Bergamasque Alps

The Bergamasque Alps or Bergamo Alps (Italian: Prealpi Orobie) are a mountain range in the Italian Alps which forms part of the Central Eastern Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains.

Peaks

The main peaks of the Bergamasque Alps are:

Passes

The main mountain passes of the Bergamasque Alps are:

References

See also

Bergamo

Bergamo (Italian: [ˈbɛrɡamo]  listen ; Lombard: Bèrghem,  listen ) is a city in Lombardy, Italy. It is situated about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Milan and 30 km (19 mi) from the lakes Como and Iseo. The foothills of the Bergamo Alps begin immediately north of the town.

Bergamo is the seat of the Province of Bergamo. With a population of around 120,000, Bergamo is the fourth-largest city in Lombardy. The metropolitan area of Bergamo extends beyond the administrative city limits, spanning over a densely urbanized area with slightly less than 500,000 inhabitants.
This area is itself part of the broader Milan metropolitan area, home to over 8 million people.

Bergamo is well connected to several cities in Europe and the Mediterranean through Il Caravaggio International Airport, the third-busiest airport in Italy with 10.5 million passengers in 2015, and the motorway A4 stretching on the axis between Milan, Verona, and Venice.

As of 2015, Bergamo is the second most visited city in Lombardy after Milan.

Bergamo (Shopping mall)

Bergamo is a shopping mall located in Nungambakkam, Chennai, India. It is located on Khader Nawaz Khan Road and spread over 40,000 sq.ft. The mall opened in August 2012 with Louis Vuitton as its first store. The mall is designed by DSP architects and built by KKA Buildtech at a cost of ₹10 Crore. It is considered to be the first luxury mall in Chennai, and the third in India. The building is designed to house 24 stores, each with an area ranging from 1600sq.ft to 2000sq.ft. Named after an Italian city, the white three storey building is influenced by classical Italian architecture.

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Bergamo (surname)

Bergamo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: