Bergamo's countryside is both an intermediate step, where Renzo hides thanks to his cousin Bortolo, and his final destination! Bergamo represents the city of opportunity where Renzo gets to work and then build his family together with Lucia at the end of the book.

Here's a painting by L. Deleidi of the main square in Bergamo, Piazza Vecchia:
In this painting of Piazza Vecchia by L. Deleidi, we see the main square of Bergamo. There are some yellowish buildings and a church. There are some people waking down the street.

This is the same square today:

This pic of Piazza Vecchia nowadays shows the square, renovated and empty.. As beautiful as it was in the painting.

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