Things to see in Lombardy
62 places in Lombardy you should see at least once in your life.
Accademia Carrara
One of the great Italian art galleries
Villages · UNESCOBergamo Alta
Piazza Vecchia and the Venetian walls
ArtCappella Colleoni
The jewel of the Lombard Renaissance
Curiosities · UNESCOCrespi d'Adda
The ideal workers' village
LakesLake Iseo and Lovere
The Accademia Tadini and the village on the lake
SpasSan Pellegrino Terme
The Liberty casino and the spa
Archaeology · UNESCOBrescia and the Capitolium
Roman Brixia and the Santa Giulia museum
Archaeology · UNESCOThe rock drawings of Valcamonica
The first Italian UNESCO site
Food & wineFranciacorta
Lombard sparkling wine among the hills
ArtThe Vittoriale degli Italiani
D'Annunzio's house-museum with the ship Puglia
VillagesLimone sul Garda
The lemon houses and the village on the lake
LakesMonte Isola
The largest lake island in Europe
LakesSalò
The longest lakeside promenade on Lake Garda
CastlesThe Scaliger Castle of Sirmione
The castle surrounded by the waters of Lake Garda
ArchaeologySirmione and the Grottoes of Catullus
The Roman villa at the tip of the peninsula
VillagesBellagio
The pearl of Lake Como
ArtComo and its cathedral
The silk city on the shore of the lake
CuriositiesThe Brunate funicular
The view from the 'balcony of the Alps'
ArchaeologyIsola Comacina
The only island on Lake Como
ArtVilla Carlotta
Botanical gardens and sculptures by Canova
ArtVilla del Balbianello
The villa of the films on the tip of Lavedo
VillagesCrema
The cathedral and the places of 'Call Me by Your Name'
Curiosities · UNESCOCremona and the Violin Museum
The city of Stradivari
ArtThe Torrazzo of Cremona
One of the tallest brick bell towers in the world
FaithSan Pietro al Monte
Romanesque high in the mountains
ArtLecco and the places of The Betrothed
Manzoni's landscape
VillagesVarenna and Villa Monastero
The colourful village and the Wayfarers' Path
ArtLodi and the Temple of the Incoronata
The golden octagon of the Renaissance
CuriositiesMonza racing circuit
The temple of speed
FaithMonza Cathedral and the Iron Crown
The crown of the kings of Italy
ArtVilla Reale and Monza Park
One of the largest walled parks in Europe
FaithChiaravalle Abbey
The Cistercian monastery on the edge of the city
FaithBasilica of Sant'Ambrogio
Lombard Romanesque and the golden altar
CuriositiesBosco Verticale and Porta Nuova
The Milan of skyscrapers
CastlesCastello Sforzesco and the Rondanini Pietà
Michelangelo's last work
Art · UNESCOLeonardo's Last Supper
Leonardo's Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie
CuriositiesCimitero Monumentale
An open-air museum of sculpture and Art Nouveau
FaithMilan Cathedral and its terraces
Walking among the spires of the Gothic cathedral
ArtGalleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Milan's drawing room and the lucky bull
CuriositiesThe Navigli
The canals also designed by Leonardo, and the aperitivo
ArtPinacoteca di Brera
Mantegna's Dead Christ and Raphael's Marriage of the Virgin
Food & wineRisotto alla milanese and cotoletta
Traditional Milanese cuisine
ArtTeatro alla Scala
The temple of opera and its museum
Art · UNESCOMantua and the Ducal Palace
Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi
Art · UNESCOPalazzo Te
Giulio Romano's Chamber of the Giants
Food & wineTortelli di zucca
The signature dish of Mantuan cuisine
Villages · UNESCOSabbioneta
The ideal city of the Gonzaga
Food & wineOltrepò Pavese
Wine hills and Varzi salami
FaithThe Certosa of Pavia
The richest marble façade in Lombardy
ArtPavia and the Ponte Coperto
The city of a hundred towers
ArtVigevano and Piazza Ducale
A Renaissance square created by Ludovico il Moro
SpasBormio and its spas
Ancient baths at altitude
MountainsThe Stelvio Pass
The road of 48 hairpin bends
NatureChiavenna and the Acquafraggia waterfalls
The crotti and the waterfalls
MountainsLivigno
The duty-free 'little Tibet'
Food & wineValtellina and its terraces
Heroic vineyards and pizzoccheri
Curiosities · UNESCOThe Bernina Express
The little red train to St. Moritz
VillagesCastiglione Olona
An island of Tuscany in Lombardy
Faith · UNESCOTorba Monastery
The Lombard tower and Castelseprio
FaithHermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso
The monastery clinging to the rock above Lake Maggiore
Faith · UNESCOSacro Monte of Varese
Fourteen chapels on the mountain
ArtVilla Panza
American contemporary art in an eighteenth century villa