Bergamo pronunciation (help·info) (Bèrghem in Lombar, antiquated:Wälsch-Bergen in German) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about 40km northeast of Milan. The commune is home to c. 117,000 inhabitants. It is served by Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent Milan. The foothills of the Alps begin immediately north of the town.