Highlights of Bergamo Upper Town: Walking Tour with Local Guide & Funicular Ride

Bergamo is a fascinating medieval city! Take the chance to visit this beautiful town that is divided in Upper Bergamo and Lower Bergamo. With a help of local guide, start this 2,5 hours walking tour taking the “Funicolare”, an Italian cable train, that lead you to Upper Bergamo, where the tour focuses. Here, you can admire the ancient buildings and defensive walls of the city, built in medieval architecture, and enjoy some time in “Piazza Vecchia”, the heart of this part of town. It’s time to see the Campanone, the bell tower which is a panoramic point. Then, visit the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, built in Baroque style, the characteristic Antico Lavatoio and the Cittadella Viscontea. Finally, you can delight with some Gelato of an antique Gelateria, which invented “Stracciatella”, a milk-based ice-cream with chocolate shavings. A sweet ending for this wonderful day!

Itinerary
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Pass By: Piazza Vecchia, 24129 Bergamo Italy

Piazza Vecchia is one of the most important places of Bergamo, located in Upper Bergamo. This square was the political center of the city for many centuries and hosts a very ancient fountain “Fontana Contarini” built in 1780. A gem!

Pass By: Campanone o Torre Civica, Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo Italy

The Campanone of Bergamo, built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, is the largest in Lombardy. Maybe you can return, after the tour, to admire the most beautiful view of all the city!

Pass By: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza Vecchia 6, 24129 Bergamo Italy

The church of Santa Maria Maggiore was built in Upper Bergamo in the seventeenth century. According to tradition, this basilica was built so that the Madonna would protect the people of Bergamo from the plague.

Pass By: Antico Lavatoio, Via Mario Lupo, 6, 24129 Bergamo BG, Italy

The Antico Lavatoio is a long tub in white marble built in 1891, which where the people used to wash clothes and everything there was to wash.

Pass By: Cittadella di Bergamo, Piazza della Cittadella, Bergamo Italy

This fortified structure was built at the most central point of the city to defend against enemy attack and any popular uprisings. Today, the Cittadella is a characteristic of the upper city and preserves all the charm of its past.