Hotel Bergamo Palazzo Dolci, Bergamo ****
Bergamo, Lombardy  This excellent hotel in Bergamo serves as an ideal base for anyone visiting the city either for business or pleasure. It's conveniently located just two minutes' walk from the mainline railway station. View hotel Double rooms from €58
Hotel Cappello D'Oro, Bergamo ****
Bergamo, Lombardy  This excellent four-star hotel in Bergamo is part of the international Best Western hotel chain and offers a high standard of accommodation and comfort in a convenient central location. The hotel building was originally an old inn, which was converted to a hotel at the turn of the 20th century. View hotel Double rooms from €28
Starhotels Cristallo Palace, Bergamo ****
Bergamo, Lombardy  Starhotels Cristallo Palace is an impressive, glass-clad four-star hotel located on the ring road in the southern part of Bergamo close to the Porta Nuova and two kilometres from the city centre. Bergamo is a delightful city with two distinct centres: Bergamo Alta, a picturesque medieval citadel clinging to a... View hotel Double rooms from €59
|
The Lombardy city of Bergamo lies some 40km north-east of Milan, but is much more of an Alpine town than its industrial giant of a neighbour. Bergamo is two towns - Bergamo Bassa (lower and more modern); Bergamo Alta (the old city, 1200 feet up above the plain). Close by is the international airport at Orio al Serio, while the Alps begin just north of the town. Sights in the Citta Alta, which sits safely within its 17th century defensive walls are many. We have the Piazza Vecchia (old square) on which sits the ornate Biblioteca Angelo Mai. The Palazzo dell Ragione was the administrative centre from the 12th century, was rebuilt in the 16th, and now houses exhibitions. The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore was constructed between 1137 and the 15th century; important sights include the tomb of Donizetti, and frescoes by Tiepolo. Next door we have the Cappella Colleoni, a superb example of Renaissance architecture. We have the Rocca (or Castle) begun in 1331, with its 6200 metres of Venetian walls. The Citta Alta has two museums in the Museo Civico Archeologico (Archaeological Civic Museum) and the Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi (Caffi Natural Science Museum). Don't entirely dismiss the Citta Bassa. The lower (and largely 20th century) town is reached by that popular Italian device, the funicular railway (always a hit with the children). It has the Pinacoteca dell'Accademia Carrara (art gallery) and the Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (modern art). Sports fans may care to know that the town has a Serie A football (soccer) team, Atalanta. Costantino Rocca, the only Italian golfer to play in the Ryder Cup, is from Bergamo (and there are a number of good courses nearby!). To the left you'll find a selection of Bergamo hotels, just to whet your appetite. See also Bergamo hotels (full listings) and our Bergamo hotel map. |
| Italian cities: | Bologna Hotels :: Como Hotels :: Florence Hotels :: Genoa Hotels :: Lucca Hotels :: Milan Hotels :: Naples Hotels :: Palermo Hotels :: Pisa Hotels :: Rome Hotels :: Siena Hotels :: Turin Hotels :: Venice Hotels :: Bergamo Hotels |
© copyright ahotelinitaly.com 2012