Bergamo
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Bergamo is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy. The seat of the province of Bergamo, it is located approximately 40 km northeast of Milan, and about 30 km from the alpine lakes Como
The skyline of the old fortified Città Alta
Fortified walls of Bergamo's Upper City
The Città Alta
Bergamo Upper Town and Alpi Orobie from the airport
Duchy of Milan
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The Duchy of Milan was a state in Northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti family, which had ruled the city since 1277.
The 1422 Battle of Arbedo for control over Bellinzona
The battle of Crevola 1487 securing the Val d'Ossola
Francesco II, the last Sforza that ruled the Duchy