This historic Lombard town at the base of the Bergamo Foothills, but raising above Bergamo’s Citta Bassa, was the highlight of my time in northern Italy. Though we spent just the one evening and night, this town’s charm will always hold a special place in my heart.
Bergamo cobblestones – Via Gombito
Here comes the rain…
Unlike any I’ve ever seen
Mmmmmm raisin bread
Giallo rosas
Castello di San Vigilio – start 1166, complete 1335
Beautiful view from Salita dello Scorlazzone
Cappella Colleoni (R) & Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (L)
Campanone Torre Civia
Reading scipture
Church of San Vigilio – Bergamo
Giottesque frescoes from an unknown artist, with Histories of St Aegidius, The Last Supper and the Tree of Life (1347), partially covered by a 17th-century fresco. (source: wiki)
View from Chiesetta San Vigilio
