Things to Do in Milan, Lombardy, and the Lakes

Things to Do in Milan, Lombardy, and the Lakes

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Accademia Carrara
In the Accademia Carrara you will find an art collection that... 		Museums / Galleries Bergamo
 
Bardolino
Bardolino, famous for its red wine, hosts the Cura dell'Uva (Grape... 		Towns Towns along Lake Garda's Eastern Shore
 
Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
Noted for its medieval architecture, the church was consecrated... 		Religious Sites Milan
 
Battistero Paleocristiano
Beneath the Duomo's piazza lies this baptistery ruin dating from... 		Religious Sites Milan
 
Cappella Colleoni
Bergamo's Duomo and Battistero are the most substantial buildings... 		Religious Sites Bergamo
 
Casa di Andrea Mantegna
Serious Mantegna aficionados will want to visit the Casa di Andrea... 		Houses / Mansions Mantua
 
Casa-Museo Boschi di Stefano
To most of people, Italian art means Renaissance art. But the... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Castello Scaligero
The Castello Scaligero was built, along with almost all the other... 		Castles / Palaces Sirmione
 
Castello Scaligero
Dominating the town is the 12th-century Castello Scaligero, built... 		Castles / Palaces Towns along Lake Garda's Eastern Shore
 
Castello Sforzesco
For the serious student of Renaissance military engineering... 		Castles / Palaces Milan
 
Castello Visconteo
The 14th-century Castello Visconteo now houses the local Museo... 		Museums / Galleries Pavia
 
Certosa
The main draw in Pavia is the Certosa, 9 km (5½ mi) north... 		Religious Sites Pavia
 
Duomo
This intricate Gothic structure has been fascinating and exasperating... 		Religious Sites Milan
 
Duomo
Cremona's Romanesque Duomo was consecrated in 1190. Here you... 		Religious Sites Cremona
 
Duomo
The splendid 15th-century Renaissance-Gothic Duomo was begun... 		Religious Sites Como
 
Funivia
For amazing views, take the Funivia, a cable car that takes you... 		Viewpoints Stresa and the Isole Borromee
 
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
This spectacular, late-19th-century glass-topped, belle epoque... 		Stores / Malls Milan
 
GAM: Galleria d'Arte Moderna/Villa Reale
One of the city's most beautiful buildings, this museum is an... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Giardini Pubblici
The Giardini Pubblici, across Via Palestro from the Villa Reale... 		Gardens / Arboretums Milan
 
Giardino Botanico Hruska
More than 2,000 Alpine, subtropical, and Mediterranean species... 		Gardens / Arboretums Gardone Riviera
 
Grotte di Catullo
Locals will almost certainly tell you that the so-called Grotte... 		Archaeological Sites Sirmione
 
Il Vittoriale
Gardone Riviera, a once-fashionable 19th-century resort now pleasantly... 		Houses / Mansions Gardone Riviera
 
Isole Borromee
Boats to the Isole Borromee depart every 15 to 30 minutes from... 		Islands Stresa and the Isole Borromee
 
Monte Baldo
The futuristic funivia (cable car) zipping visitors to the top... 		Viewpoints, Mountains Towns along Lake Garda's Eastern Shore
 
Museo Civico Archeologico
Appropriately situated in the heart of Roman Milan, this museum's... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Museo Didattico della Seta
Exhibiting the path of production from silkworm litters to moire-finishing... 		Museums / Galleries Como
 
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e Tecnica
This converted cloister is best known for the collection of models... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Museo Poldi-Pezzoli
This exceptional museum, opened in 1881, was once a private residence... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Museo Stradivariano
The Museo Stradivariano in Palazzo Affaitati houses a collection... 		Museums / Galleries Cremona
 
Navigli District
In medieval times, a network of navigli, or canals, crisscrossed... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Milan
 
No. 1 Piazza Roma
Legendary violin maker Antonio Stradivari lived, worked, and... 		Squares Cremona
 
Palazzo Ducale
The 500-room Palazzo Ducale, the palace that dominates the skyline... 		Castles / Palaces Mantua
 
Palazzo Te
Palazzo Te is one of the greatest of all Renaissance palaces... 		Castles / Palaces Mantua
 
Parco Sempione
Originally the gardens and parade ground of the Castello Sforzesco... 		Parks Milan
 
Piazza 3 Novembre
The heart of Riva del Garda, the lakeside Piazza 3 Novembre is... 		Squares Riva del Garda
 
Piazza del Comune
The Piazza del Comune, surrounded by the Duomo, tower, baptistery... 		Squares Cremona
 
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
Cardinal Federico Borromeo, one of Milan's native saints, founded... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Pinacoteca di Brera
The collection here is star-studded even by Italian standards... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Salò Market
Four kilometers (2½ mi) south of Gardone Riviera is the... 		Markets / Bazaars Gardone Riviera
 
San Fedele
At the heart of Como's medieval quarter, the city's first cathedral... 		Religious Sites Como
 
San Lorenzo Maggiore alle Colonne
Sixteen ancient Roman columns line the front of this sanctuary... 		Religious Sites Milan
 
San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro
In the Romanesque church of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro you can... 		Religious Sites Pavia
 
San Satiro
Just a few steps from the Duomo, this architectural gem was first... 		Architectural Sites Milan
 
Sant'Abbondio
If you brave Como's industrial quarter, you will find the beautiful... 		Religious Sites Como
 
Sant'Andrea
Mantegna's tomb is in the first chapel to the left in the basilica... 		Religious Sites Mantua
 
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, housed in the church and... 		Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites Milan
 
Teatro alla Scala
You need know nothing of opera to sense that, like Carnegie Hall... 		Museums / Galleries, Arts / Performance Venues Milan
 
Torrazzo
Dominating Piazza del Comune is the Torrazzo, the city's symbol... 		Military Sites Cremona
 
Torre Apponale
The Torre Apponale, predating the Venetian period by three centuries... 		Military Sites Riva del Garda
 
Torre Civica
The massive Torre Civica offers a great view of the two cities... 		Military Sites Bergamo
 
Triennale Design Museum
After decades of false starts and controversy, Milan's Triennale... 		Museums / Galleries Milan
 
Villa Balbianello
Villa Balbianello may be the most magical house in all of Italy... 		Houses / Mansions Tremezzo
 
Villa Carlotta
If you're lucky enough to visit the small lakeside town of Tremezzo... 		Houses / Mansions Tremezzo
 
Villa d'Este
Built on the site of a former nunnery, Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio's... 		Houses / Mansions Cernobbio
 
Villa Guarienti di Brenzone
The highlight is the cypress-filled gardens of the 15th-century... 		Towns Towns along Lake Garda's Eastern Shore
 
Villa Melzi
The famous gardens of the Villa Melzi were once a favorite picnic... 		Gardens / Arboretums Bellagio
 
Villa Monastero
By ferry from Bellagio it's a quick trip across the lake to Varenna... 		Gardens / Arboretums Bellagio
 
Villa Pallavicino
As you wander around the palms and semitropical shrubs of Villa... 		Gardens / Arboretums, Zoos / Aquariums Stresa and the Isole Borromee
 
Villa Serbelloni
Villa Serbelloni, a property of the Rockefeller Foundation, has... 		Houses / Mansions Bellagio
 
Villa Taranto
Quaint Verbania is across the Gulf of Pallanza from its touristy... 		Gardens / Arboretums Verbania
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