Typical Italy

Lancia, Lancia, Lancia ...

Street in the old town of Bergamo (Citta Alta).

Baptistery - Bergamo, Italy

The octagonal baptistery in Bergamo's old town (Citta Alta).

Food Temptations

Tourists can taste typical salami and cheese. Bergamo Italy, October 2013.

Table for two

Spotted in Bergamo - one of the many cute little restaurants in Citta Alta.

Bergamo Cathedral

Bergamo Cathedral, Duomo di Bergamo or Cattedrale di Sant'Alessandro in Italian, is located in the heart of the old town (citta alta). The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Alexander of Bergamo, patron saint of the city. Nowadays the cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Bergamo.

A golden statue of Saint Alexander decorates the top of Bergamo Cathedral. Bergamo, Italy 2013.

Lombardian Landscapes

10 beautiful landscapes from Lombardy, Italy.

Prisoner's View

View of Bergamo's Citta Alta (Old Town) from one of the windows of the Clock Tower in Piazza Vecchia.

Prisoner's View

Espresso Italiano

Espresso in Italy

Espresso is definitely one of the most successful symbols of Made in Italy.

Italians take their Espresso extremely seriously. Did you know there is even an Italian Espresso National Institute?

In the Shop Windows of Bergamo

Cute panda biscuits in a Bergamo bakery.

Seen in the shop windows in Bergamo, Italy.

Bergamo Market

International food and craft market in the center of Bergamo. Bergamo, October 2013.

Citta Alta Bergamo

The Old Town of Bergamo (Citta Alta)

Bergamo Cathedral (Duomo), Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and Cappella Colleoni seen from the top of Bergamo's Big Bell Tower.

Polenta Bergamo

Polenta cakes in a shop window. Bergamo, Italy.

One of the local specialties, you should definitely try in Bergamo, is polenta e osei.

Polenta e Osei is Bergamo's signature cake. It is a yellow mound-shaped cake topped with sweet marzipan and chocolate birds.

Off to Bergamo

At Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ).  It is tiny. The Ryanair flight to Milan-Bergamo is one of the only two flights departing from Groningen today.

Passenger terminal. Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ).