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Colle Aperto is a good starting point for many things and returning from it you can follow the old walls around the edges of the old city. The most beautiful stretch is between Colle Aperto and the Porta San Giacomo where you can head back down into the lower city by a flight of steps. Back at the Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe or Shoe Market Square you can go in the Piazza Mercato del Fieno or Straw Market Square to get to the Museo Storico. The museum has been put in an old Francescan convent and tells the history of the city during the unification. Close to the city walls between the two cities is the Academia Carrara. It isone of Bergamo's most important landmarks and sights and can boast the best collection of works of art in the province of Lombardy. It is fortunate to possess portrait works by Pisanello and Botticelli, other works by Bellini, Crivellli, Carpaccio and Lotto. What a treasure of Italian art. It is a delight to walk through this gallery and come out with a feeling of delight and wonder helped by the realist works od Foppa and Bergognone, Raphael and Titan not forgetting Palma il Vecchio. The do not miss award goes to the room dedicated to the local sculptor Giacomo Manzł best known for his bronzes, not suprosing in this area. Across the road is the Galleria d'arte Moderna e Contemporanea that hosts travelling exhibitions by modern artists. |