A city guide to Bergamo, Italy. With its hilltop medieval citadel encircled by Ventian walls, views of the snow-capped Alps, a top-notch fine arts museum, and some of the region's best restaurants ...

Unfolding beyond the city, the Alpi Orobie, or Orobic Alps, take up half the area of Bergamo province. They cover a 50-mile-wide stretch of peaks and valleys, with altitudes of up to 9,845ft.

Bergamo (above) has an old town that Anna describes as 'absolutely stunning' Anna says of Brescia: 'What surprised me was how cosy the city felt and how many hidden gems it had all around' ...