Lombardy

region

Milan and the surrounding area

Lombardy

The Cathedral of Milan is a very fine Gothic cathedral, the fifth largest cathedral in the world. But what makes it really special is that

27 November, 2020 No Comments

Lombardy

Anywhere else in the world, a shopping mall would be just that: a place to get your shopping and perhaps to grab a drink and

12 November, 2020 No Comments

Lombardy

Coming into Mantua on the train from Verona, the first thing I noticed were the three artificial lakes that surround the city. Today they are

20 September, 2020 No Comments

Lombardy

According to my guidebook, Brescia is “disappointing”. But I wanted a day out from Verona, and Brescia was an easy trip by train. So, not

20 September, 2020 No Comments

Lombardy

The Certosa di Pavia is a historic Carthusian monastery situated a few kilometres north of the medieval university town of Pavia, close to Milan. It

8 September, 2020 No Comments