Bergamo, Italy complete tour

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  • čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
  • travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links.
    00:00 intro
    00:33 location
    00:47 Venetian walls
    01:44 main street, via Colleoni
    02:38 Piazza Vecchia
    04:53 map route of walking tour
    05:19 train arrival, bus to top
    07:05 funicular
    07:57 Porta Sant’Alessandro
    08:56 via Colleoni
    12:17 Piazza Vecchia
    13:34 Palazzo Nuovo
    14:46 Tower vista
    15:51 Colleoni Chapel
    16:54 narrow lanes behind piazza
    19:11 Piazza Mercato Delle Scarpe
    19:26 La Rocca Fortress
    20:37 Via Porta Dipinta
    21:14 Palazzo Moroni
    23:10 walk route on map
    24:25 walk along Venetian wall
    25:15 via Gombito
    27:21 hotels
    28:30 travel tips
    30:00 funicular San Viglio
    30:25 best vista and castle
    32:05 another walking route
    32:20 via San Salvatore and University
    33:48 via Arena
    35:14 Via Simone Mayr
    36:02 Porta San Giacomo and main Venetian wall
    37:46 Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
    39:03 Cathedral of Sant'Alessandro
    40:19 funicular to Lower Town
    41:12 Piazza Dante
    41:38 history summary
    42:40 Porta Nuova and main street
    43:15 train station and departure
    Bergamo is an ancient Italian hill-town of magical beauty, yet relatively undiscovered, where you can escape tourist crowds and step into this crown jewel of Italy.
    This country is famous for its medieval hill-towns, and one of the best is Bergamo, the ideal town with piazzas and pedestrian lanes lined with shops and restaurants, fountains, lots of outdoor bars and cafes and a wonderful setting up on a hill surrounded by fortified walls, a relatively small town just about a kilometer wide, but filled with little lanes and fascinating sights, located in the north of Italy, near the Alps.
    Bergman's old town is up on a hill surrounded by massive fortified walls that were built by the Venetians in the middle of the 16th century. They are so well-preserved that several of the original gates are still functional. And now the wall is a World Heritage site, as seen from above, with the Venetian walls wrapping around the hillside Old Town.
    The modern district of Bergamo is down below and quite lovely, but not the main focus of your visit.
    Instead, you'll want to spend your time in Bergamo is Cheetah Alta, the upper town with origins that go back more than 2000 years.
    There are still quite a few of those old buildings surviving from the Middle Ages. Especially dramatic are the towers that had been fortified. Homes of the wealthy families. And now this one is home to the tourist Information Office.
    There is one main pedestrian street that runs through the center of town. It's about just under a kilometer long,
    this nicely paved lane is quite level. So you could walk from one end of town to the other in about half an hour. But there is so much to see. It could take you two days, especially wandering along some of those steeper little side lanes.
    The authentic character of this place is seen in that small town atmosphere with local residents doing their shopping, chatting with neighbors and relaxing out in the public spaces, walking along the back lanes. You might run into some university students heading for class.

Komentáře • 12

  • @Rockdochollyrand
    @Rockdochollyrand Před 3 měsíci +2

    Paradise❤

  • @virusdefence
    @virusdefence Před 3 měsíci +1

    Wonderful town

  • @itsmetaran
    @itsmetaran Před 3 měsíci

    This is FANTASTIC! Thanks a lot.

  • @ihopetowin
    @ihopetowin Před 3 měsíci

    Beautiful place and as is usual, beautifully narrated and filmed. All travel vloggers take note.

  • @aswinseptian4194
    @aswinseptian4194 Před 3 měsíci

    Incredible...
    It's nice to see people could go around the world to see other life on the other side of the world. Keep it going pal

  • @ranavittoria2031
    @ranavittoria2031 Před 3 měsíci

    Excellent video and commentary -- and as usual expands out of the cliche framework of most CZcams travel snaps.

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan  Před 3 měsíci

      Thank you, thank you, I really appreciate you notice the difference!

  • @CallMeGeppetto
    @CallMeGeppetto Před 3 měsíci

    Will use your advices when visiting the town this year. Can't wait to see it with my own eyes. :)

  • @TheWisdomJar
    @TheWisdomJar Před měsícem

    thank you very much for these videos, great work and narration !
    i tried to download the map to my google drive, but the link is empty :(
    if u can please fix it ! i will be grateful !
    I'm planning a trip to Italy and your videos are the best !
    thanks again !

  • @sharonlee7111
    @sharonlee7111 Před 2 měsíci

    😎

  • @sharonlee7111
    @sharonlee7111 Před 2 měsíci

    😎