"BarbieGirl's new Bergamo Page" a Bergamo Travel Page by BarbieGirl

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Bergamo - 17/18 November, 2001

...another great VT's meeting with very special people! I've spent two beautiful days and discovered a new city!

Thank you and hope to see you all again soon!!!

So here there are some pics of the meeting and of the city too. CIAO! (N.B. Some of the pics of me and of the "parapao" dance are taken from Lalkens, Sim1 and Ponnon pages!!!)

In the pics: Lalkens, Sim1, Annad, Venusia, Uttz, BarbieGirl, Paola, Francesco-C, Suntzu, Banjo, Oya, Pollon, Titti, F Meignant.

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The city, called by the ancients Bergonum, is capital of the province of that name in Lombardy, and contains 45,000 inhabitants. It is said to be of Etruscan foundation. During the anarchy that reigned in Italy in the eleventh century, Bergamo set itself up as a commune, and as such joined the various leagues of Lombard communes formed to resist the power of the German emperors. At a later period, however, a number of powerful families succeeded each other in the mastery of the city, e.g. the Turriani, the Visconti, and the Suardi. From 1797 to 1859 Bergamo passed through all the political vicissitudes of Northern Italy. It has always been a city of great industrial and commercial importance. The neighbouring territory is rich in minerals, chiefly iron; there are also extensive quarries of choice marble. Among the celebrities of Bergamo are the poet, Barnardo Tasso, father of Torquato; the Jesuit Maffei, known for his history of Italian literature; Donizetti, the musical composer; Cardinal Angelo Mai, etc.