Caravaggio, Lombardy

Caravaggio
Comune
Città di Caravaggio
The Porta Nuova gate to the historical center.

Coat of arms
Caravaggio
Location of Caravaggio in Italy
Coordinates: 45°30′N 09°39′E / 45.500°N 9.650°E / 45.500; 9.650
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni Masano, Vidalengo
Government
 • Mayor Claudio Bolandrini
Area
 • Total 32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation 111 m (364 ft)
Population (30 April 2015)
 • Total 16,045
 • Density 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Caravaggini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 24043
Dialing code 0363
Patron saint SS. Fermo and Rustico
Saint day 9 August
Website Official website
Church of San Fermo e Rustico

Caravaggio (Bergamasque: Careàs) is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy, 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Milan.

History

The town received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 22, 1954.

Geography

Caravaggio borders with the municipalities of Bariano, Brignano Gera d'Adda, Calvenzano, Capralba (CR), Fornovo San Giovanni, Misano di Gera d'Adda, Morengo, Mozzanica, Sergnano (CR) and Treviglio. Its frazioni are Masano and Vidalengo.

Main sights

The city is best known for the Sanctuary (15th century).

Other sights include:

  • The Gallavresi Palace (or the Marchioness Palace), now the Town Hall. It dates to the second half of the 13th century.
  • Church of San Fermo e Rustico, in Lombard-Gothic style, built in the 13th century over a pre-existing holy edifice. The two aisles were added in 1429. It has a façade in brickwork with a marble central portal, surmounted by a large rose window. It is flanked by a 76-metre (249 ft) high bell tower, built in 1500 by governor Giovanni Dandolo. The interior houses the Holy Sacrament Chapel (late 15th-early 16th century), in Bramantesque style, variously attributed to Giovanni Battagio; also present are works by Bernardino Campi, Giovanni Moriggia, Giulio Cesare Procaccini and Nicola Moietta.
  • Church of Santa Liberata (16th century), with frescoes.
  • Porta Nuova arch (18th century)
  • Teatro Amerighi, named after the family of the painter Michelangelo Amerighi da Caravaggio, it was a theatre designed by the Liberty style architect Carlo Bedolini and built at the beginning of the 20th century. It has been probably the most important cultural and social spot of the city for decades before being destroyed at the end of the Second World War. In the area it was considered like a little Teatro alla Scala.[1]

People

Transportation

Caravaggio has a railway station on the Treviglio–Cremona line.

Twin towns

References

  1. ↑ Marco Carminati (2010). Per Violoncello Solo. books.google.com. .
  2. ↑ (in Italian) Infos at tuscanytravels.info
  3. ↑ (in Italian) Infos at ilcaravaggio.comune.caravaggio.bg.it

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