"La Casazza" historical house with hotel service.

Historical house called Casazza - built in 1357 - in the very hearth of the old UpperTown. Big luxury apartment with well equipped kitchen in elegant ancient building. Smell the italian traditional culture whitin Venetians walls, Unesco World Heritage site. Perfectly clean family apartment located in the same building of our tipical restaurant Da Mimmo - Italian food since 1956. Daily room housekeeping and breakfast included. You can choose continental or italian breakfast. Since the Casazza is part of Casa Mimmo you can have discount at Da Mimmo Restaurant&Pizzeria (since 1956) where guests can taste Italian food, right above the Locanda, or at Mimì La Casa dei Sapori where you will find Italian products such as olive oil, pasta, wine etc. to buy. On the same street the Caffè Corsarola serves coffees, light lunch and drinks. I'm at your disposal for any doubt and with my collegue Maura we are looking forward to welcome you. The Locanda Mimmo is surrounded by: VENETIAN WALLS The walls of Bergamo, one of the most famous fortifications built by Venice, constituted the Republic’s westernmost defence system, while the fortress of Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus, was the Venetian outpost located farthest to the east. Never used for military purposes, from the nineteenth century the walls became a privileged site for taking a stroll, after the bastions and battlements were converted into a park. PIAZZA VECCHIA Fully completed in the mid-1400s with the demolition of various buildings and incorporating an older and small square, in the place where the grain and fodder market was once held, for centuries it was the representative seat of the city government. The home of the Venetian Podesta’ rises up to the west. The Civic Tower overlooks the square. A fountain donated to the city in 1780 by the Podesta' Alvise Contarini stands in the centre of the square. PALAZZO DELLA RAGIONE Piazza Vecchia Built during the city’s most flourishing period as a Free Commune (late 1100), this is the oldest existing municipal building in Lombardy. Several changes were made under the Venetian Republic’s rule, such as the reversal of the front from Piazza Duomo to Piazza Vecchia, along with its complete reorganisation. Even the entry staircase, which leads up to the Salone delle Capriate, was built in the mid-1400s. CIVIC TOWER (CAMPANONE) Piazza Vecchia, 8 Built towards the end of 1100 by the Suardi family, then sold to the City in 1200, its height of 52.76 meters make this tower the city’s tallest. In the past, the main bell would ring out to signal the evening curfew, city council meetings and other public events. From the top of the tower, accessible on foot or by elevator, you can enjoy a spectacular view of the city, the Orobie Mountains and the surrounding plains. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA Piazza Vecchia, 8/A The excavations carried out between 2001 and 2011 led to the recovery of large ruins dating back to different historical periods, including the time spanning between the protohistoric settlement and the Middle Ages. A complex of workshops arranged on a paved road, believed to be a street or a square, dates back to the Roman Empire. Three tombs and a setback of the foundation on the south side of the civic tower date back to the Dark Ages. PALAZZO NUOVO (ANGELO MAI PUBLIC LIBRARY) Piazza Vecchia, 15 Construction work, which began in 1604, continued in 1611 based on a design by Vincenzo Scamozzi, a pupil of Palladio. The monumental Zandobbio marble facade was finally completed in 1928 by Ernesto Pirovano, in keeping with the original designs. Home to the Town Hall until 1873, it currently houses the Municipal Library, with a collection that includes scrolls, codices, incunabula, and music of great value and globes by Vincenzo Coronelli. PIAZZA DUOMO The religious heart of the city owes its name to the impressive cathedral that overlooks it, situated opposite the baptistery, the bishop's palace and the Curia. Before the Venetian Republic created what is known today as Piazza Vecchia, this was the city’s medieval square, dedicated to St. Vincent, and the centre of the city and political life where decrees were announced, deeds were written and trades and negotiations took place. From airport or train station you can catch bus n.1 until LARGO COLLE APERTO or by taxi. We can provide private transfer too. If you get by car Get the motorway A4 Milano-Venezia, exit "Bergamo" and follow indications for CITTÀ ALTA. When you get to the gate of the Venetian walls "Porta sant'Agostino", pass the traffic lights and turn left. Continue along Viale delle Mura to the small Square Colle Aperto. Turn right and pass through the arches until Piazza Mascheroni, a few step into via Colleoni will take you to the Da Mimmo Ristorante (on your left) The Locanda Mimmo is located in a "limited traffic zone". If you need parking please contact us in advance. We are in historical area, traffic limit zone. Please contact us if you arrive by car. Tourist tax to be paid on site.