Tuk Tuk tour in Bergamo, Città Alta and the ancient Venetian walls

We travel past the Theater and the famous Viale del Sentierone (except if it is a Market day in the area) where you can take some souvenir photographs

You see the beautiful Tower in the center of the city and from this position in the distance you begin to admire the Upper Town

See the monument dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi located in the center of the Rotonda dei Mille

You begin to see some of the beauty of the City as you climb this cobbled street

Traveling you see this small baroque style church and its lovely portico. In front of a luxurious palace

Only by crossing this uphill street can you understand how imposing the ancient Venetian Walls are and how high they are in some places

We pass through this narrow alley and see the entrance to Gaetano Donizetti's birthplace. It has been a National Monument since 1926 and today a small museum of his memories

You walk along this characteristic street little known by tourists but with an incredible viewpoint over a part of the city below.

You will see this ancient column which bears witness to the remains of the old Basilica of Sant Alessandro, demolished in 1561 to make way for the new perimeter of the Venetian Walls under construction

We will cross this monumental gate of the ancient city walls with the symbol of the Lion of San Marco above it

You can take some photos while we pass by this No Stop panoramic point

You can use this stopover time to take some photos of Bergamo and its surroundings from this incredible highlight.

Observation point to see another unmissable corner towards the green Astino Valley called Biodiversity

We will pass in front of the famous La Marianna restaurant called "the home of Stracciatella ice cream" where Enrico Panattoni invented stracciatella flavored ice cream

We walk the entire road along the perimeter of the Ancient Venetian Walls which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017. You can get an idea of how imposing and panoramic they are.

Our tour also passes alongside the Porta San Giacomo in the Upper Town

We pass next to this old square to reach the heart of Bergamo Alta

Mandatory passage point next to this ancient and large water collection cistern used as a water supply to the city.

You see this old wash house in a perfect state of conservation, testimony to a distant past of aggregation and effort

A tower more than 52 meters high attached to the wash house

We pass next to a green area, a real lung in addition to the old city in front of the Church of Sant Agostino which is easily photographed from the Tuk Tuk

We pass under this last gate on the way out of the old city (the upper city) and return to the initial meeting and departure point.