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Milan, Lombardy and the Lakes

Milan, Lombardy and the Lakes Travel Guide

It's tempting to describe Lombardy as a region that offers something for everyone. Milan is the country's business capital and the center for everything that's up-to-the-minute. The great Renaissance cities of the Po Plain—Pavia, Cremona, and Mantua—are stately and serene, embracing their past with nostalgia while ever keeping an eye on the present. Topping any list of the region's attractions are the lakes—glacial waters stretching out below the Alps—which have been praised as the closest thing to paradise by writers throughout the ages, from Virgil to Hemingway. More »

Top Reasons to Go
Getting Oriented
Lombardy through the Ages
Supper Reservations
A Night at the Opera
Making the Most of Your Time

Places to Explore

Bellagio
Bergamo
Cernobbio
Como
Cremona
Gardone Riviera
Gargnano
Mantua
Milan
Pavia
Riva del Garda
Sirmione
Towns along Lake Garda's Eastern Shore
Tremezzo
Verbania

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