Città Alta has already been recommended, but I'll be more specific: don't take the funicolare but get the nearby stairs ; be sure to visit Piazza Vecchia , where every night at 10.00 the bell tower toll 100 times , the Duomo, maybe Sant'Agostino monastery (which is a university now), ad to take a walk on venetian walls ("le mura venete") Less popoular places are the church of Santa Grata inter Vites, which has interesting/weird frescoes, the former prison "Sant'Agata" (ex-carcere di Sant'Agata, but it's not always open) and Porta San Giacomo (my personal favourite door of the higher city)
I also love San Vigilio, higher than Città Alta and reachable by another funicolare (take the funicolare this time, it's strenuous by foot): the castle's park has the best 360 view of the city
In Città Bassa the area between via XX Settembre and Fontana Gaetano Donizetti is a tourist and local classic for walks and shopping, it also includes a piazza with an obelisk at its centre; piazza Pontida and its surroundings are also very typical. The cemetery is an unusual place to visit but I like it, expecially the entrance.
For what concerns the museums: Accademia Carrara (Botticelli, Bellini, Raffaello, Moroni) and GAMeC (modern and contemporary art)
Coffee is pretty much the same everywhere I think (obviously espresso like in every part of Italy); eat casoncelli (typical dish from Bergamo) at Giuliana's trattoria and get drunk at Circolino "basso", a bar usually crowded with working-class people and students. Do not confuse it with the Circolino "alto", a fancy place for tourists in Città Alta (but go also there, if you want to).
That's all it comes to my mind for now. Have a nice holiday and let me know what you liked the best!
EDIT: I tried to make words into links but I can't; isn't it [word](link)? Btw i'll leave them below. Sorry for that.
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u/electricpsychicduck Jul 11 '18 edited Jul 11 '18
Città Alta has already been recommended, but I'll be more specific: don't take the funicolare but get the nearby stairs ; be sure to visit Piazza Vecchia , where every night at 10.00 the bell tower toll 100 times , the Duomo, maybe Sant'Agostino monastery (which is a university now), ad to take a walk on venetian walls ("le mura venete") Less popoular places are the church of Santa Grata inter Vites, which has interesting/weird frescoes, the former prison "Sant'Agata" (ex-carcere di Sant'Agata, but it's not always open) and Porta San Giacomo (my personal favourite door of the higher city)
I also love San Vigilio, higher than Città Alta and reachable by another funicolare (take the funicolare this time, it's strenuous by foot): the castle's park has the best 360 view of the city
In Città Bassa the area between via XX Settembre and Fontana Gaetano Donizetti is a tourist and local classic for walks and shopping, it also includes a piazza with an obelisk at its centre; piazza Pontida and its surroundings are also very typical. The cemetery is an unusual place to visit but I like it, expecially the entrance.
For what concerns the museums: Accademia Carrara (Botticelli, Bellini, Raffaello, Moroni) and GAMeC (modern and contemporary art)
Coffee is pretty much the same everywhere I think (obviously espresso like in every part of Italy); eat casoncelli (typical dish from Bergamo) at Giuliana's trattoria and get drunk at Circolino "basso", a bar usually crowded with working-class people and students. Do not confuse it with the Circolino "alto", a fancy place for tourists in Città Alta (but go also there, if you want to).
That's all it comes to my mind for now. Have a nice holiday and let me know what you liked the best!
EDIT: I tried to make words into links but I can't; isn't it [word](link)? Btw i'll leave them below. Sorry for that.
Stairs to Città Alta (right next the funicolare): https://bit.ly/2NGUi49
Piazza Vecchia: https://bit.ly/2KN49b1
Sant'Agostino Monastery: https://bit.ly/2mb68qC
Church of Santa Grata inter Vites: https://bit.ly/2KZl8WD
A fresco in Santa Grata: https://bit.ly/2zquw0Q
Sant'Agata (former prison): https://bit.ly/2ueFNMM
Porta San Giacomo: https://bit.ly/2JevL3b
Funicolare to reach San Vigiio: https://bit.ly/2KOy7vf
Castle's park: https://bit.ly/2KMoNI1
Via XX Settembre - Fontana Donizetti: https://bit.ly/2zvMizY
Piazza Pontida: https://bit.ly/2ujHKGU
Monumental cemetery: https://bit.ly/2N8P9Rx
Accademia Carrara and GAMec: https://bit.ly/2NHKHKv
Trattoria Giuliana: https://bit.ly/2KPYoJB
Circolino "basso": https://bit.ly/2uaNqDY
Circolino "alto": https://bit.ly/2KXTHwz