Solve riddles from Porta San Giacomo through Piazza Vecchia to Santa Maria Maggiore and hear the stories of Bergamo’s upper town, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.8 · 26 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.8 (26)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops and unlock the stories and legends of the upper town.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 4.0 (1)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle at every attraction between the Venetian walls and the Cittadella, with up to three hints.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 4.5 (2)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop and stroll the lanes and squares of Città Alta at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Bergamo scavenger hunt starts on Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe, where the funicular from the lower town arrives, and leads to Porta San Giacomo in the Venetian walls. You continue to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the cathedral, the Palazzo della Ragione and the Campanone on Piazza Vecchia, then pass the university to Piazza della Cittadella and finish at La Marianna.
The route covers about 2 km, roughly 22 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Bergamo’s Città Alta sits on a hill above the modern lower town, ringed by 16th-century Venetian walls that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Piazza Vecchia is framed by the Palazzo della Ragione and the Campanone, whose bell still rings 100 times every evening at 10 pm. The composer Gaetano Donizetti is buried in Santa Maria Maggiore, and La Marianna is known as the birthplace of stracciatella ice cream.
A game makes you look closely at portals, coats of arms and façades you would otherwise miss, and the stories explain what you see. Everyone plays on their own phone, with no schedule and time for a gelato whenever you like.
The Bergamo scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours, with 10 stops and about 22 minutes (2 km) of actual walking; the rest is riddles and stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts on Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe at the top of the funicular and finishes at La Marianna, both in Città Alta. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Bergamo scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Bergamo scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Bergamo scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between Venetian walls, piazzas and churches, starting whenever you like.
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