Lombardy - 89 Attractions You Must Visit

The Civic Museum of Natural History of Milan was founded in 1838 and is one of the most important naturalistic museums in Europe. It is part of the scientific museum pole of the museum sector of the Municipality of Milan. The museum is divided into five different permanent sections: Mineralogy, Paleontology, Natural History of Man, Invertebrate Zoology.

The river Mincio begins in the most southern part of Lake Garda at the village of Peschiera del Garda. Some people consider the Mincio as a continuation of the river Sarca with its source on 774m near the village of Pinzolo in the Italian Alps. This river enters Lake Garda in the north between Linfano and Nago-Torbole.

The Monte San Primo is a mountain of Lombardy located in Comasche foothills of the Alps, which grows to a height of 1,682 m above sea level, that finding of the province of Como is the highest peak of the Larian Triangle and overlooks the shores of Lake Como and Bellagio. It is a very popular peak for hikers and families thanks to a simple and safe route and a spectacular panorama that allows you to admire both branches of Lake Como.

The Cimitero Monumentale is one of the two largest cemeteries in Milan, Italy, the other one being the Cimitero Maggiore. It is noted for the abundance of artistic tombs and monuments. The site allows visitors to time-travel into the history of Milan, as they can spot the tombs of figures whose names now adorn major metro stations, roads, and squares. During the following years, neoclassical arcades and buildings inspired by Hellenistic architecture were added to this area.

Mortirolo Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Italy. One of the few climbs in the world that strikes fear even in the hearts of professional riders. It can be climbed by three roads, although the one from Mazzo di Valtellina is the most famous and only twice the Giro d'Italia climbed the mountain from alternative sides. One of the greenish and quite risky locations and also it is a nice trekking destination too.

The National Museum of Science and Technology "Leonardo da Vinci" is based in Milan; opened in 1953, with its total of 50,000 m² is the largest museum. It has the largest collection in the world of machine models made from drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. Its collections count 16,000 historical assets and include representative evidence of the history of Italian science, technology, and industry from the 19th century to the present day. In its 14 interactive workshops, activities are carried out

The Museum of Ancient Art of Milan, located inside the Castello Sforzesco, is home to one of the most important collections of late antique, medieval and Renaissance sculptures and art objects in northern Italy. In fact, rich in over 2000 pieces exhibited in rooms adorned with frescoes from the Sforza and Spanish periods, including the Ducal Chapel, the museum houses works and masterpieces linked in particular to the history of the city and Lombardy, as well as works of art acquired over time fr

The Naviglio Grande is the first of the canals that make up the Milan canal system, the oldest and the most important. It was built in the years 1177-1257 and is fed by the river Ticino. The Naviglio Grande is about 50 km long and served as an export and import route. It was one of the largest medieval engineering projects, allowing development of commerce, transport and agriculture.

Naviglio Pavese is a waterway that flows from Milan to Pavia and that is part of the system of canals in Milan. It is 10.8 m wide at the bottom and 11.8 m above the water. Like all the other canals, it combined the irrigation function with that of a waterway. It was excavated starting from 1812 under the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and, after various events, inaugurated on 9 August 1819 under the Austrian kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto.

The Palazzo dell'Arengario is a building consisting of two twin buildings located in Piazza del Duomo in Milan. hardly you won't notice this 30's building and its art deco architecture. Several works of art from the 20th century, from futurism to Italian Arte Povera, are marvelously preserved in its rooms. In the 2000s, the palace was restored and adapted by Italo Rota and Fabio Fornasari to house the Museo del Novecento, a museum of twentieth-century art inaugurated in 2010, especially renowne

The Palazzo della Ragione was the ancient seat of city courts and the covered market of Padua. It was built starting from 1218 and raised in 1306 by Giovanni Degli Eremitani who gave it the characteristic roof in the shape of an overturned ship hull. The upper floor is occupied by the largest hanging room in the world, called the "Salone" with a wooden ceiling in the shape of a ship's hull. It is part of the Civic Museums of Padua. The lower floor houses the historic covered market of the city.

Palazzo Marino is a 16th-century palace located in Piazza Della Scala, in the center of Milan, Italy. It has been Milan's city hall since 9 September 1861. The palace has been the seat of the administration of the city of Milan since 1861. The building is named after Tommaso Marino, a rich Genoan merchant who commissioned the palace to make it his private home, although he died in bankruptcy. It became public property in 1781 when it was restored.

Piazza del Duomo is the main square of Milan, its real geometric center and commercial for over seven centuries. It is the vital center of the city, a meeting point for the Milanese to celebrate important events and, together with the adjacent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, an iconic place par excellence of the metropolis and a destination for visitors and tourists from all over the world.

Piazza della Scala is a pedestrian central square of Milan connected to the main square of Milan, Piazza del Duomo, by the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II passage. The name of the square dates back to the church of Santa Maria della Scala, dating from 1381, which was once located here. The center of the square is marked by the monument of Leonardo da Vinci by sculptor Pietro Magni.

Piazza Mercanti is a square in Milan created as the center of city life in medieval times, later transformed into via Mercanti. Piazza Mercanti means, in everyday language, the square circumscribed by the Palazzo Della Ragione, the Casa dei Panigarola, and the Loggia degli Osii. In the 13th century, there were six entry points to the square, each associated to a specific trade, from sword blacksmiths to hat makers.

Piazza Vecchia is the square of Bergamo located on the upper part of the city, seat for many centuries of the political and civil activity of the city formerly called platea magna nova . The square was connected by the portico of the Palazzo della Ragione with the Sancti Vincentii platea , which became the Piazza del Duomo. The square is located in the center of the upper city , or rather in the part enclosed by the Venetian walls ; with an almost perfect rectangular shape and is one of the mos

The Pinacoteca di Brera is a national gallery of ancient and modern art, located in the palace of the same name, one of the largest complexes in Milan with over 24,000 square meters of surface. The museum exhibits one of the most famous collections in Italy of painting, specializing in Venetian and Lombard painting, with important pieces from other schools. Moreover, thanks to donations, it offers an exhibition itinerary that ranges from prehistoric times to contemporary art, with masterpieces

THE PO RIVER VALLEY is the largest and most important economic region in ITALY. It was also the most densely populated area in Italy, accounting for nearly half of the national population. It witnessed a blooming urban culture during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Its cities include Bologna, Turin, Milan, Mantua, Pavia, Cremona, and Parma. These were city-states where science, architecture, art and music once thrived.

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum is a house museum located in the central Via Manzoni in Milan; was created by Count Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli who, by means of a testamentary disposition of 1871, had set up a Poldi-Pezzoli artistic foundation that would collect in perpetuity the works of art he himself collected and that was in the home at the time of his death. The autonomous foundation was later erected as a non-profit organization with Royal Decree in 1887.

The Rocca Borromeo di Angera, or Rocca d'Angera, also called Borromeo Castle, is a castle on a lakeside hilltop in the limits of the town of Angera in the Province of Varese. Rocca di Angera dominates the southern end of Lake Maggiore. In the historic rooms, there are original frescoes, paintings, and decorations. Inside the fortress there is the Doll and Toy Museum which traces the history of the game from the 18th century.