10 Churches & Cathedrals in Province of Bergamo That You Shouldn't Miss

February 7, 2022 Toi Mattera

Located in northwest Italy’s Lombardy region, the province of Bergamo offers more than just a day-trip diversion from the big city of Milan. This hilltop town is known for its architectural gems, including medieval and Renaissance structures that continue to amaze tourists and locals alike. Don’t miss the historic Piazza Vecchia with its 12th and 16th century buildings. And Bergamo’s Galleria dell’Accademia Carrara is an art gallery featuring works from Italian legends including Botticelli, Titian, Canaletto and Raphael, to name a few.
Restaurants in Province of Bergamo

1. Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Piazza Vecchia 6, 24129 Bergamo Italy +39 035 223327 http://www.fondazionemia.it/basilica_s_maria_maggiore_bergamo/index.asp
Excellent
82%
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17%
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5.0 based on 2,500 reviews

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Reviewed By Margo7850p

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a church located in Bergamo Alta, in Piazza del Duomo, right next to the Cathedral. The church was built as a vote of gratitude by the inhabitants of Bergamo for defending the city against drought, hunger and plague that hit the city and the surrounding area in 1133. The temple was built in the second half of the 12th century in the Romanesque style on a Greek cross plan with three naves. The interior makes a gigantic impression. The interior of the basilica was rebuilt in the 17th century, the dome's interior was also changed during this period. The original Romanesque layout on the Greek cross plan has been preserved, but the decor is baroque. It is worth paying attention to the crucifix from the fourteenth century. The basilica lacks a central entrance. All four existing entrances are side entrances. The Portal of the Red Lions with a portico by Giovanni da Campione opens on Piazza del Duomo. From the south, the Portal of the White Lions overlooks Piazza Rosate, and to the left of it the Portal of the Fountain by Pietro Isabello. Beautiful place. You have to see them.

2. Chiesa della Madonna di Guadalupe

Via Mazzini, 24021 Albino Italy
Excellent
75%
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25%
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Chiesa della Madonna di Guadalupe

3. Basilica di San Martino

Piazza Italia, 24022 Alzano Lombardo Italy
Excellent
77%
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23%
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5.0 based on 13 reviews

Basilica di San Martino

4. Cattedrale (Duomo) di Bergamo e Battistero

Piazza Duomo, 24129 Bergamo Italy +39 035 271208 [email protected] http://cattedraledibergamo.it
Excellent
62%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
6%
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4.5 based on 991 reviews

Cattedrale (Duomo) di Bergamo e Battistero

Reviewed By canadianeagle2015

Very beautiful cathedral. I would rank it higher than the "Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore". They are right next to each other and should visit both.

5. Oratorio Suardi

Via Suardi 20, 24069 Trescore Balneario Italy +39 035 944777 [email protected] http://www.prolocotrescore.it/?page_id=250
Excellent
82%
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14%
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2%
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4.5 based on 49 reviews

Oratorio Suardi

The frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto in the Suardi Oratory “A small chapel dedicated to the glory of St Barbara And St Bridget”. Thus is definded, in a sixteenthcentury survey, the building where L. Lotto realized the cycle of frescoes, which, both for its dimensions and complexity of the themes, is generally considered the most demanding work of his artistic career. The first frescoes, dated 1502, were made in the apse by a still unknown artist, whom recent criticism believes of the circle of Jacopino de Scipioni. In 1524, in answer to a request from Battista Suardi, L. Lotto frescoed the two main walls, the one at the end of the room and the ceiling. It was a period of profound political and religious crisis. The decaying reformers’ ideas aroused doubts and Feelings of anxiety. The central idea of the cycle is the possibility given to every man to share in the divine life. On the large wall opposite the front door, the huge figure of Christ opens his arms; from his fingers the tendrils of the vine grow and rise to circle and enframe ten Saints of the Church. The evangelical line “Ego sum vitis vos palmites”, written in gold above the haloed head of the saviour, sounds as an explicit invitation. At the centre of the lower register, Battista Suardi, half length, with his wife Orsola and his sister Paolina, his hand joined in prayer and his eyes gazing the sacred image, shows by his presence his assent to the theses of the complex doctrinal programme. In the background a city view opens the wall to space, and in the instructing episodes of the life of St Barbara are represented. As in a Miracle Play, the different places where the action takes places are set out as on a platform; the streets, squares and interiors of the imaginary town are accurately described and so are the emblatted walls with gaates opening on a landscape painted indelicated hues. The small space of the oratory is by a play of illusion enlarged as faraway mountains, the very bright horizon, ending in a tone of an intense sky-blue above. In continuos narrative, the episodes of the story follow each other inside the prospective spaces from left to right: the building of the tower in which Barbara’s father would have liked to shut his daughter, her conversion, her baptism in solitude, her outraging the pagan idol, speaking to her father, her words revealed in her simple and expressive gestures, her looking for shelter up the hills and, discovered, being dragged to town by her father, the different stages of her martyrdom, Christ appearing to heal her wounded body, an angel covering her naked body while the executioners are trailing her to the market place. The story narrated is simple, but it is enriched with realist details, and shows L. Lotto’s preference for situations taking place. On the hills drama comesto an end: against a bright sky in the background, Barbara dies, her head cut by her father who, in order to disclose his wickedness even to an unlettered audience, is dressed like a Turk. A sham architectural frame with a trabreation supported by Corinthian pilasters connects real and imaginary space and continues on the entrance wall. There the story of the nine miracles of St. Bridget, The Irish lady saint protectress against bad weather is presented. Flowers sprout out of the predella, made of Matteo Suardi, cousin of Battista, sharing with him commission of the decoration of the Chapel. There is nothing exceptional in the miracle is presented without solemnity, Through the simple gestures of the girl. Faith and good actions. This is the message presented in the stories of St. Barbara and St.Bridget. After pointing out the dangers that people who let themselves be seduced by attractive false doctrines may meet, the author leaves, fixing his eyes on Christ-vite on the opposite wall. In the cicle, the most different suggestions can be found. Very old iconographic motifs, as the one of Christ- vine, are given life and modernity, almost in anticipation of Counter- Reformation patterns.

6. Santuario Madonna della Cornabusa

v.al Santuario, 24038, Sant'Omobono Terme Italy +39 338 191 7681 http://www.cornabusa.it/
Excellent
58%
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4.5 based on 182 reviews

Santuario Madonna della Cornabusa

Reviewed By Tualie - Varese, Italy

It is said that in the Middle Ages, the locals used to shelter in this cave to escape the rampage between the guelphs and the ghibellines bringing with them a small wooden statue of the Virgin Mary that was left behind. Time after a deaf-mute girl shepherding the area, found this statue and miraculously got back her voice and hearing, since then started the worship and pilgrimage to this cave. Interesting religious sanctuary/church with a puddle and water that springs from the mountain walls. Nearby there are clean toilets, a shop and a restaurant where can enjoy nice valley views (only from the terrace but be there before 12:00 to get the best tables!) Plenty of carpark but need to walk uphill, easy if bringing someone handicap. Be sure to wear comfy and anti-slip shoes! P.S. Opens after Easter and closes during the wintertime.

7. Basilica di Santa Maria in Valvendra

Via Fratelli Pellegrini 7, 24065 Lovere Italy
Excellent
59%
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4.5 based on 160 reviews

Basilica di Santa Maria in Valvendra

8. Casa Natale Papa Giovanni XXIII

Via Colombera 5, 24039 Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII Italy +39 035 791101 [email protected] http://www.iatsottoilmonte.it/
Excellent
65%
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32%
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4.5 based on 212 reviews

Casa Natale Papa Giovanni XXIII

9. Basilica Di Santa Maria Assunta

Via Pier Antonio Brasi 11, 24023 Clusone Italy +39 0346 21073
Excellent
51%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
12%
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2%
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4.5 based on 57 reviews

Basilica Di Santa Maria Assunta

10. Basilica di San Martino e Santa Maria Assunta

Via San Martino 3 Piazza Manara, 24047 Treviglio Italy +39 0363 49348
Excellent
73%
Good
27%
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

Basilica di San Martino e Santa Maria Assunta

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