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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bergamo

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bergamo, Italy

Updated October 3, 2024

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Unusual Attractions in Bergamo

Gli Sposi Borghesi (The Bourgeois Spouses).

Bergamo, Italy

'Living Skeletons Scenes'

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

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Cappella Colleoni

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

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Museo del Burattino

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

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Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards

Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.

Doors of the Dead

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Doors of the Dead

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

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Oratorio dei Morti

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

Metal shelves reach the high heavens

Bergamo, Italy

Ex-Chiesa di San Michele all’Arco

Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

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