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The area of current Lombardy was settled at least since the 2nd millennium BC, as shown by the archaeological findings of ceramics, arrows, axes and carved stones.
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DISCOVER MILANMilan (Italian: Milano) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy, and is one of the most highly developed urban centres in Europe. In contrast to most of Italy, which is famous for a comfortable Mediterranean climate, Milan's winters are typically damp and cold, while summers are hot and very humid ... |
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DISCOVER BELLAGIOBellagio called also 'the pearl of Lake Como' was already famous in Roman times. Its beautiful and strategically important position has written its history. Bellagio is accessible by narrow and windy roads from Como and Lecco. The Rockefeller Foundation has operated its Bellagio Center on Lake Como since 1960 ... |
DISCOVER BERGAMOThe town of Bergamo has two centres: Citta alta, a hilltop medieval town, surrounded by 17th century cyclopic defensive walls, and the Citta bassa. The two parts of the town are connected by either by funicular/cable car and roads, however parking spaces are very limited in the upper town with traffic blocked most Sundays ... |
DISCOVER BRESCIADifferent mythological versions of the foundation of Brescia exist: one assigns it to Hercules, while another attributes its foundation as Altilia by a fugitive from the siege of Troy. According to a further myth, the founder was the king of the Ligures, Cidnus, who had invaded the Padan Plain in the late Bronze Age ... |
DISCOVER COMOThe hills surrounding the current location of Como have been inhabited, since at least the Bronze Age, by a Celtic tribe known as the Orobii. Remains of settlements are still present on the wood covered hills to the South West of town. Around the 1st century BC, the territory became subject to the Romans. The town center was situated on the nearby hills ... |
DISCOVER LAKE COMOLake Como (Lago di Como in Italian) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Northern Italy. It has an area of 146 km2, making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 m deep it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 m below sea-level ... |
DISCOVER LAKE GARDALake Garda (Italian: Lago di Garda or Benaco) is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Verona, Brescia, and Trentino ... |
DISCOVER LAKE MAGGIORELake Maggiore, or Verbano, is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest of Italy and largest of southern Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 km between Locarno and Arona. The climate is mild in both summer and winter ... |
DISCOVER MONZAIn the course of its history Monza withstood thirty-two sieges, but the Porta d'Agrate is all that remains of its original walls and fortifications. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Monza is the third-largest city of Lombardy and an important economic, industrial and administrative centre .. |
DISCOVER SIRMIONEThe main historical landmark of Sirmione is the Grotto of Catullus, the most striking example of Roman private edifice discovered in northern Italy. The edifice had a rectangular plan and measured 167 x 105 m. Other sights include the 13th century Scaliger Castle, the church of San Pietro in Mavino, and the Santa Maria Maggiore ... |
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