Milan, Parma, and...?
Sep 22nd, 2016, 09:27 AM
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Milan, Parma, and...?
Hello. We're taking a 5-night trip to Italy in a few weeks and figure we can add one more town to visit. Where would you go and why? We're looking for a small(ish), walkable town, ideally with a lot of charm and a very good restaurant or two. (Note: We've been to the Lakes region, Bologna and Modena already. Not so interested in the Riviera.) Maybe Cremona or Mantova? What do you think?
Sep 22nd, 2016, 10:47 AM
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PalenQ - love the lakes
Also -
Great food - mostarda (different to that from Cremona), cheeses including primo sale and grana padano fresco, tortelli (di zucca), sbricciolona etc.
L'Aperativo - great bars offering a spuntino before dinner
La Gazzetta di Mantova - the oldest newspaper still in production which once a week has a detailed list of commodity prices which is so extensive is almost unique throughout the world. Anyone who has read the Gazzetta will know this.
Immense culture - from the Palazzo Ducale to Palazzo Te and so on.
Everything within walking distance.
Also -
Great food - mostarda (different to that from Cremona), cheeses including primo sale and grana padano fresco, tortelli (di zucca), sbricciolona etc.
L'Aperativo - great bars offering a spuntino before dinner
La Gazzetta di Mantova - the oldest newspaper still in production which once a week has a detailed list of commodity prices which is so extensive is almost unique throughout the world. Anyone who has read the Gazzetta will know this.
Immense culture - from the Palazzo Ducale to Palazzo Te and so on.
Everything within walking distance.
Sep 22nd, 2016, 11:13 AM
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Are you just looking for more suggestions, or did you not like the info you received on your other thread?
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...lease-help.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...lease-help.cfm
Sep 23rd, 2016, 09:12 AM
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Thank you, Nochblad, for your thoughtful reply. Mantova it is!
Jean, I didn't mean to sound dismissive of your suggestions in an earlier post. The focus of my search has changed slightly (small, walkable town), plus that conversation went a little off the rails.
Jean, I didn't mean to sound dismissive of your suggestions in an earlier post. The focus of my search has changed slightly (small, walkable town), plus that conversation went a little off the rails.
Sep 23rd, 2016, 11:21 AM
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I was just in both Cremona and Mantova this summer ( 2nd time in Mantova) and agree Mantova is much more interesting. I am in the process of writing a trip report and will hopefully get it up next week. In the meantime here are the photos of both towns
http://www.pbase.com/annforcier/cremona
http://www.pbase.com/annforcier/mantova
http://www.pbase.com/annforcier/cremona
http://www.pbase.com/annforcier/mantova
