{"id":28182,"date":"2024-11-04T15:46:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/?p=28182"},"modified":"2024-11-28T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:15:00","slug":"the-jewel-that-is-bergamo-and-its-historical-residences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/the-jewel-that-is-bergamo-and-its-historical-residences\/","title":{"rendered":"Lombardy &#8211; The jewel that is Bergamo \u2013 and its historical residences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bergamo&#8217;s recent achievements in football have contributed to further increasing the appeal of a city whose economic and industrial prominence threatened to eclipse its intrinsic beauty during the latter half of the twentieth century. Its inherent charm encompasses not only the historic centres of both its upper and lower parts, but also extends to the province itself, which can similarly be categorised into two distinct \u2018levels\u2019: the higher valleys that lead towards the Alps and Prealps, and the flatter floodplain regions. Moreover, Bergamo enjoys a strategically central position geographically, sitting as it does in the heart of the Po Valley; and while it may appear slightly removed from the main northern Italian railway line, it is very accessible by car via the A4 motorway or by air. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanbergamoairport.it\/en\/\">Orio al Serio airport<\/a> is among Italy\u2019s busiest, serving nearly 16 million passengers in 2023. Are you ready, then, to explore the jewel of Lombardy? Before you set off, it is important to note that the Upper Town or \u2018Citt\u00e0 Alta\u2019 is a splendid medieval enclave encircled by Venetian walls, which have recently been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, while the Lower Town (\u2018Citt\u00e0 Bassa\u2019) represents the vibrant heart of city life and commerce, alternating as it does between ancient sixteenth-century districts, nineteenth-century neighbourhoods and contemporary displays of architecture. The two distinct zones blend seamlessly, giving Bergamo a charming, people-friendly atmosphere which makes it both a pleasurable place to live in and to visit. We begin our itinerary from the Lower Town, focusing on the works of a painter called Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1557), who was a Venetian by birth and a globetrotter by profession, who has left behind an important collection of his works in the three churches of Santo Spirito, San Bartolomeo and San Bernardino, the latter temporarily closed for restoration work. In the Lower Town, you will find our first historical residence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/structures\/palazzo-agliardi\/\"><strong>Palazzo Agliardi<\/strong><\/a>, which stands near Porta Sant\u2019Agostino and the Accademia Carrara art gallery, an area where prominent noble and merchant families chose to construct their homes in the sixteenth century. Built in 1500 by Alessandro Martinengo Colleoni, the nephew of military leader Bartolomeo Colleoni, the Palazzo was renovated in 1741 by architect Caniana. It has been owned by the Agliardi Counts since 1845. Inside the house, there is a large central hall flanked by four adjoining reception rooms, with ceilings that are decorated with exquisite eighteenth-century frescoes by\u00a0C. I. Carloni and F. Ferrario. These rooms open onto a charming terraced garden and stables. The Palazzo can be visited all year round by prior appointment, for groups of at least fifteen people. The owners themselves offer a warm welcome to their guests, sharing stories and anecdotes about their home and its history, often concluding the visit with a meal shared together. Palazzo Agliardi is also available for private or corporate events, photo shoots, fashion shows, conferences, concerts and exhibitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bergamo&#8217;s recent achievements in football have contributed to further increasing the appeal of a city [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[492,564],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lombardia-en","category-territories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lombardy - The jewel that is Bergamo \u2013 and its historical residences | Dimore Storiche Italiane<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/the-jewel-that-is-bergamo-and-its-historical-residences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lombardy - The jewel that is Bergamo \u2013 and its historical residences | Dimore Storiche Italiane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bergamo&#8217;s recent achievements in football have contributed to further increasing the appeal of a city [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/the-jewel-that-is-bergamo-and-its-historical-residences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dimore Storiche Italiane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-04T14:46:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-28T13:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/09_Bergamo_Basilica_Santa_Maria_Maggiore.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1340\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alessandro D&#039;Agostino\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alessandro D&#039;Agostino\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/the-jewel-that-is-bergamo-and-its-historical-residences\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/the-jewel-that-is-bergamo-and-its-historical-residences\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alessandro D'Agostino\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/44c5fbb58a9ff02a18beac7215decfd7\"},\"headline\":\"Lombardy &#8211; 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