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IN THE VICINITIES



Upper Bergamo

800px-Bergamo_cartello.jpg Upper Bergamo, also known as the Upper City (Città Alta), is a medieval city. It is enclosed by 16th-century bastions built during the Venetian dominion, which were added to pre-existing fortifications in order to make it an impenetrable fortress.

Bergamo is one of for Italian cities (Ferrara, Lucca and Grosseto) whose historic district has remained entirely enclosed by walls that have retained their original appearance over the centuries.

800px-Bergamo_cartello.jpg The most renowned and frequented area in Upper Bergamo is the Piazza Vecchia with the Contarini fountain, the Palazzo della Ragione, the Municipal Tower (known as the Campanone, the Big Bell) which every evening at 10 p.m. rings 180 times in memory of the closing of the gates of the Venetian walls-and other surrounding buildings. Facing the Palazzo della Ragione is the majestic white Palazzo Nuovo which houses the Angelo Mai Library.

The Upper City may be reached on foot by stone stairways that connect it with the lower city, by car (banned during summer weekends and Sunday afternoons), by cable railway or by bus.


"Le cornelle" Animal Park

4609793_l.jpg "Le Cornelle" Animal park is important from both a scientific as well as tourist viewpoint. More than one hundred animal species live there including birds, mammals and reptiles. The facilities adhere to the most recent European standards for well-being of its animals, offering conditions that are the closest possible to natural habitats in terms of socialization, space and stimulation, guaranteeing animal and spectator safety. In addition to the standard species, there are a number or rare or endangered species such as the Snow Leopard, the Mandurian Crane, the Hyacinth Macaw and the rare White Tiger. Le Cornelle Animal Park's White Tiger is the only one in Italy.
Directions: A4 highway, exit at Dalmine, head in the direction of Valbrembo.
Website: www.lecornelle.it

MINITALIA LEOLANDIA PARK

Convenzione Minitalia Leolandia Park! At the Minitalia Leolandia Park you can tour all of Italy, visiting its monuments even by sea, see hundreds of fish from all over the world, a fantastic shell exhibition, 250 kinds of reptiles (even the scariest ones!), 200 types of parrots and farm animals, too. And don't forget the Kids' Corner, the breathtaking flume rides on the Mississippi Boats, the Petroleum evolutions, the dizzy feats of Aladdin's Carpet and the Cannibals' Cauldrons. Directions: Minitalia Leolandia Park is located 300 meters from the Capriate highway exit tollbooth (highway A4, halfway between Bergamo and Milan). The Autostradale Bergamo ® Milano Buslines also reach it (Capriate San Gervasio stop). The Società autostrade buslines offer discounted transportation to the park through advance sales tickets at these offices: - Piazza Castello (Milan), Piazzale Marconi (Bergamo).
  1. The Leonardo Exhibit
  2. Aquarium
  3. Terrarium
  4. Farm
  5. Minitalia Minitalia
  6. Leolandia: 14 new attractions
  7. Live shows
  8. Food courts and nature areas
The park is divided into two themes:
  • Minitalia, dedicated to Edutainment (educational amusement).
  • Leolandia, dedicated to Amusement.


    • For more information: Minitalia Leolandia Park - Via Vittorio Veneto, 52 - 24024 Capriate San Gervasio (BG), Italy
    Ph. (+39) 02 90.90.169
    Website: www.leolandiapark.it