DONIZETTI THEATRE

Piazza Cavour, 15
24121 Bergamo

Donizetti Theater is located in the centre of Lower City, along the so-called “Sentierone”.

Accessibility
The Theatre is accessible for wheelchair users. Accessible toilets are situated in the foyer.

Those reaching Bergamo by car must head towards the city centre; when you get to Porta Nuova, it is advisable to park in one of the nearest underground car parkings (piazza della Libertà and via Borfuro).

Discounted rates for patrons parking at Parcheggi Italia are available.

Parking:

  1. After parking your vehicle at the Piazza della Libertà parking, you need to validate your parking ticket at the theatre box office before entering the auditorium to get the discounted rate
  2. You can pay both at the manual and automatic registers: in both cases, the “theatre” discounted rate will be applied for the established hour timespan
  3. The use of any parking place beyond the established hour timespan will be charged the ordinary fee

“THEATRE” Rate: for afternoon shows, from 3pm to 6pm, and for evening shows, from 8pm to 1 am, a discounted rate of € 3.00 will be applied

The Theatre is only a five-minute walk from the bus station, or a short bus ride away (lines 1 – 6 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 15). Buses stop at Porta Nuova stop (lines 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15).
From the railway station, the Theatre can be easily reached in fifteen minutes by the 1-line buses. Buses stop at Colle Aperto stop. The theatre is a 10-minute walk from the bus stop.

CAR SHARING, BIKE SHARING and ELECTRIC SCOOTERS

The Municipality of Bergamo has various sharing services with 100% green vehicles, including electric cars bicycles and electric scooters.

For CARSHARING: Mobilize and E-Vai
For BIKESHARING: BI-GI and MoBike
For ELECTRIC SCOOTERS: Reby and BIT Mobility

TEATRO SOCIALE

Via Colleoni, 4
24129 Bergamo Alta

The Teatro Sociale is located in the heart of Bergamo Alta, along the so-called “Corsarola”.

Accessibility
The theatre is fitted with equipment that allows disabled access to the stalls . The accessible toilets are found in the foyer of the theatre.

Those arriving in Bergamo by car should follow the signs for the historic centre. When you get to Porta Nuova, you should leave your car in the nearest underground car park (Piazza della Libertà and via Borfuro) and take the Line 1 bus to Città Alta.

Or, you can continue by car to Bergamo Alta and park in the paid parking places along the walls or in the monitored ones within the walls.

Private cars cannot access Città Alta at these times:

  • all public holidays, from 10:00 to 12 noon and 14:00 to 19:00;
  • on Fridays and Saturdays, from the first Friday following the start of daylight saving time until the Friday following the start of standard time, from 21.00 to 01.00.

The Theatre can be reached from the bus station in fifteen minutes by public transport, using Line 1 of the urban public transport system. The urban transport stop is Colle Aperto. From the bus stop to the theatre, it is less than 10 minutes by foot.

Città Alta is also served by Line 3 (Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe stop), the Airport Bus, which connects the “Caravaggio” Airport with Colle Aperto, and the cable car railway, located half way along Viale Vittorio Emanuele and going to Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe.

The cable car station connecting the lower part of the city to Città Alta is 300 meters from the Teatro Sociale.

The Theatre can be reached from the railway station in fifteen minutes with public transport via the Line 1 bus of the urban public transport system. The urban transport stop is Colle Aperto. From the bus stop to the theatre, it is less than 10 minutes by foot.

CAR SHARING, BIKE SHARING and ELECTRIC SCOOTERS

The Municipality of Bergamo has various sharing services with 100% green vehicles, including electric cars bicycles and electric scooters.

For CARSHARING: Mobilize and E-Vai
For BIKESHARING: BI-GI and MoBike
For ELECTRIC SCOOTERS: Reby and BIT Mobility