Things to Do in Bergamo's Città Alta From TikTok
Nearly every Bergamo place creators save is in the Città Alta, the walled upper town. You enter through Porta San Giacomo, a 1592 marble gate that creators recommend at sunset, then climb the 263 steps of the Torre del Gombito, look inside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and end at La Marianna, listed as the birthplace of stracciatella gelato.
The food tips are practical rather than fancy: focaccia from a wood-fired bakery on Via Colleoni, a casual lunch in a former monastery and prison, and that gelato. Prices sit at moderate across the board, and the gate is free. Everything is close together on the hill, so the list works as one long walk.
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Sights in the upper town
Santa Maria Maggiore is Romanesque outside, with white and pink marble and lion porches, and Baroque inside, where the wooden inlays designed by Lorenzo Lotto are the thing to look for. The Torre del Gombito is a 12th-century tower over 50 meters tall at an old Roman crossroads; the climb is 263 steps to a 360-degree terrace. Porta San Giacomo, carved with the winged lion of Saint Mark, looks out over the lower town and is the sunset spot the creator recommends.
Where to eat
La Marianna on Largo Colle Aperto is a pastry shop and restaurant with seating facing the Venetian Walls; order the stracciatella, and the listing also names polenta e osei, affogato and coffee zabaglione. Il Fornaio on Via Bartolomeo Colleoni is a pizzeria and food store with a wood-fired oven, where the creator suggests picking up focaccia to eat while walking. Il Circolino Città Alta, in a former monastery and prison on Vicolo Sant'Agata, serves local Bergamasque food and pizza from morning to late, and the post calls it good for a casual, authentic lunch or dinner.
Good to know
La Marianna in Bergamo's Città Alta is listed as the birthplace of stracciatella, and the creator's tip is to order exactly that. The pastry shop and restaurant sits on Largo Colle Aperto with outdoor seating looking at the Venetian Walls, and also serves polenta e osei, affogato and coffee zabaglione.
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