Tuk Tuk tour in Bergamo, Città Alta and the ancient Venetian walls

Gaetano Donizetti Theater

We travel past the Theater and the famous Viale del Sentierone (except if it is a Market day in the area) where you can take some souvenir photographs

Torre dei caduti

You see the beautiful Tower in the center of the city and from this position in the distance you begin to admire the Upper Town

Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi

See the monument dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi located in the center of the Rotonda dei Mille

Punto Panoramico Bergamo

You begin to see some of the beauty of the City as you climb this cobbled street

Madonna of Giglio

Traveling you see this small baroque style church and its lovely portico. In front of a luxurious palace

Via delle Tre Armi

Only by crossing this uphill street can you understand how imposing the ancient Venetian Walls are and how high they are in some places

Casa Natale di Gaetano Donizetti

We pass through this narrow alley and see the entrance to Gaetano Donizetti's birthplace. It has been a National Monument since 1926 and today a small museum of his memories

Via Degli Orti

5 min

You walk along this characteristic street little known by tourists but with an incredible viewpoint over a part of the city below.

Colonna Sant'Alessandro

5 min

You will see this ancient column which bears witness to the remains of the old Basilica of Sant Alessandro, demolished in 1561 to make way for the new perimeter of the Venetian Walls under construction

Porta Sant'Alessandro

5 min

We will cross this monumental gate of the ancient city walls with the symbol of the Lion of San Marco above it

Panoramic view Bergamo Alta

5 min

You can take some photos while we pass by this No Stop panoramic point

Belvedere della Funicolare

8 min

You can use this stopover time to take some photos of Bergamo and its surroundings from this incredible highlight.

Belvedere S.Vigilio

5 min

Observation point to see another unmissable corner towards the green Astino Valley called Biodiversity

La Marianna

5 min

We will pass in front of the famous La Marianna restaurant called "the home of Stracciatella ice cream" where Enrico Panattoni invented stracciatella flavored ice cream

Mura Veneziane-Patrimonio UNESCO

5 min

We walk the entire road along the perimeter of the Ancient Venetian Walls which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017. You can get an idea of how imposing and panoramic they are.

Porta San Giacomo

5 min

Our tour also passes alongside the Porta San Giacomo in the Upper Town

Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe

5 min

We pass next to this old square to reach the heart of Bergamo Alta

Fontanone Visconteo

5 min

Mandatory passage point next to this ancient and large water collection cistern used as a water supply to the city.

Antico Lavatoio

5 min

You see this old wash house in a perfect state of conservation, testimony to a distant past of aggregation and effort

Torre del Gombito

5 min

A tower more than 52 meters high attached to the wash house

Parco della Fara

5 min

We pass next to a green area, a real lung in addition to the old city in front of the Church of Sant Agostino which is easily photographed from the Tuk Tuk

Porta Sant'Agostino

5 min

We pass under this last gate on the way out of the old city (the upper city) and return to the initial meeting and departure point.