# Things to see in Bergamo (Italy): 91 places and when to go

> Bergamo is a city in Italy with around 200,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 91 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (26), Nature (22), Hiking (22). The best known are Accademia Carrara, San Bartolomeo, Marne and Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 30. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bergamo/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 45.7004, 9.67
- **Population:** About 200,000
- **Places:** 91 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (26) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (22) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (22) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (15) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/gastronomia/) (12) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (11)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** MXP Ferno (VA), 74 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Monte Alben, at 2,019 m.

## What to see in Bergamo

The places in and around Bergamo, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Accademia Carrara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/accademia-carrara/): Italian art gallery and academy of fine arts in Bergamo · 622 m
- [San Bartolomeo, Marne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-bartolomeo/): Catholic church in Marne · 12 km
- [Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-santa-maria-maggiore/): Church in Bergamo · 681 m
- [Bergamo Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-bergamo/): Cathedral · 638 m
- [Cappella Colleoni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cappella-colleoni/): Chapel and mausoleum in Bergamo, Italy · 700 m
- [Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/antico-ponte-visconteo/): Medieval bridge in Trezzo sull'Adda,Lombardy, Italy · 15 km
- [Basilica di Santa Giulia, Bonate Sotto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-santa-giulia/): Church building in Bonate Sotto, Italy · 9.1 km
- [Canto Alto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/canto-alto/): Mountain in Italy · 7.8 km
- [Rotonda di San Tomè, Almenno San Bartolomeo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-tome/): Church building in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy · 7.4 km
- [Monte Linzone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-linzone/): Mountain in Italy · 14 km
- [Monte Zucco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-zucco/): Mountain in Italy · 14 km
- [Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/orto-botanico-di-bergamo-lorenzo-rota/): Botanical garden in Italy · 1.3 km
- [Le Cornelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-faunistico-le-cornelle/): Zoo in Italy · 5.8 km
- [Monte Alben](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-alben/): Mountain in Italy · 20 km
- [Monte Cornagera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cornagera/): Mountain in Italy · 13 km
- [Monte Misma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-misma/): Mountain in Italy · 12 km
- [Monte Orfano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-orfano/): Mountain in the Italian province of Brescia · 25 km
- [Monte Torrezzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-torrezzo/): Mountain in Italy · 24 km
- [Museo Civico Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-civico-di-scienze-naturali-e-caffi/): Natural history museum in Bergamo, Italy · 997 m
- [Palazzo del Podestà](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-del-podesta-museo-del-cinquecento/): Building in Bergamo, Italy · 710 m
- [San Bernardino in Pignolo, Bergamo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-bernardino-in-pignolo/): Church in Bergamo, Italy · 377 m
- [San Michele al Pozzo Bianco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-michele-al-pozzo-bianco/): Church building in Bergamo, Italy · 415 m
- [Corno Guazza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/corno-guazza/): Mountain in Italy · 25 km
- [Monte Gioco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-gioco/): Mountain in Italy · 18 km

And the other 67, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Palazzo Medolago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-medolago/), [Porta San Giacomo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/porta-san-giacomo/), [Rocca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rocca/), [Villa Castelbarco, Vaprio d'Adda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-simonetta-castelbarco-albani-quintavalle/), [Suardi Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-suardi/), [Castle in Costa di Mezzate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-camozzi-vertova/), [Torre di Adalberto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-di-adalberto/), [Castello di Clanezzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-clanezzo/), [Villa Gina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-gina/)
- **Temples**: [Abbazia di San Benedetto in Vallalta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-di-san-benedetto-in-vallalta/), [San Martino di Tours](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-martino-di-tours/), [Santa Maria delle Grazie (Bergamo)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santa-maria-immacolata-delle-grazie/), [Santuario della Divina Maternità di Concesa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santuario-della-divina-maternita-di-maria/), [San Patrizio Sanctuary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santuario-di-san-patrizio/), [Baptistry, Bergamo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/the-baptistery/), [San Colombano Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-colombano/)
- **With kids**: [Leolandia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/leolandia/), [Isola che non c'è](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/isola-che-non-c-e/), [Parco del pitone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-del-pitone/)
- **Mountains**: [Malga Lunga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/malga-lunga/), [Bivacco Dante Baroncelli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-dante-baroncelli/), [Bivacco Dante Testa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-dante-testa/), [bivacco G.A.M.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-g-a-m/), [Bivacco Plana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-plana/), [G.E.S.P. Rifugio Monte Zucco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/g-e-s-p-rifugio-monte-zucco/), [Rifugio Canto Alto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-canto-alto/), [Rifugio Monte Alben](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-monte-alben/), [Rifugio Santa Maria di Misma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-santa-maria-di-misma/)
- **Nature**: [Monte Bronzone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-bronzone/), [Mount Suchello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-suchello/), [Monte Creo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-creo/), [Mount Poieto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-poieto/), [Monte Rena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-rena/), [Monte Secretondo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-segredont/), [Pizzo Frol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pizzo-frol/), [Riserva naturale Valle del Freddo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-valle-del-freddo-sic-it2060010/), [Grotta delle meraviglie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-delle-meraviglie/), [Oasi del Seniga - Stanze di Natura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/oasi-del-seniga-stanze-di-natura/), [Parco Avventura di Torre Boldone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-avventura-di-torre-boldone/)
- **Museums and art**: [Museo Etnografico Della Torre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-etnografico-della-torre/)
- **Food and drink**: [Az. Agricola Valba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/az-agricola-valba/), [Birrificio Adda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/birrificio-adda/), [Birrificio Elav](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/birrificio-elav/), [Birrificio Otus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/birrificio-otus/), [Caminella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/caminella/), [Cantina Martinelli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cantina-martinelli/), [Cantina Sociale Bergamasca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cantina-sociale-bergamasca/), [Franca Contea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/franca-contea/), [Hop Skin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/hop-skin/), [Le driadi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/le-driadi/), [Monzio Compagnoni Srl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monzio-compagnoni-srl/), [Nove Lune](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/nove-lune/)
- **Hiking**: [Bivacco F.lli Giudici :  Camillo, Giacomo e Pietro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-f-lli-giudici-camillo-giacomo-e-pietro/), [Bivacco Monte Ubione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-monte-ubione/), [Sentiero dei Laghi Basso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sentiero-dei-laghi-basso/), [Sentiero dei Laghi Basso - Tappa 8](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sentiero-dei-laghi-basso-tappa-8/), [Sentiero Flavio Tasca - Tappa 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sentiero-flavio-tasca-tappa-1/), [Sentiero Flavio Tasca - Tappa 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sentiero-flavio-tasca-tappa-2/), [Sentiero Flavio Tasca - Tappa 8](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sentiero-flavio-tasca-tappa-8/), [Trans Padana Centrale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/trans-padana-centrale/), [Via Mercatorum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-mercatorum/), [Via Mercatorum - Variante Alta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-mercatorum-variante-alta/), [Via Mercatorum - Variante Ascensione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-mercatorum-variante-ascensione/), [Via Mercatorum - Variante Bassa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-mercatorum-variante-bassa/)
- **Stargazing**: [Osservatorio astronomico delle Prealpi Orobiche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/osservatorio-astronomico-delle-prealpi-orobiche/)
- **Snow**: [Selvino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/selvino/)
- **Hot springs**: [Terme di Trescore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/terme-di-trescore/)

## When to go to Bergamo

The best time to visit Bergamo is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 52 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 08 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 37 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 18 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 43 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 30 |
| July | Possible | 15 h 11 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 56 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 40 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 13 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 30 |

In June there are 15 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 30. In September, 89 of the 91 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Bergamo

The nearest main airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP, Ferno (VA)), 74 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=45.7004%2C9.67)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.7004%2C9.67)

## Other towns nearby

- [Romano di Lombardia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/romano-di-lombardia/): 20 places · 22 km
- [Montevecchia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montevecchia/): 35 places · 23 km
- [Moggio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/moggio/): 92 places · 28 km
- [Branzi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/branzi/): 67 places · 34 km
- [Zelo Buon Persico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/zelo-buon-persico/): 15 places · 39 km
- [Castione della Presolana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castione-della-presolana/): 87 places · 40 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Bergamo?

The best known: [Accademia Carrara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/accademia-carrara/), [San Bartolomeo, Marne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-bartolomeo/), [Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-santa-maria-maggiore/), [Bergamo Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-bergamo/), [Cappella Colleoni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cappella-colleoni/). In all, 91 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Bergamo?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 30.

### How do you get to Bergamo?

The nearest main airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 74 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.7004%2C9.67) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Bergamo as the destination and these 91 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).