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BG2 Berghèm de sura. The Upper Town and S. Vigilio Hill, half day

BG3 Berghèm de sota. The Town outside the Wall, half day

BG4 Berghèm de sura. The Upper Town, full day with lunch

ITINERARIES OF THE LAND OF BERGAMO (daily)

THE GREAT CHARACTERS (daily)

BG1

Berghèm de sura. The Upper Town (Half day).
Arrival with funicular, visit of the Shoes Market Square, the Fortress, the cloister of St. Francis, the Hay Market Square, the Gombito Tower, Rosate Square, the church of St. Mary the Great, the Colleoni Chapel, the Baptistery, the Cathedral, the old Town Hall and the bell tower, the Old Square, the Sociale Theatre, the Corsarola broad walk, Mascheroni Square, the Citadel, the Albertario Tower, Colle Aperto, the Gate of St. Alexander, the Venetian Wall, the birthplace home of Donizetti.

BG2

Berghèm de sura. The Upper Town and S. Vigilio Hill (Half day). 
Arrival with funicular, visit of the Shoes Market Square, the Gombito Tower, the Old Square, the old Town Hall and the bell tower, the Colleoni Chapel, the Baptistery, the Cathedral, the church of St. Mary the Great, the Sociale Theatre, the Corsarola broad walk, Mascheroni Square, the Citadel, the Albertario Tower, Colle Aperto, the Gate of St. Alexander, the Venetian Wall, the funicular and the castle of St.Vigilio.
BG3

Berghèm de sota. . The Town outside the wall (Half day).
The church of St. Alexander in Cross, St. Thomas street, the Carrara Academy, the Museum of Modern Art, the Galgario Tower, the churches of St. Spirit and St. Bartholomew, the Sentierone broad walk, the Donizetti Theatre and the gardens, Porta Nuova (the Duty Gate), XX Settembre street, Pontida Square, the church of St. Alexander by the Column.
BG4

Berghèm de sura. The Upper Town (Full day with lunch).
Arrival with funicular, visit of the Shoes Market Square, the Fortress, the cloister of St. Francis, the Hay Market Square, the Gombito Tower, Rosate Square, the church of St. Mary the Great, the Colleoni Chapel, the Baptistery, the Cathedral, the old Town Hall, the old bell tower, the Old Square, the Social Theatre, the Corsarola broad walk, the old jailhouse of St. Agathe, Colle Aperto, the Gate and the proto-cathedral of St. Alexander, the birthplace home of Donizetti, the church of St. Grata inter vites, the grand staircase of St. Leonard, the Albertario Tower, the Citadel, Mascheroni Square, the nunnery of St. Grata, the Museum of Donizetti and the Conservatoire, the Painted Gate Street, the church of St. Michael by the White Well, the Venetian Wall, the church and the gardens of St. Austin.
BG5

Berghèm de sura, Bèrghem de sota. The two Towns (Full day with lunch).
Arrival with funicular, visit of the Shoes Market Square, the church of St. Mary the Great, the Colleoni Chapel, the Baptistery, the Cathedral, the old Town Hall and the bell tower, the Old Square, the Corsarola broad walk, Colle Aperto, the Gate of St. Alexander, the birthplace home of Donizetti, the Albertario Tower, the Citadel, Mascheroni Square, the nunnery of St. Grata, Rosate Square, the tower of Gombito, the Hay Market Square, the cloister of St. Francis, the Fortress, the Painted Gate Street, the church of St. Michael by the White Well, the Venetian Wall, the church, the gardens and the Gate of St. Austin the church of S. Alexander in Cross, the Carrara Academy, St. Thomas Street, the Galgario Tower, the churches of St. Spirit and St. Bartholomew, the Sentierone broad walk, the Donizetti Theatre and the gardens, the New Gate, the church of St. Alexander by the Column.

FP1

The Sanctuary of Caravaggio (25 Km from Bergamo. Half day).
Impressive sanctuary visited by millions of visitors every year. The sanctuary was built on the spot where Our Lady appeared on May 26th, 1432 to Giovanna Varoli, a native peasant. From within the land a miraculous source gushed out: nowadays the Holy Source is found just below the High Altar, at the feet of the statue of Our Lady.
FP2

The Sanctuary of Cornabusa (25 Km from Bergamo. Half day. Closed October thru Easter).
Found in a cave at the end of an inaccessible road, the Sanctuary contains a beautiful and miraculous statue of Our Lady of the Sorrows, dating back to the XIV Century. The statue comes probably from Tuscany and might have been hidden in the cave during the fights between Guelphs and Ghibellines in the second half of same XIV Century.

FP3

The Sanctuaries of the plain of Bergamo (Full day with lunch).
Visits to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Fields, in Stezzano (celebrating an apparition of the Holy Virgin, in the XII Century), to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Basella in Urgnano (apparition of the Holy Virgin, 1356), to the Sanctuary of Our Lady in Caravaggio (apparition of the Holy Virgin and birth of a miraculous source, 26 May 1432 - over 1½ million pilgrims every year), and to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Tears in Treviglio (containing a miraculous holy picture who grieved over the siege of the French troops in 1522).

FP4

The sacred sites of the Isola (Full day with lunch).
Visit of Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, where the beloved Pope John XXIII was born, with the farmstead birthplace called the Palazzo and the Ca’ Maitino, where he stayed for long time when he was Bishop and then Cardinal, and where memorabilia and relics are preserved. Visit of the Abbey of St. Giles with the grave of Teoperga (built starting from 1080), to the Basilica of St. James in Pontida, venue of the famous Oath of the Alliance of Lombard Communes (Lega Lombarda, April 7th, 1167) and of the ancient Romanic Rotunda of St. Thomas in Lemine (St. Tomé) in Almenno S. Bartolomeo (XI Century).

VB1

The Belle Époque in S.Pellegrino Terme (Half day).
S. Pellegrino Terme is nowadays very famous for the bottles of mineral water exported all over the world. During the first years of this Century, the town was a renowned resort patronized by the European aristocracy. The Casino, the Hall of the Source, the Spa Building, the Grand Hotel, the Colleoni Arcades, the several cafés and the private mansions testify the grandeur of this short-lived époque. The visit to the Casino only worth the excursion: designed by Romolo Squadrelli, with stucco-works and bas-reliefs by Bernasconi and Vedani, chandeliers by Mazzucotelli, frescoes and paintings by Malerba, cabinet-making works by Quarti and glass-wares by Beltrame.

VB2

Harlequin and the Venetian Routes (Half day).
S. Giovanni Bianco is situated right at the confluence of the rivers Brembo and Enna (who flows in the Taleggio Valley), and boasts rich remains of the via Mercatorum (Route of the Merchants) and of the following Route Priula, an ancient Venetian carriage way opened at the end of 1500 to connect Venice with Chur, city of the Graubunden Swiss Canton, to avoid to pay the duties to the Duke of Milan. In San Giovanni Bianco do remain an arcaded stretch of the Route Priula with the bridge crossing the river Enna and a long stretch of the via Mercatorum between the modern village and the old countries of Oneta and Cornello dei Tasso, medieval village fatherland of family Tasso, forerunner of the mail services of all Europe. In S. Giovanni Bianco visit of the church of St. John the Evangelist, boasting the famous relic of the Holy Thorn (taken from Jesus Crown) and paintings by Tiepolo and Ceresa, the church of Corpus Domini in Cornalita with a frescoed portico, the parish church in Pianca with frescoes of ‘400, wood carved and painted statues and paintings by Ceresa, the fine small church of Our Lady of the Carmel in Oneta, with the frescoed porch (1400) and the Grataroli House, built before 1400, known to be the birthplace of Harlequin.
VB3

San Giovanni Bianco and Cornello dei Tasso (Full day with lunch).
In San Giovanni Bianco visit of the arcaded stretch of the Route Priula with the bridge crossing the river Enna, the church of St. John the Evangelist boasting the famous relic of the Holy Thorn and paintings by Tiepolo and Ceresa, then walk (5 min. approx) on a stretch of the ancient via Mercatorum between the modern village and the old country of Oneta to visit the small church of Our Lady of the Carmel, with the frescoed porch (1400) and the Grataroli House, built before 1400, known to be the birthplace of character of Harlequin. In the outskirts of San Giovanni Bianco visit of the church of Corpus Domini in Cornalita with a beautiful frescoed portico, the parish churches of San Pietro d’Orzio, San Gallo and Pianca with frescoes and paintings dating from 1400, painted wood carved figures and paintings by Ceresa, Boldrini and Barbelli. In Cornello dei Tasso, medieval village fatherland of family Tasso, forerunner of the mail services of all Europe, visit the Museum of the family Tasso, the arcaded route and the church of S. Cornelio and Cipriano with frescoes of 1400. (The village of Cornello dei Tasso is not accessible by cars and coaches and can only be reached with a 5 minutes walk).

PB1

Clusone and Rovetta (Half day).
Visit of the old centre of Clusone, 34 Km from Bergamo, with the Square of the Clock (old astronomic clock of 1583, built on the southern front of the former Town Hall) and the Oratory of Disciplini with frescoes of late ‘400, among which are the very famous Trionfo della Morte (Death’s Triumph) e Danza Macabra (Macabre Dance). In Rovetta visit of the old centre and the House of Fantoni, a museum boasting many sketches, drawings and models of the famous family of wood-carvers and cabinet-makers. On the way back visit of the Museum of the Hammersmiths in Ponte Nossa.
PB2

The Workers’ Village of Crespi d’Adda (Half day).
Probably the most important example of Workers’ Village in the world. Thanks to both the perfect preservation and the urbanism planning, the UNESCO Committee included the Village in the World Heritage List, fifth site set in the world for industrial archaeology. Beside the exceptional preservation status of the buildings, the village maintains all its social and productive roles, still housing a living community, a working factory with the hydro electrical power plant, masterpiece of industrial archaeology. In the village, visit of the manor of the owners, the family Crespi, the block houses for the workers’ family, the houses of the medicine man and the priest, the neo-renaissance church, the school, the public baths, the cooperative grocery, the workers’ club, the brick-finished public wash-house, and the burial ground (National Monument) dominated by the flourished mausoleum of the family Crespi.
PB3

The Colleoni Castle of Malpaga (Half day).
The castle was built onto an existing older manor, of which some ruins can still be seen. The castle was purchased in 1456 by Bartolomeo Colleoni, to transfer there his court, and then transformed into the present structure. The castle boasts a nice courtyard with two storeys frescoed arcades (‘400 and ‘500) and a fine Honour Hall with a memorial fresco of the visit of King Christian of Denmark.

PB4

The Lower Serio Valley (Half day).

Visit of Alzano Lombardo with the gothic church of the Holy Virgin and the Basilica of St. Martin, boasting masterpieces of Tintoretto and Palma the Old, a beautiful wood pulpit of Caniana and Fantoni and three magnificent sacristies. Than visit of the Lujo Valley with the old Romanic church of Abbazia, founded in 1135, the small church of the Holy Trinity in Fiobbio and the Sanctuary of Altino in Vallalta. Going north visit of Cene, home of one of the most important palaeontologic park of Italy (under preparation) and Vertova with the convent of St. Patrick, hanged on a high cliff.

GP1

Lorenzo Lotto, the restless genius of the Renaissance (Full day with lunch).
In Bergamo visits of the churches of St. Mary the Great (the chorus), St. Michael by the White Well (frescoes depicting Our Lady’s life), St. Bernardino and St. Spirit (Our Ladies and the Saints), St. Bartholomew (the altar-piece Martinengo), St. Alexander by the in Column (the dead Christ). In Ponteranica (outskirts of Bergamo) visit of the church of St. Vincente and St. Alexander (polyptych of the Baptist), in Trescore (25 Km from Bergamo) visit of the magnificent Oratory of the Suardi Mansion, fully covered of frescoes depicting the life of St. Barbara).
GP2

The Castles of Colleoni (Full day with lunch).
Tour of the castles of Bartolomeo Colleoni starting from the very well preserved one in Urgnano, built by family Visconti in 1354 and given in 1465 to the Captain by the Venetians. The second castle is the one in Cavernago with fine frescoes dating back to 1600 and built on a site of a pre-existing family manor, and the last one is that in Malpaga, with the a nice courtyard with two storeys frescoed arcades (‘400 and ‘500) and a fine Honour Hall with a memorial fresco of the visit of King Christian of Denmark.

GP3

Carlo Ceresa, the sacred painted legacy on the villages around his hometown (Full day with lunch).

In S. Giovanni Bianco visit of the churches of St. John the Evangelist (portrait of the bishop Gregorio Barbarigo, two large Glorious Ladies), in Oneta visit of the small church of the Carmel (Our Lady’s birth, Our Lady of the Carmel), in Sentino visit of the church of St. Mark (the Pietà) and in Pianca visit of the church of St. Anthony (the large votive offering against the plague of 1630).

On the West bank of the river Brembo visit of the two churches of Cornalita, the one of St. Philip and St. James (St. John the Baptist, St. Charles Borromeo, and another Pietà) and the one of Corpus Christi (the Last Supper, uncertain attribution).

On the East bank visit of the church of St. Peter in S. Pietro d’Orzio (the Holy Family, the Glorious Lady, St. Rock), visit of the Sanctuary of Costa S. Gallo (another Glorious Lady, the Crucifixion) and visit of the church of Our Lady of the Assumption in S. Gallo (the Visitation).

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