From Orio al Serio airport
The airport is about 5 km from the centre. Bus line 1 connects the terminal to Bergamo station in about 15 minutes, with frequent departures; a taxi takes around ten minutes.
Guide for guests
Bergamo, a guide for guests
How to get here, how to get around and what not to miss between the Upper Town and the Lower Town: an essential guide to make the most of your stay.
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Getting here
By train
Bergamo station is about 50 minutes from Milan. From there, both apartments are about a ten-minute walk away.
By car
Leave the A4 motorway at Bergamo and the centre is a few minutes away. Bergamo Hideout has a free private parking space; private, attended car parks are available near Bergamo DiMora.
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Getting around
On foot
The Lower Town is easy to explore on foot: Via XX Settembre, the Sentierone and the Teatro Donizetti are a few minutes from the apartments.
By funicular
From the station on Viale Vittorio Emanuele II, the funicular climbs to the Upper Town in a few minutes; from there a second funicular goes up to San Vigilio, one of the best viewpoints in the city.
By bus
Line 1 connects the airport, the station, the centre and the Upper Town. The Upper Town is a limited-traffic zone: it is best reached on foot, by bus or by funicular.
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What to see in the Upper Town
Piazza Vecchia
The heart of the medieval town, with the Palazzo della Ragione and the civic tower, the Campanone, which rings one hundred times every evening at 10 pm.
Santa Maria Maggiore and the Colleoni Chapel
The Romanesque basilica, richly decorated inside, and next to it the Colleoni Chapel, a masterpiece of the Lombard Renaissance.
The Venetian Walls
About six kilometres of 16th-century bastions, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017. A walk along the walls at sunset offers wide views over the plain.
The Rocca and San Vigilio
Two of the finest views over Bergamo and the Alpine foothills, reachable on foot or by the San Vigilio funicular.
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What to see in the Lower Town
Accademia Carrara
One of Italy's most important art galleries, with works by Raphael, Botticelli, Mantegna and Bellini. Opposite, the GAMeC is devoted to modern and contemporary art.
Teatro Donizetti
The theatre named after Gaetano Donizetti, born in Bergamo, home every autumn to the Donizetti Opera festival.
Via XX Settembre and Via Pignolo
The main shopping street and, nearby, one of the city's most elegant streets, lined with noble palazzi and churches.
Sport and concerts
Atalanta matches at the New Balance Arena and concerts at the Chorus Life Arena are easy to reach from the apartments.
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The flavours of Bergamo
Casoncelli
Stuffed pasta served with butter, sage and pancetta: the signature dish of Bergamo cuisine.
Polenta
Served with meat, mushrooms and cheese; in the valleys it is also made «taragna», with buckwheat and cheese.
Valley cheeses
Taleggio, Strachítunt, Formai de Mut and Branzi: the Bergamo valleys are among the richest cheese-making areas in Italy.
Sweets and wines
«Polenta e osei», a yellow cake topped with marzipan birds, Valcalepio wine and Moscato di Scanzo, one of Italy's smallest DOCG wines.
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Day trips
Milan
About 50 minutes by train from Bergamo station.
Lake Iseo
Monte Isola and the lakeside villages, about 45 minutes by car.
Lake Como
About an hour by car.
San Pellegrino Terme and Crespi d'Adda
The Art Nouveau spa town of Val Brembana and the UNESCO-listed workers' village, both under an hour away.
Photos of Bergamo: Isaac Maffeis, Kaspars Upmanis, Mattia Bericchia on Unsplash
Bergamo Downtown
Where to stay in Bergamo
Two entire apartments in the centre, a few minutes' walk from the station and the Upper Town.
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