Travel To Lombardy

Lombardy's regional capital is Milan, which has long been an important trading centre at the junction of transalpine routes and continues to be the centre of business and finance.
The main land marks of the city are the Gothic Duomo, the Castello Sforzesco and the Teatro alla Scala. Art-lovers will not want to miss the masterpieces in the city's galleries, the most famous is the Pinacoteca di Brera where you find paintings Raffaello, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna, Modigliani, Carrà . In addition, the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie boast Leonardo's second most famous painting (after the Mona Lisa) the Last Supper. Via Monte Napoleone is famous for its line up of top designers shops like Armani, Prada, Valentino, Gucci, Versace, Ferragamo, Trussardi, etc.
The region's other provinces are: Lecco, Varese, Como, Bergamo, Sondrio, Brescia, Cremona, Mantova, Pavia and Lodi.

Here you can find information about travel in Lombardy, maps of Lombardy, what weather to expect in Lombardy, what to see in Lombardy, and what to do in Lombardy.

But first of all please read on for a brief introduction to Lombardy.

Introducing Lombardy

Lombardy (Lombardia) stretches from the border with Switzerland and the Stelvio National Park, down through the stunning lakes of Lago di Como, Lago Iseo, Lago Maggiore and Lago di Garda, and on to the plain of the River Po. It is one the wealthiest Italian regions known as the center of Italian fashion, commerce, and industry.

Lombardy’s regional capital is Milan, which has long been an important trading centre at the junction of transalpine routes and continues to be the centre of business and finance.
The main land marks of the city are the Gothic Duomo, the Castello Sforzesco and the Teatro alla Scala. Art-lovers will not want to miss the masterpieces in the city’s galleries, the most famous is the Pinacoteca di Brera where you find paintings Raffaello, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna, Modigliani, Carrà . In addition, the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie boast Leonardo’s second most famous painting (after the Mona Lisa) the Last Supper. Via Monte Napoleone is famous for its line up of top designers shops like Armani, Prada, Valentino, Gucci, Versace, Ferragamo, Trussardi, etc.
The region’s other provinces are: Lecco, Varese, Como, Bergamo, Sondrio, Brescia, Cremona, Mantova, Pavia and Lodi.

Lombardy’s cuisine includes dishes such as risotto alla milanese, frogs (in Pavia), ossobuco alla milanese, bresaola, polenta and the now nationally acclaimed Christamas sweet Il Panettone. Milan’s gastronomic traditions is varied and influenced by the varied territory that extends from the Alps along the lakes of Garda, Como and Maggiore across the Po plains to the Apennines. Risotto and polenta play a central role in local cuisine. The typical use of butter, cream and lard has only gradually left its place to olive oil in cooking.

Lombardy's popular cheeses include Grana Padano, Gorgonzola, Taleggio, Quartirolo Lombardo and tangy Provolone Valpadano, all covered by DOP, as well as Robiola and Stracchino.
In Lombardy two wines have been distinguished as DOCGs, these are Franciacorta, a sparkling wine made by the classical method of fermentation in bottle, and Valtellina Superiore, a red from Nebbiolo. Particularly interesting among the regional 13 DOCs are those of Oltrepò Pavese, which include a range of reds, whites and sparkling wines, and Lugana, which is a fruity white produced in the south of Lake Garda.