Bergamo is an Italian city northeast of Milan, in the Lombardy region. It is the capital city of Bergamo province. The town’s older upper district, called Città Alta, is characterized by cobblestone streets, encircled by Venetian walls (a legacy of Venetian domination) and accessible by funicular. It’s home to the Duomo di Bergamo, the city cathedral. Also here are the Romanesque Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and the grand Cappella Colleoni, a chapel with 18th-century frescoes by Tiepolo.

Bergamo Bassa is lower lying (by 100 metres), at the edge of the plain where the Brembana and Seriana valleys meet.