Trip to Pavia, Italy

An example of how an once important city can become a small province town.

There are still several places that talk about the grandeur of the old capital of the Lombardy region.

Trip to Brescia, Italy - part 2

It is worth a second visit, on a sunny day: castle on a hill top, roman ruins, medieval churches and palaces - it has a little bit of everything.

Trip to Bergamo, Italy - part 4

This is the lower city.

Trip to Bergamo, Italy - part 3

The local culinary particularity is the use of polenta: from starters, to pizza and main courses and even for desserts.

Trip to Bergamo, Italy - part 2

The city is now on the tentative list for the UNESCO World Heritage sites.