Bergamo Castles & Palaces + Landscape Pictures

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Go beyond this city’s Venetian walls to see a preserved medieval town and check out the impressive art museums in the lower district.

Ride the quick funicular back in time to this hilltop plateau of medieval and Renaissance churches, palaces and towers that seem to compete to be the tallest.

Get a close-up view of the Big Bell at the summit of the structure that is the tallest in the City of One Hundred Towers.

Get a close-up view of the Big Bell at the summit of the structure that is the tallest in the City of One Hundred Towers.

Admire the works of art in this 12th-century church that has no main entrance. The structure sprang from the wreckage of a plague.

Get a close-up view of the Big Bell at the summit of the structure that is the tallest in the City of One Hundred Towers.

Get a close-up view of the Big Bell at the summit of the structure that is the tallest in the City of One Hundred Towers.

Appreciate the array of historical relics in the museum and snap photos of the 360-degree views from the main tower of this medieval outpost.

Many European cities are lucky to have a link to the past with their old walls. Visit this city that is doubly fortunate, as the walls are in excellent shape. 

Appreciate the array of historical relics in the museum and snap photos of the 360-degree views from the main tower of this medieval outpost.

Ride the quick funicular back in time to this hilltop plateau of medieval and Renaissance churches, palaces and towers that seem to compete to be the tallest.

Go beyond this city’s Venetian walls to see a preserved medieval town and check out the impressive art museums in the lower district.

Savor the stunning vista of the Upper Town and the Alps from the hills of this quaint park with thousands of plants.

Appreciate the array of historical relics in the museum and snap photos of the 360-degree views from the main tower of this medieval outpost.

Appreciate the array of historical relics in the museum and snap photos of the 360-degree views from the main tower of this medieval outpost.

Many European cities are lucky to have a link to the past with their old walls. Visit this city that is doubly fortunate, as the walls are in excellent shape. 

Get a close-up view of the Big Bell at the summit of the structure that is the tallest in the City of One Hundred Towers.

Get a close-up view of the Big Bell at the summit of the structure that is the tallest in the City of One Hundred Towers.

Savor the stunning vista of the Upper Town and the Alps from the hills of this quaint park with thousands of plants.

Appreciate the array of historical relics in the museum and snap photos of the 360-degree views from the main tower of this medieval outpost.

Appreciate the array of historical relics in the museum and snap photos of the 360-degree views from the main tower of this medieval outpost.

Many European cities are lucky to have a link to the past with their old walls. Visit this city that is doubly fortunate, as the walls are in excellent shape. 

Many European cities are lucky to have a link to the past with their old walls. Visit this city that is doubly fortunate, as the walls are in excellent shape. 

Photographers say, to get a true feel for a place, get high. Obviously that means elevation. Take in Lombardy’s Bergamo and environs from this high location.