Bergamo, Italy Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Just 50km northeast of Milan, yet much closer to the mountains in look and feel, BERGAMO is a city with a split identity, made up of two distinct parts – Bergamo Bassa , the lower, more modern centre, and Bergamo Alta , clinging to the hill 1200 feet above the Lombardian plain. Bergamo Bassa is an odd mixture of pompous Neoclassical town planning and medieval cobbled streets; but Bergamo Alta is one of northern Italy's loveliest city centres, a favourite retreat for the work-weary Milanese, who flock here at weekends seeking solace in its fresh mountain air, wanderable lanes and the lively, but easy-going … more »