Advantages: Not brimming with tourists, good art and architecture Disadvantages: Only enough tourism to last a day or two
...as the old part of Bergamo has some stunning and important rennaissance art and architecture.
On a Sunday afternoon, it seems like the entire population takes the funicular railway up to the Cittą Alta to take a walk following the walls or the cobbled streets. Here, they eat ice-cream, meet with friends and show off their clothes, their dog, their children. Showing off is something the Bergamaschi love to do and they do it rather well (they have ... ...face it).
Nightlife in Bergamo is a bit of a problem. There are a couple of good Irish pubs in town, but a local story says that after the Second World War, the priests decreed that there would be peace in the city until the year 2000. This means that, despite the dawn of the new millennium, all nightclubs are still out of town and only reachable with a car. Great. Make mine an orange juice. If you don't mind missing out on the dancing (and the ...
madchen_in_uniform 10.11.2000 (16.11.2000)
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...to visit Bergamo. Bergamo is situated at the feet of Orobiche Alps. It si divided in two parts, the high and lower part. Locals are mocked over the country for their Funny way of describing the 2 parts in the their dilect, which is reputedly one of the most difficult to understand to anyone who was not born there. The main monument is Palazzo della Regione dating back to the 12th Century. Next to it is the tower of the county hall, from the 13th ... ...old medieval walls. Bergamo is also a place where you can have good food. I would recoomend you try "polsetto di vitello alla bergamasca" a very tender piece of veal and "Polenta e codeghi", which is the traditional Polenta with a speacial kind of salami. Wash your meal with one of the wines form the nearby valleys, Inferno and Sassella are my favourites. ...
NATALIA70 29.07.2001
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I travel a lot around Italy for work, and I am in the lucky enough position to visit quite a few restaurants.
Albergo Ristorante Al Sole is one of my favourites when in Bergamo.
Below is the address.
Via Mazzini, 54 - 24047 - Treviglio - (Bergamo) - Italy
Tel. 0363/49161
The restaurant is run by the family Giussani.
As a starter, I would recommend "insalata tiepida di polipo" or "ostriche e cappesante" or "antipasto misto di pesce della casa" ... ...first course, my favourites are "tagliolini all'astice" or "tagliatelle con polpa di granchio" (this is a kind of thin pasta with crabs".
For the second course, ask for the fish of the day, which is really fresh.
To finish everything, try "sorbetto al limone" or one othe hand made cakes, the one with blackberries is greaaaaaaaaaat!!
The wine list is good, although, I always had the house wine by the glass, not to fall asleep in the afternoon!
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CICLISTALOCO 19.05.2001
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