Ponte San Pietro is built on the banks of the Brembo, which divides the town into two distinct areas.

It is about 7 kilometers far from Bergamo, and it is considered the first town of the so-called "Isola", a geographical area that comprehend 21 municipalities, delimitated by the waters of the two main rivers, Adda and Brembo.

Ponte San Pietro, since its origins, remained however a passage zone in a point of the bed of the river difficult to cross by boat.

[5] The church allowed the reconstruction of some historical events of the country, having preserved some writings and burial especially in the period of the plague.

In the 18th century, in Sottoriva di Locate, was erected the neoclassical residence of Villa Mapelli Mozzi.

Enlarged in its current form in 1773 by the Count Enrico Mozzi, it is very similar to the more famous Royal Villa of Monza.

In 1809, following a royal decree issued in 1806, a public cemetery was built outside the city area (in a zone corresponding to the actual station).

[14] The nationalities most represented on the basis of their percentage of the total resident population were: The patronal festival falls on 29 June, in memory of the Saints Peter and Paul.

Moreover, every 1 January the New Year arrival is celebrated with other fireworks fired directly on the "Famedio", the imposing staircase adjoining the Remembrance Park.

Due to the short distance from Bergamo, Ponte San Pietro became a transit point and a market area for trade throughout the local municipalities.

In particular, it is still present but not in operation, the Legler, a textile manufacturing industry that covers several square kilometers of the city, has allowed to provide work and well-being to the people of the place (especially in the post-war period).

It follows the route of the previous tramway, part of the urban network of Bergamo, activated in 1925; it remained in operation until 1958.

For the occasion, a fireworks display is held in the evening of the 29th and, during the last half of June, there are also rides and games prizes.