Bergamo

Built around a fortified hilltop beneath the Bergamasque Alps, Bergamo grew into one of Lombardy’s principal cities. The upper town, Città Alta, is enclosed by Venetian defensive walls built from 1561; together with other Venetian works of defence, they form a UNESCO World Heritage site. Piazza Vecchia, with the Palazzo della Ragione and the Campanone bell tower, remains its civic centre, while the funicular links the historic heights with the lower city. Bergamo lies between the Brembo and Serio rivers, where Alpine foothills give way toward the Po Valley. Its airport also makes it an important entry point for northern Italy. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Bergamo relates to the Bergamasque Alps and the Po Valley.

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