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.
Italians like to celebrate December 25th with a slice of Panettone, a typical Italian Christmas cake born in Milan but widely spread everywhere in the Bel Paese. Find out the best way to enjoy it!
Milan is the perfect place to stay during your vacation in Italy. Why? Because it’s so well connected not only to Lake Como and Lake Garda but also to great Italian cities such as Venice, Bologna, Florence and many others. In this article you’ll find the most useful practical information on amazing day trips from Milan by train – doable also by car!
Learn more about the highest quality wines in northern Italy regions. I’m referring to DOCG and DOC wines in Piedmont, Veneto, Liguria, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Val D’Aosta. Without further ado, let’s dive right into wines!
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.
