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Unusual Attractions in Bergamo

Cappella Colleoni

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

'Living Skeletons Scenes'

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

Museo del Burattino

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

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Collection of Peddler Bicycles

An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.

5 miles from Bergamo

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Crespi d’Adda Cemetery

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

10 miles from Bergamo

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Consonno

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

14 miles from Bergamo

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Crocodile at the Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime Immacolate

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

14 miles from Bergamo

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