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4 DAYS
Bergamo's Mountain Valleys
Join the proud and prosperous Bergamaschi in
Bergamo's
Città Alta (Upper Town) for a
sedate
passeggiata
around its elegant Renaissance piazze, admiring its medieval towers and
the magnificent Lombard Romanesque mausoleum of mercenary commander Bartolomeo
Colleoni. Take in Renaissance masters at the Palazzo Ragione, stroll the ramparts of La
Rocca and eat in as many of the town's excellent restaurants as you can manage. Then head
north through art nouveau
San Pellegrino Terme
to the
Val Taleggio
, where you can stock
up on one of Lombardy's signature cheeses from local farmers and cooperatives. After-
wards, return to the SS470 and head north through the medieval hamlet of
Cornello dei
Tasso
to the Valle Brembana in the foothills of the Orobie Alps. Hikers will want to push
