Tourist Guides and private citizens finally together to talk about Bergamo and promote it around the world
 | A warm welcome to all of you, who are curious about Bergamo and its traditions! We created our association for those of you who love Bergamo and its territory, its history, its culture, its traditions. We will do our best in order to provide you with the best tourist and cultural services, trying to convey them in a fresh and innovative way; thanks to the passion, the promptness and the experience of its members, Bergamo Su & Giù would like to be your professional partner and lead you to satisfy your curiosities and tourist-cultural needs with style and discretion. |
In order to do this we could only start by on line communication, with a web site being a true electronic agora where information, requests, ideas and suggestions can be exchanged. In fact, if you are surfing on these lines, something or somebody brought you here, and how could we be aware of all your needs and necessities? Here are therefore some helping lines, some small suggestions which may help you answer your questions or better formulate your questions to us. | |
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF BERGAMO According to the legend, Bergamo was founded by the son of the founder of a tribe coming from Liguria, Cidno, no longer than 501 years after the universal deluge. Its original name was Barra… if you want to know more, go on reading on the Wikipedia page dedicated to Bergamo> For all the people interesed to a much deeper knowledge of the hystory of the town, the set of 8 books of Bortolo Belotti: Storia dei Bergamaschi. |  Above, probable traces of a roman street. Below, view of the Santa Maria Maggiore Cathedral from under the Palazzo della Ragione |
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