Beautiful Bergamo, Citta Alta (part 2)

One of the most memorable towns I’ve been to. So amazing. (See part 1 HERE)

Cappella Colleoni |Piazza Padre Reginaldo Giuliani

Tomb of Mayr in Santa Maria Maggiore Bergamo

Piazza Vecchia

Huaca Pucllana

This was such a neat place to see right in the center of Lima, Miraflores. “possibly from Quechua wak’a a local shrine to a protector deity, a sacred place, sacred, pukllana game” #wiki. It’s very well preserved but there is also work being done to restore parts of the pyramid that do need repaired. Pre-Inca temple approx 400 AD, made of millions of clay/adobe bricks. There is a small portion of the grounds dedicated to a garden and pens for a few resident chickens, guinea pigs and of course llamas and alpacas.

Bergamo – Citta Alta

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

Milan in a Day

First things first…

Arco dell Pace

And then these…!

Sforzesco Castle – Torre Umberto I o del Filarete

This moat looks quite difficult to mow… 😉

The sound!…!

That view!…!

And that view… sigh…

Rubbing the bronze carving of Christ is thought to bring good luck.

Duomo di Milan