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Museo DonizettianovsCappella Colleoni
Both are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Colleoni Chapel scores significantly better than Museo Donizettiano. Colleoni Chapel ranks #1 in Bergamo with praise from 3 sources like Frommer's, Michelin Guide and Fodor's.
Museo Donizettiano
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Via Arena 9, Bergamo
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Frommer's "Fans can swoon over his sheet music, piano, and other memorabilia and see the deathbed where he succumbed to syphilis in 1848. " Full review
Lonely Planet "The Museo Donizettiano is an ornate hall housing the piano and manuscripts of Bergamo’s favourite musical son, Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)." Full review
Cappella Colleoni Frommer's
Fodor's
Michelin Guide Lonely Planet
Near Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo
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Frommer's "Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Bergamese condottiere (captain) who fought for Venice to maintain the Venetian stronghold on the city." Full review
Fodor's "Bergamo's Duomo and Battistero are the most substantial buildings in Piazza Duomo." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Built between 1470-1476 by Amadeo this marvel of Renaissance art has an elegant façade decorated liberally and jubilantly with religious or profane subjects." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The Cappella Colleoni, attached to the north side of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, was built between 1472 and 1476 as a magnificent mausoleum-cum-chapel for the Bergamese mercenary commander Bartolomeo Colleoni (c 1400–75), who led Venice's armies in campaigns across northern Italy" Full review
