12 Facts About Bergamo

City of Bergamo is composed of an old walled core, known as Citta Alta, nestled within a system of hills, and the modern expansion in the plains below.

Bergamo is well connected to several cities in Italy, thanks to the motorway A4 stretching on the axis between Milan, Verona, and Venice.

Bergamo is the second most visited city in Lombardy after Milan.

Bergamo occupies the site of the ancient town of Bergomum, founded as a settlement of the Celtic tribe of Cenomani.

At the 1815 Congress of Vienna, Bergamo was assigned to the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, a crown land of the Austrian Empire.

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Average age of Bergamo residents is 45 compared to the Italian average of 43.

Bergamo is situated in Lombardy, Italy's northern region where about a quarter of the country's GDP is produced.

Bergamo's considered one of the most important composers of all time, best known for his almost 70 operas.

Bergamo was the hometown and last resting place of Enrico Rastelli, a highly technical and world-famous juggler who lived in the town and, in 1931, died there at the early age of 34.

American electrical engineer and professor Andrew Viterbi, inventor of Viterbi's algorithm, was born in Bergamo, before migrating to the US during the Fascist era because of his Jewish origins.

Designers born in Bergamo include the late Mariuccia Mandelli, the founder of Krizia and one of the first female fashion designers to create a successful line of men's wear.

Transport within Bergamo is managed by ATB and includes a network of bus lines together with two funicular systems opened in 1887 and in 1912 .