| A country of pasta and wine, sunshine and snow, | | | | snowboarding. Being a region of snow, these activities |
| renaissance palaces and roman ruins, Italy is as | | | | are an all time favorites for the visitors of Lombardy. |
| beautiful as it is complex, making this region of Italy so | | | | There are even institutes that provide instant training to |
| popular for people to come and have a self catering | | | | people who do not know how to ski or snowboard. |
| holiday here in a rental villa or a rustic rural house. | | | | Other activities that you will love to do include cycling, |
| Lombardy is an Italian region which occupies a major | | | | hiking, trekking, camping and wildlife viewing.Rental |
| part of Po Valley. | | | | accommodation can be found in the towns or a chalet |
| Orobic Alps, Rhaetian and Lepontine form its northern | | | | in one of the sky resorts. |
| borders and it has a hilly district having major Italian | | | | Shopping is the third thing you will love to do in |
| lakes from lakes of Iseo, Como and Varese to Easter | | | | Lombardy as a visitor. Apart from Milan, there are |
| slopes of the Lago Maggiore. This area is rich in water | | | | other places also that provide great shopping facilities |
| mainly because of Po and the affluents. The capital of | | | | for the shopper's minds. Bergamo has the biggest |
| the region is Milan and the major cities are Brescia, | | | | shopping center of Italy named as Oriocenter and it |
| Bergamo, Varese, Mantua, Pavia, Cremona, Sondrio | | | | offers everything that you can shop for including foot |
| and Como. | | | | stuff, jewelry, clothes and Italian leather goods. |
| The first thing you can do in Lombardy is to view its | | | | Bellagio also has several stores in its central district |
| Romanesque architecture. Each major city of | | | | where you can buy some expensive leather and |
| Lombardy has beautiful examples of this type of | | | | fashion goods. Visit the Strada Nuova area of Pavia |
| architecture and the most stunning monument from the | | | | which is a major pedestrian and shopping area of the |
| Gothic period remains the Cathedral of Milan. | | | | town. |
| The period of Renaissance has left some sumptuous | | | | Some of the major Italian lakes include Lake Garda, |
| churches and splendid palaces in Lombardy that are | | | | Lake Como and Lake Maggiore. The fourth thing you |
| worth seeing if you have visited the place. The | | | | can do here is to be on a steamer that cruises |
| Lombard paintings received their greatest splendor in | | | | between stately gardens and resort towns. Also |
| the 15th century. | | | | visiting the famous gardens of Isola Bella, Isola Madre |
| There are several art museums in Lombardy which | | | | and Borromean Islands is worth it. |
| include several sections dedicated to applied arts, | | | | The fifth thing you must do in Italian Lakes is to |
| sculpture and painting. The Brera Gallery exhibits some | | | | become a part of the film and music festivals, sporting |
| of the all-time painting masterpieces and the Poldi | | | | competitions and local events that are held in the area |
| Pezzoli museum has a rich collection of paintings from | | | | all year through. |
| great masters, art objects, fittings and jewelry. Painting | | | | There are also several villas, villages and historic towns |
| masterpieces can also be seen in the Pinacoteca | | | | that are able to satisfy you if you are interested in |
| Ambrosiana. | | | | exploring the culture of the area. The diversity of this |
| The second thing that you will not resist from doing in | | | | region make it so accessible and easy for families to |
| Lombardy is participating in activities such as skiing and | | | | have a self catering holiday here. |