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Il Duomo di Milan in the province of Lombardy, Italy (Neil Beer/Photodisc/Getty)

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Lombardy Travel Guide

There is a lot more to Italy's most prosperous province than the factories that fuel its economy. Many of the attractions here are urban—in addition to Milan, a string of Renaissance cities dots the Lombardian plains, from Pavia to Mantua. To the north the region bumps up against craggy mountains and romantic lakes and to the south Lombardy spreads out in fertile farmlands fed by the Po and other rivers. The Lombardians, originally one of the Germanic barbarian hordes who crossed the Alps during Rome's decline and ended up staying to settle down, have been ruled over the centuries by feudal dynasties, the Spanish, the Austrians, and the French. They tend to be a little more continental than their neighbors to the south, faster talking, and more fast-paced as well. They even dine a little differently, eschewing olive oil for butter and often forgoing pasta for polenta and risotto. Read More

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Attractions

Grotto di Catullo

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Tip of Sirmione Peninsula
Via Catullo
Sirmione, Italy

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Castella Scaligero

Piazza Castello
Sirmione, Italy

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Grand Hotel Et De Milan

Via Manzoni 29
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Hotel Class: 5 class stars

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Hotel Metropole Suisse

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Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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Villa D'Este

Via Regina 40
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