH Bergamo is in a great location right in the centre of Bergamo’s lower town, the Città Bassa.

This modern hotel in Via Paleocapa is close to the railway station and the stops for buses going to the upper town, the Città Alta, or to Bergamo Caravaggio airport.

It is handy for the best shops and restaurants in the lower town, but within walking distance of the funicular railway that ferries passengers up to the historic Città Alta.

The smart, well-designed hotel has 88 comfortable guest rooms, all with TV, mini bar and free Wi-Fi.

An excellent buffet breakfast is served daily on the ground floor of the hotel and there is a 24-hour bar service.

The Best of Bergamo Editor says: 'I have really enjoyed my stays at the NH Bergamo. The room was quiet and I was able to sleep soundly, even though I was in the centre of the lower town and close to the main street. But it was great to be able to leave the hotel and be so close to all the delights of the Città Bassa and the transport links.'

From the airport, you can either take a reasonably priced taxi, or buy a ticket for the No 1 bus that passes the railway station before turning along Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII in the direction of the Città Alta. 

The hotel is in Via Paleocapa, which goes off the main street on the left. The street is across the road and a short distance from the bus stop outside the beautiful church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The church is a good landmark, on the corner of Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII and Porta Nuova, with its 19th century green cupola topped with a golden statue.

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20120626

Elegant hotel on the shore of Lago d’Iseo

Monte Isola in Lago d'Iseo
If you would like close up views of Monte Isola, the stunning island in the middle of Lago d’Iseo - just a short distance from Bergamo - visit the resort of Sulzano on the Brescia side of the lake.
If you are not driving, the best way to reach Sulzano is to take the train from Bergamo to Brescia and then change to the train that runs along the side of the lake in the direction of Edolo. It will pass through the resort of Iseo before it reaches Sulzano.

It is a short walk from the railway station in Sulzano to the landing stage, or imbarcadero, where you can buy boat tickets to visit the island and pick up tourism information leaflets. The green mountainous island almost looks almost within touching distance from here. It takes only a few minutes on the ferry to reach the nearest point on Monte Isola, the old fishing village of Peschiera Maraglio.

Sulzano viewed from the Monte Isola ferry
Sulzano is an ideal location for a short break as it has shops, bars and amenities and is set in beautiful scenery, as well as being handily placed for visiting the island.

Consider a stay at the Hotel Rivalago in Via Cadorna, which is right on the edge of the lake.

This elegant four star hotel has a beautiful garden which runs down to the shore and a lakeside swimming pool with a bar at the side.

The 32 guest rooms all have wireless internet and some have balconies overlooking Lago d’Iseo with lovely views of Monte Isola.

The Hotel Rivalago also has its own private beach for the use of guests who wish to swim in the lake.

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20120522

Palace Hotel is ideal base for touring by car


If you want to explore the countryside around Bergamo, a car will give you the freedom to follow your own itinerary at your own pace.
Palace Hotel Zingonia

Whether you hire a car or bring your own, an ideal base for seeing the area is the smart, modern Palace Hotel Zingonia, to the south of Bergamo, which has a free underground car park.

The four star hotel is in Corso Europa in the residential area of Zingonia in Verdellino, close to the A4 Milano-Brescia motorway.

It is less than 11 km from the hotel to Bergamo Caravaggio Airport at Orio al Serio and just a short drive into the city.

Recently refurbished, the Palace Hotel Zingonia is furnished in contemporary style and the facilities include a bar, restaurant, meeting room, gym, sauna, Turkish bath and spa.

A buffet breakfast is included in the price of the room and there is free wifi.

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20120419

Get away from it all at La Valletta Relais


If you would like a relaxing holiday in the countryside outside Bergamo but have all the amenities of the Città Alta (upper town) available within walking distance, consider a stay at La Valletta Relais.

The pretty La Valletta Relais Hotel

This well regarded three star hotel is in Via Castagneta in the Parco dei Colli, just above Bergamo’s Città Alta.

Visitors have described it as a 15 to 20-minute walk away from the upper town, but the hotel also provides free transport to and from the Città Alta on request.

La Valletta Relais has a large terrace where guests can sit and enjoy the views over the surrounding countryside and breakfast is served out there during the summer.

The hotel is well placed for walking enthusiasts as there is a choice of scenic paths to follow through Parco dei Colli, some starting as close as 100 metres from the hotel.

La Valletta Relais’s eight bedrooms all have en suite bathrooms, satellite television and minibar and there is free wifi internet access available throughout the building.

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20120224

Historic setting for Hotel Santa Caterina

The small, three star Hotel Santa Caterina is in a good location for walking to either the Città Alta (upper town) or Città Bassa (lower town).

The hotel is in Via Alberico da Rosciate, a small street in the ancient district of Borgo Santa Caterina. It is a short walk from Piazza Carrarra and the famous Accademia Carrarra with its magnificent art collection. From there it is a little further to walk uphill to Porta Sant’Agostino, one of the gates into the Città Alta.

A slightly longer walk downhill would take you to the end of Via Sentierone, which is at the hub of the Città Bassa and a good area for finding restaurants and bars.

Hotel Santa Caterina is smartly furnished in modern style and rooms are painted in bright pastel shades.

A traditional buffet breakfast and wifi internet access are included in the daily room rate.



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20120202

Hotel San Giorgio close to Bergamo transport links

Its handy location in Via San Giorgio in the Città Bassa (lower town) makes the Hotel San Giorgio a good choice for visitors to Bergamo.

The hotel is a short walk from Piazza Marconi and the railway station and bus station, providing guests going on day trips with quick access to trains to Milan, Brescia and Cremona and buses to Lago d'Endine, Lago d’Iseo and the countryside north of Bergamo.

It is also only a short walk from the Hotel San Giorgio to the Città Bassa’s main thoroughfare Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, where there are bus stops for the Città Alta (upper town) in one direction and Bergamo Caravaggio Airport at Orio al Serio going the other way. But there is free parking for guests with cars at the hotel, which is handily placed for access to the A4 Milan-Venice autostrada.

The Hotel San Giorgio is in a converted 18th century building that has been furnished in modern style with smart bedrooms and bathrooms. Guests can use the free wifi and watch television in the comfort of their own rooms.

The buffet breakfast is served each day in the roof top restaurant, which has views of the domes and towers of the magical Città Alta in the distance.


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20120118

Banish winter blues with a break in Bergamo

Brighten up your February with a romantic break in Bergamo.

Citta Alta Bergamo
Romantic Città Alta
Even if you can’t be there for Valentine’s Day itself, you could still treat yourself and your loved one to some low cost flights and a good deal on a hotel for a few nights.

For romance and atmosphere you need look no further than Bergamo’s Città Alta (upper town) with its medieval buildings and cosy bars and restaurants.

You could try Hotel Piazza Vecchia, which is centrally located in a 13th-century house in Via Colleoni, just off the beautiful Piazza Vecchia.

Many original features have been preserved but the hotel has a contemporary décor and bathrooms with all the latest comforts. Or you could consider GombitHotel next to the 13th century Gombito Tower, which is handy for the the main sights, the shops, bars, restaurants and funicular.

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If you would like to wake up to magical views of the Città Alta from your bedroom window, why not stay at the sophisticated Hotel Excelsior San Marco, which is close to the funicular for the Città Alta, but only walking distance from the main shops and restaurants in the Città Bassa (lower town).

Or if you would like to be right at the hub of the Città Bassa, close to Porta Nuova and the stylish Via Sentierone, consider the elegant Hotel Cappello d’Oro in Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII.

While you are there, sample some Bergamo specialities in the restaurants, such as casoncelli alla bergamasca and polenta taragna. Then sip some of the delicious local Valcalepio wine and the winter blues will soon be a thing of the past.

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20120112

Petronilla Hotel has transformed traditional palace


The Petronilla is a boutique hotel furnished in colourful, contemporary style
The Petronilla is a boutique hotel furnished in
colourful, contemporary style
In the heart of Bergamo’s Città Bassa (lower town), close to the historic Piazza Pontida, the smart Petronilla Hotel occupies a 19th century palazzo.

 But although the hotel building in Via San Lazzaro dates back to 1853, the Petronilla has a modern, uncluttered décor and colourful, contemporary furniture. There are 12 guest rooms, some of which have balconies, walk-in wardrobes or jacuzzi tubs.

The Petronilla also has a wellbeing and relaxation room with gym equipment and a sauna.Guests can sit and relax in either the lounge or the courtyard garden and there is wifi access throughout the hotel.

Petronilla Hotel is in the quiet neighbourhood of Borgo San Leonardo, but is within walking distance of Porta Nuova and stops for the buses that run between the Città Alta (upper town) and the railway station and Bergamo Caravaggio Airport at Orio al Serio.

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Guests can also walk in just a few minutes to nearby Piazza Pontida, where there is a good choice of shops, bars and restaurants. And by leaving the square along Via Sant’Alessandro it is possible to walk up the hill to Porta San’ Giacomo, one of the gates into the Città Alta.


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20111230

Good food and great views at Il Gourmet Hotel in Bergamo

Just outside Bergamo’s Città Alta (upper town), Il Gourmet Ristorante Hotel offers guests a convenient yet peaceful location with stunning views from the terrace and many of the guest rooms.
Il Gourmet Ristorante Hotel
Il Gourmet, in Via San Vigilio, is a short walk from Porta Sant’Alessandro, one of the gates in the walls surrounding the medieval Città Alta.
It is close to the station for the funicular to San Vigilio and is also near Via Borgo Canale, the street with the house where Bergamo composer Gaetano Donizetti was born.
As the name implies, Il Gourmet prides itself on the meals served in its restaurant, which offers Bergamo specialities and Mediterranean cuisine. Il Gourmet’s wine cellar is stocked with many of the top labels from Italy and further afield.
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You can either dine on the terrace with panoramic views over Bergamo or in Il Gourmet’s smart dining room.
Il Gourmet’s building dates back to the 17th century when it was once a private residence. It was converted to a hotel at the beginning of the 19th century to accommodate the travellers and merchants that came to Bergamo with their goods.
Set in the green hills above Bergamo, Il Gourmet provides guests with a peaceful relaxing atmosphere while being handy for the Città Alta and the terminus of the bus route to the Città Bassa (lower town), the railway station and Bergamo Caravaggio Airport at Orio al Serio. There is also ample parking for guests with cars.
Il Gourmet has nine double rooms, one single room and an independent apartment with two double bedrooms, a sitting room and a private terrace.
The rooms all have air conditioning, a fridge bar and satellite television.

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20111119

Bed and Breakfast Accademia is close to Città Alta

Accademia's entrance and garden
When choosing a hotel for a short stay in Bergamo, location is important so that you do not have to waste precious time travelling.
If you want to be close to many of the ‘must see’ sights, but stay in a quiet area, consider the Bed and Breakfast Accademia
This small Bergamo B & B is in the quiet cul de sac of Via Francesco Baracca off Via Nazario Sauro.
It is close to Piazza Cararra, where the famous Pinacoteca dell’Accademia Cararra and Galleria d’Arte Moderna are situated.
Although Accademia Cararra is currently closed for restoration, some of its masterpieces can be viewed in a special exhibition on the top floor of Palazzo della Ragione in the Città Alta (upper town).
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From B & B Accademia it is a short walk to Porta Sant’Agostino, which leads into the Città Alta.
Or you could walk down Via Pignolo into the heart of the Città Bassa (lower town) and see masterpieces by Lorenzo Lotto in the churches of San Bernardino, Santo Spirito and San Bartolomeo on the way.
The B & B Accademia has a smart, modern décor and all rooms have free wi-fi and televisions with satellite channels.
A continental breakfast is included in the price and there is free parking for guests.


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20111109

Hotel Excelsior San Marco -- a Best of Bergamo recommended hotel

Hotel Excelsior San Marco
The handy position of the Hotel Excelsior San Marco makes it a good choice for a short break in Bergamo.
The four star hotel in Piazza Repubblica is close to the station for the funicular railway that runs back and forth between the città bassa (lower town) and the città alta (upper town). It is also near stops for the number 1 bus service that runs between the città alta and the railway station in the città bassa and Bergamo’s renamed Il Caravaggio International Airport at Orio al Serio.
But it is the unique views that make a stay at the hotel a magical experience, as I discovered during a recent visit.
Guests can linger over the generous buffet breakfast served in the first floor restaurant while looking out towards Bergamo’s 450-year-old city walls, the towers and cupolas of the città alta and the mountains in the distance. 
Whether early in the morning when the walled city was softened by mist, or late at night when Porta San Giacomo is lit up in the red, white and green of the tricolore, there was always a marvellous view from the window of my room on the sixth floor.
The Roof Garden Restaurant on the eighth floor -- accessible via a separate entrance next door to the hotel -- also boasts of panoramic views over the citta alta, although it is an expensive option for dinner that I didn't take.
The Hotel Excelsior San Marco is set back from the main street, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, at a comfortable distance from the traffic. Guests have the benefit of smart bars, restaurants and shops nearby in Piazza Repubblica, but Via Sentierone and Porta Nuova in the elegant centre of the città bassa are only a short walk away.
The hotel has 155 rooms, either standard, superior, deluxe or suites, all with satellite television and minibar. There is wi-fi internet connection and also a computer room free for the use of guests. The bar is handily located on the ground floor and there are comfortable settees in the spacious reception area. I found it convenient that the hotel has three lifts so that there was never any time wasted waiting.
The staff were all very helpful, recommending and booking a restaurant and ordering taxis for me during my enjoyable stay.

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20110803

Enjoy a room with a view at the Hotel Excelsior San Marco in Bergamo's Città Bassa

The Hotel Excelsior San Marco
The unique views of the Città Alta (upper town) from its windows make a stay at Bergamo’s Hotel Excelsior San Marco a magical experience.
The four star hotel in Piazza Repubblica in the Città Bassa (lower town) has a roof top restaurant that serves both lunch and dinner, enabling guests to dine while enjoying a bird’s eye view of Bergamo’s 450-year-old city walls, the towers and cupolas of the Città Alta and the mountains in the distance. 
The Hotel Excelsior San Marco is handily located close to the funicular for the Città Alta and only walking distance from the main shops and restaurants in the Città Bassa. It is a short walk to the bus stops for the service that runs between the airport at Orio al Serio and Colle Aperto, the terminus in the Città Alta.
The hotel is set back from the main street in a big garden and has 155 rooms, either standard, superior, deluxe or suites, all with satellite television, minibar and free wi-fi internet connection. Either an American or Continental buffet breakfast is served.
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20110526

Browse among the historic buildings of Brescia

The railway station at Brescia
Brescia, Lom-bardy’s second city after Milan, can be reached by train from Bergamo in just under an hour.
Although it is a place of great artistic and architectural importance, it is not as well known to tourists as some of the other historic Italian cities, but is well worth a visit if you are staying in Bergamo for any length of time.
There are direct trains every hour from Bergamo’s railway station in Piazza Marconi in the Città Bassa (lower town).
Brescia became a Roman colony before the birth of Christ and you can still see remains from the forum, theatre and a temple.
The town was fought over by different rulers in the middle ages but came under the protection of Venice in the 15th century.
There is a distinct Venetian influence in the architecture of the Piazza della Loggia, an elegant square in the centre of the town, which is the site of the main Ufficio d’Informazione Turistiche (tourist information office) and has a clock tower remarkably similar to the one in Saint Mark’s square in Venice.
Next to the 17th century Duomo is an older cathedral, the unusually shaped Duomo Vecchio, also known as la Rotonda, which is open to the public and worth a look inside.
The Santa Giulia Museo della Città covers more than 3,000 years of Brescia’s history, housed within the Benedictine Nunnery of San Salvatore and Santa Giulia in Via Musei.
The nunnery was built over a Roman residential quarter, but some of the houses, with their original mosaics and frescoes, have now been excavated and can be seen while you are looking round the museum.
If you decide to spend the night in Brescia in order to do justice to everything there is to see, a good base would be the Hotel Meuble Orologio in Via Cesare Beccaria, which is close to the Piazza della Loggia and only a few minutes walk away from the Santa Giulia museum.
The hotel is housed in an historic building but has plenty of modern facilities and you can enjoy breakfast on a terrace with panoramic views of the city.



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20110409

Sit by the lake and sample Bardolino

Street cafe in Bardolino
Among the benefits of basing yourself in Bergamo are the good transport links to beautiful places in the surrounding area.
It is an easy trip by train from the railway station in Piazza Marconi in Bergamo’s Città Bassa (lower town) to the lovely resort of Bardolino on Lake Garda .
You can have a pleasant day out exploring the old town, enjoying the views of the lake and sampling the delicious, light red Bardolino wine that is produced there.
Take the train to Brescia and then change to the Milan to Venice service which calls at Desenzano. There are regular boats to Bardolino from Piazza Matteotti at the side of the lake in Desenzano.
You will see the tower of an old castle that is now part of a hotel as the boat approaches Bardolino.
Walk down the short main street into the town, which is lined with shops, restaurants and bars where you can sample Bardolino by the glass.
Make a point of visiting the church of San Severo, which dates back to the 11th century and is a popular location for weddings, and the small church of San Zeno, which dates back to the eighth century and still contains traces of its original frescoes.
If you want to learn more about Bardolino wine and the history of wine making, visit the fascinating wine museum run by the Zeni family of winemakers at Via Costabella 9. The museum is open from mid-March until the end of October and individual visitors are admitted free of charge. For more information visit www.zeni.it.
It is also an easy drive from Bergamo to Bardolino, following the A4 autostrada (motorway) towards Venice .
There are plenty of good quality hotels in Bardolino if you decide to stay the night there.
In a good position, not far from the lake, is the three star, family run Hotel Quattro Stagioni. Recently renovated, the hotel is in Borgo Garibaldi in the oldest part of Bardolino. It has a pretty garden, a swimming pool and its own wellness centre.
Four generations of the Arietti Manara family have run the Hotel Quattro Stagioni. They say that they pride themselves on providing guests with a warm welcome and on paying attention to even the smallest details.
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20110401

Milan’s grand canals

Milan is within easy travelling distance of Bergamo and makes an interesting day out with plenty of things to see and good shops and restaurants.
There is an hourly train service to Milan from the railway station in Piazza Marconi in Bergamo’s Città Bassa (lower town).
The journey takes less than an hour and you arrive at Milan’s Stazione Centrale with its spectacular iron and glass roof.
You could take the metro to Piazza Duomo to see the magnificent cathedral and the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II with its smart shops and bars.
Or to experience something completely different, take the metro to Porta Genova, from where it is a short walk to the vibrant Navigli district (pictured above).
The banks of i Navigli, Milan ’s ancient canal network, have now become a lively area full of art galleries, antiques shops, restaurants and bars. During the summer, Naviglia Grande is the location for an antiques market on some Sundays.
Milan’s canals date back to the 12th century. They were used to ship marble into the city while the Duomo was being built in the 14th century and continued to be used till as recently as the 1970s to bring in sand and gravel.
Now the Milanese enjoy walking along the banks of the canals by day and visiting the night spots in the area after dark.
If you are tempted to sample the nightlife of the Navigli district, you could book a stay at a hotel in the area.
The Ca Bianca Corte del Naviglio is in an ideal location in Via Lodovico il Moro, which runs alongside Naviglio Grande.
It is a short walk from Porta Genova, or you could take the tram from outside the station to a stop just 50 metres from the hotel.
Located in an historic building, the Ca Bianca Corte del Naviglio has a pleasant courtyard and garden to relax in as well as its own bar and restaurant.

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20110316

First anniversary for Best of Bergamo

Bergamo highlight -- Biblioteca Civica

Best of Bergamo is one year old today. Since we started to collect statistical information, the site has had more than 5,000 visits from almost 3,500 unique visitors, who have clocked up more than 13,000 page views.
Many visitors have emailed the site to express their appreciation for the tourist and travel advice or to ask for supplementary information about Bergamo .
Colleoni Chapel -- a Bergamo highlight
Extracts from the website have been featured on other travel websites, a wine website and a health website and we have had enquiries from people about to relocate to Bergamo as well as from those planning holidays.
There have been visitors from 91 countries and the site has been viewed in 62 different languages.
During the year, Best of Bergamo’s Flights Guide was launched, showing visitors to the website which airlines operate from which country, with flight times and links to individual airline websites.
There isn’t a more comprehensive guide to flights to Bergamo’s Orio al Serio airport anywhere else on line. For more information visit our Fly to Bergamo page.
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Another exciting development has been our dedicated Hotel Booking pages where we give you the low down on the best hotels in Bergamo and the surrounding area. If we have personal experience of staying in a hotel it is badged *Best of Bergamo recommended*.

You can now book a hotel anywhere in Bergamo , the rest of Italy or elsewhere through our partner organisations Venere.com, Hotels.com or Laterooms.com. You can go straight from our hotel pages to the websites of our partner organisations. Either click on Book a Hotel in Bergamo or click on a hotel booking advert anywhere on Best of Bergamo.
Thank you for all your support and we look forward to another exciting year with Best of Bergamo.



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