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Lombardy
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The region occupies the
main part of the Po Valley. Lombardy northern borders are formed
by the Lepontine, Rhaetian and Orobic Alps. It includes a hilly district with the major Italian lakes, from the
Easter slope of Lago Maggiore to the Lakes of Varese, lseo, Como and to the northern part of Lake Garda. This region
ins rich inn water, thanks to the Po and its affluents.
Cities:
The regional capital is
Milan. Other important cities are: Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Varese, Sondrio, Pavia, Cremona, Mantua.
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Art:
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Lombardy is the cradle of the Romanesque architecture and has beautiful examples in
each major city. The most striking monument of the Gothic period is the Cathedral of Milan. The Renaissance period
has left splendid palaces and sumptuous churches. The Lombard painting reached its greatest
splendour during the
fifteenth century.
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Museums:
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Milan, in the Sforza Castle there are the Art Museums which comprise several sections
for painting, sculpture and applied arts; the Brera Gallery, which houses some of the all-time masterpieces of
painting; inn the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, a very rich private collection of paintings of great masters, fittings,
art objects and ancient
jewellery can be admired; other masterpieces of painting can be seen inn the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
In Como, the Civic Museums have large rooms for local
history and art. In Cremona, the Civic Museum houses mosaics and relics of the Romanesque period, while the Stradivariano
Museum displays the history of the famous ancient violin makers. Bergamo has the important Carrara Academy Gallery.
Mantua is known for the Ducal Palace with Gonzaga’s Palace and the Museo del Risorgimento. In Pavia there are the
Civic Museums for archaeology and painting.
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To be visited:
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The peninsula of Sirmione on Lake Garda and the “Gardesana” coast; the Lomellina and
the Valtellina districts.
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Milan Duomo
Facade
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