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Explore the Upper Town and the Lower Town visiting those places involved with the life of Gaetano Donizetti, the most famous bergamask composer; reach first his native house in Via Borgo Canale  and then Piazza Mascheroni, Via Arena with a visit to the Museum dedicated to him in the sixteen century building of the MIA. Walk alongside the Arena street again discovering the first school of music in Bergamo, founded by Simon Mayr and discover at the right corner of the street not to far away  the Scotti Palace where Gaetano Donizetti died on April 8^th, 1848.

Enter the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, the musical chapel of Bergamo. Discover his funerary monument sculptured by Vincenzo Vela in 1855 with a rich simbology.

Find a moment to relax, enter a coffee bar to enjoy a short relaxing time and taste an exquisite local cake called “Torta Donizetti” with a warm cup of tea or coffee or a special  glass of  the Moscato di Scanzo, a wine tasted by the Russian zar.  Reach the Sentierone in Lower Town on foot (or by Funicular) and discover the important presence of Teatro Donizetti and its history exactlyin the heart of the modern town.

It is possible to reserve the entrance to the Theatre. The tour ends in front of the monument to Donizetti by Francesco Jerace prepared to celebrate the composer in 1897.

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