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Bergamo Shopping - Shops, Stores, Best Buys & Inside Tips


Shannon McMahon
Shannon McMahon
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  • Bergamo Shopping

  • Bergamo is an Italian town full of old-world charm, shopping venues, and restaurants. These tips will help you navigate your shopping plans.

  • Citta Alta Mushroom Shop



  • You'll be amazed by the variety and shapes of the mushrooms at this shop in Città Alta. They make great soups and tasteful dishes.

  • Fresh Bread

  • PanificioSana Di Sana is a small bakery with great fresh bread and a lot of other special baked products (like cakes). They also sell Gluten-free products.The business is open during shopping hours.

  • Torta di Donizetti



  • This ring-shaped cake was created by Alessandro Balzer (see Balzer confectionery in upper Bergamo) in 1948 to commemorate hundred years from the death of Donizetti. There is also a legend about this cake. It is said that Donizetti was having a meal with another music composer; Rossini. He ordered his cook to make a cake as a consolation for Donizetti for his love pains. Donizetti liked this cake much. Torta di Donizetti is a simple cake sprinkled with castor sugar. You can buy it at various bakeries and confectioneries in Bergamo.

  • Cheap Easy Clothes Shopping OVS



  • I'm a long term traveler and as such found the need of cheap, basic, comfortable clothing items to replace some I brought from home and that started to wear out. OVS in PortaNuova was perfect for this, I found everything I needed and inside my budget. Disadvantage: even in cheaper stores, Italians take clothes very seriously and I got yelled at for not returning everything I'd tried on to its correct shelf/rack. Oops.

  • Outlet Village



  • Run by Chinese or Indo-Chinese (it is next door to a Vietnamese delicatessen), open 7 days Outlet Village has mostly ladies' and some men's clothing and accessories at very discounted prices. A few doors down is a similar shop. Useful to know that the basement is full of luggage options of every weight and size.

    Editor's Note: The information contained on this page was compiled using real traveler reviews about shopping in Bergamo.