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Activity Bergamo, Italy

Bergamo Audio Guided Walking Tour Experience

2 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Bergamo Audio Guided Walking Tour Experience

About this activity

Explore Bergamo at your own pace with a self-guided walking tour on your phone. You get a clear map of all 11 stops, simple directions through Google Maps, and short audio stories you can play when you reach each location.

The route covers the historic Upper Town, from Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe to the Piazza della Cittadella, passing sites like the Torre del Gombito, Piazza Vecchia, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, and the Colleoni Chapel.

Start anytime, pause whenever you like, and explore freely. No groups, no schedules. Audio and text available in 7 languages.

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At a glance

Duration
2 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Audio guide
German, Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Written guide
German, Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by
Ciceru

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Audioguide about each point of interest along the tour
  • Included: Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
  • Included: Available in: English, Deutsch, Italiano, Français, Español, Português, 中文

Not included

  • Not included: Access offline. Internet needed on your phone
  • Not included: A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)

Itinerary

  1. Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe

    10 min

    Start your walk at Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe in Bergamo Alta. Just open Ciceru nearby to begin exploring this old “shoe market” gateway where the Upper Town has welcomed merchants, pilgrims, and modern day funicular riders for centuries.

  2. Rocca di Bergamo

    Passing by

    Admire the fortress walls from the outside and let the view do the talking, because this hilltop stronghold was built as much to stop local chaos as to scare off distant enemies.

  3. Torre del Gombito

    Passing by

    Look up at the blunt medieval tower that once treated this crossroads like a surveillance job, turning an ordinary street corner into Bergamo’s stone faced “point zero.”

  4. Antico Lavatoio

    10 min

    Pause by the elegant iron roof and marble basins, an outdoor monument to the days when laundry meant public labor, loud gossip, and civic survival.

  5. Piazza Vecchia

    10 min

    Stand in the city’s living room and take in the perfectly staged Renaissance scene, where fountains murmur and every façade seems to know it is being photographed.

  6. Palazzo Della Ragione

    Passing by

    View the great arches and loggia from the square and imagine medieval justice happening in public, with Venice’s winged lion still supervising the whole operation.

  7. Stop 7

    Passing by

    Admire the cathedral’s neoclassical exterior and remember it exists because Venice literally demolished the old one, proving military logistics can outrank holiness.

  8. Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

    Passing by

    Circle the basilica outside to find the lion guarded portals and the carved measuring marks, because this “church of the people” doubled as Bergamo’s official ruler.

  9. Cappella Colleoni

    Passing by

    Study the jewel box façade from the piazza, since this is what happens when a mercenary decides his ego deserves its own marble masterpiece.

  10. Stop 10

    10 min

    Stroll the narrow main artery of the Upper Town where shutters, shopfronts, and stone walls keep the city’s daily theatre running at street level.

  11. Stop 11

    10 min

    Wrap up your tour at Piazza della Cittadella. Take a moment to enjoy the fortress mood and Visconti intimidation factor before ending your walk.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • Start your walk at Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe in Bergamo Alta. Just open Ciceru nearby to begin exploring this old “shoe market” gateway where the Upper Town has welcomed merchants, pilgrims, and modern day funicular riders for centuries.

End point

  • Wrap up your tour at Piazza della Cittadella. Take a moment to enjoy the fortress mood and Visconti intimidation factor before ending your walk.

Using your ticket

No app needed—start your Ciceru experience right from your smartphone!

Your ticket is valid for 1 year, or 48 hours once activated at ciceru.com/start.

When you're ready, just head to that link with your phone and activate the Ciceru ticket you’ll receive in your next email.

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Check your spam folder or contact us at [email protected] and we’ll help you out!

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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