Bergamo is a charming and picturesque city in northern Italy, with a well-preserved medieval town known as Città Alta (Upper Town). It offers stunning views, historic architecture, cobblestone streets, and delicious local cuisine. Among its most impressive highlights are the beautiful Piazza Vecchia, the Duomo di Bergamo, and the astonishing Venetian Walls.
This natural reserve has been declared Special Protection Area (SPA) in Lombardy, where biodiversity is a priority and must be preserved.
The reserve plays a key role in preserving the wide variety of habitats and species, aquatic and marshy, rare or at risk of extinction in Italy.
Bergamo cuisine comes from peasants’ traditions: it’s simple and dishes are made with local products. Simplicity doesn’t mean lame taste, though. In fact, despite being poor, Bergamasque cuisine is rich in succulent and flavorful dishes. All over the province many restaurants still offer typical cuisine and festivals are often dedicated to traditional dishes, for example the “scarpinocc festival” in Parre or the “polenta taragna festival” in Branzi.
Bergamo, my small but lovely hometown, is considered a worthwhile one day trip from Milan or lake Como. In this article you’ll find all you need to know on how to spend one day in Bergamo, my travel tips and food suggestions.
A route of about 80 km, between hills scattered with vineyards, villas, medieval villages, centuries-old abbeys and parks, Franciacorta stretches from Brescia to lake Iseo, became especially famous for artist Christo’s artwork “The Floating Piers” in 2016.
Valcalepio, the hilly belt area in Bergamo province including 9 municipalities in Bergamo, certainly plays a key role in Lombardy wine production.
