Bergamo, Italy travel guide
The fourth busiest airport in Italy, Orio al Serio, BGY, is located just 3.7 km southeast of Bergamo, Italy and about 45 km from Milan. Most popular with low-cost airlines, this airport served over seven million passengers in 2009, and is part one of three airports forming Milan's airport system along with Linate and Malpensa Airports.
Orio al Serio passengers can enjoy a range of shopping including fashion boutiques and leatherwear. There are several restaurants and wine bars located throughout the airport, an internet and business center, and specially equipped toilets, lifts, and pavement ramps to assist physically disabled passengers.
Although Milan may be your intended destination, Bergamo is a city rich in historic monuments and museums. Plan for an Orio al Serio Airport car hire Bergamo, Italy and spot through Bergamo's sights in style.
- Local time in Bergamo, Italy:
- GMT+1
- Population of Bergamo, Italy:
- 117,072
Tourist attractions at Bergamo, Italy
Palazzo della Ragione
Once the seat of the administration of the city in the age of communes, Palazzo della Ragione is now home to paintings from the Accedemia Carrara and a well preserved 18th century sundial. Dating back to the 12th century, the facade features the lion of St Mark over a mullioned window.
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Constructed in 1137 on a previous religious site dating back to the 7th century, the dome of the Basilica features frescoes by Biovanbattista Tiepolo. Some of the original Romanesque design can still be scene in the external structure and the Greek cross plan. This one might be easy to miss unless you plan it as a stop by car hire Bergamo from Orio al Serio Airport.
Cappella Colleoni
Colleoni Chapel is a masterwork of Renaissance architecture and decorative art not to be missed! Standing annexed to Santa Maria Maggiore, this brilliant Italian treasure also houses the tomb of the condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Recommended daytrips from Bergamo, Italy
The Cittadella
Spend the day touring museums at the Citadella. Here you will find both the Museo Civico Archeologico (Archaelogical Civid Museum), and the Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi (Caffi Natural Science Museum). One trip, one parking space, and you can hit two museums in your car hire Bergamo, Italy!
Città Bassa
Set up a cheap car rental in Bergamo, Italy and tour the modern centre of Bergamo. At the end of the nineteenth century the Città Bassa was composed of Borgi, which are residential houses built along the main roads linking Bergamo with other cities. After viewing the bourgs you can hit the shopping district located on Via 20 Settembre.
Also of interest are the Pinacoteca dell'Accedemia Carrara (picture museum of Carrara academy, and the Calleria d'Arte Moderna e Cntemporanea (gallery of modern and contemporary art).
Orto Botanico di Bergamo
Located at the top of a long stairway from Scaletta di Colle Aperto, this botanical garden includes Alpine, Lombardy, and Exotic species. Although smaller than a soccer field there is plenty here to catch your eye with more than 900 species and 23 collections.
Travel plans around Bergamo and even out to Milan are easiest with you behind the wheel in a car rental in Bergamo, Italy.
Hotels at Bergamo, Italy
HOTEL PIEMONTESE
Piazza Marconi 11
24122 Bergamo
Italy
Tel. 035 24 26 29
Fax 035 23 04 00
Mercure Bergamo Palazzo Dolci
Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII 100
24121 BERGAMO
ITALY
Tel. (+39)035/227411
Fax. (+39)035/218008
Local conditions for Bergamo, Italy
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:50:00 +0200
Thursday at 15:00 CEST:
sunny. 25°C (77°F)
Temperature: 25°C (77°F), Wind Direction: WSW, Wind Speed: 3mph, Relative Humidity: 56%, Pressure: 1018mb, rising, Visibility: GO
Weather forecast for Bergamo, Italy
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Thursday
Sunny, Max Temp: 29°C (84°F), Min Temp: 18°C (64°F)
Max Temp: 29°C (84°F), Min Temp: 18°C (64°F), Wind Direction: WSW, Wind Speed: 4mph, Visibility: moderate, Pressure: 1019mb, Humidity: 52%, Sunrise: 05:42CEST, Sunset: 20:57CEST
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Friday
Heavy rain shower, Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 16°C (61°F)
Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 16°C (61°F), Wind Direction: E, Wind Speed: 14mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1018mb, Humidity: 64%, Sunrise: 05:42CEST, Sunset: 20:58CEST
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Saturday
Light rain shower, Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 15°C (59°F)
Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 15°C (59°F), Wind Direction: ESE, Wind Speed: 8mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1017mb, Humidity: 60%, Sunrise: 05:41CEST, Sunset: 20:59CEST
Airport Information
- Airport name:
- Bergamo Orio al Serio
- Airport code:
- BGY
- Phone number:
- +39(0)35 326 323
- Fax number:
- +39(0)35 326 339
- Address:
- Bergamo - Orio al Serio SACBO Via Aeroporto 13 I-24050 Orio Al Serio Italy
- Map:
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- Distance from airport to Bergamo:
- Bergamo city || 2.3 Miles / 3.7 km / 10 minutes by rental car from Downtown Bergamo
- Car Rental office location:
For car rental in Bergamo airport you can find counters for main car hire companies in the Arrivals Hall at Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport. These car rental companies include:
- Autoeuropa
- Avis
- Europcar
- Hertz
- Locauto Tirreno
- Maggíori
- Sixt
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Airlines providing airport services to Bergamo, Italy
- Air Arabia Maroc
- Air Italy
- Alitalia
- Amsterdam Airlines
- Belle Air
- Blue Air
- Carpatair
- Danube Wings
- Icelandair
- Jet2.com
- Livingston Energy Flight
- Meridiana
- Nouvelair
- Ryanair
- Trawel Fly
- Windjet
- Wizz Air Hungary
