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Things to do in Bergamo!
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This week I recommend a visit to Starhotels Cristallo Palace from the 2nd to the 7th of September!
1. Walking the five kilometers of the Venetian Walls, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wander around the Venetian Walls, the stars of Bergamo’s enchanted skyline. Sunset from the ramparts looks absolutely fantastic! Little secret: you can even see Milan if you use one of the telescopes along the road.
2. Visit one single building, the Accademia Carrara, to meet every Renaissance master.
Botticelli, Bellini, Raphael, Titian, Lotto, famous Bergamo portraitist Moroni. Visit the masters of XVI Century Italian art, all housed at the Accademia Carrara; their collection is among the most cherished in Europe.
3. Exploring the protected area of the Hills Park climbing up the many stairways crossing its woods and fields is an unusual way to discover the green heart of Bergamo, enjoying some breath-taking and unexpected landscapes.
4. Tasting Stracciatella ice cream flavour right where it was created. Milk ice cream with crunchy dark chocolate.
How was Stracciatella invented? If you want to know it, we suggest you to go to “La Marianna” in Colle Aperto, the ice cream parlour where children’s most-loved flavour was created.
!!! Stracciatella is a variety of gelato, consisting of fine strands of drizzled chocolate stirred through it. It was originally created in Bergamo, northern Italy, at the Ristorante La Marianna in 1961. Stracciatella was inspired by stracciatella soup, made from broth into which beaten egg is drizzled, popular around Rome. It is one of the most renowned Italian gelato flavors.
5. Counting the one hundred Campanone bell tolls
Do not miss this centennial appointment. Every night at 10 at Piazza Vecchia the huge bell on top of the Civic Tower rings one hundred times: it used to alert the city’s residents of the impending gate closure.
Photo by Gonzalo Mendiola: https://www.pexels.com/photo/the-view-from-the-top-of-a-hill-over-a-city-27727976/
