Luxury Holidays Lombardy
Lombardy neatly represents the whole of Italy on a smaller scale: the force of creativity and ideas is evident in every field from art and culture to style and fashion and most particularly in the ingenuity behind man’s capacity to engineer and transform the environment. There are a number of ways to see this for yourself: travel through the countryside and the tree-lined plains of Lower Lombardy, or venture along wood and forest trails and scale mountain peaks, or perhaps follow the course of a river and stop to rest in a lakeside village; wander around cities of art and explore the many castles, tiny villages and ancient abbeys. Next stop on the itinerary has to be the area of Franciacorta, where you will taste prize-winning wines and rediscover the delights of traditional foods. Finally of course, there is Milan, the vibrant heart and capital city of the region around which everything else rotates.
The city is well known as an important centre of high finance and the single-minded determination of its inhabitants to work hard but also play hard. Apart from its leading role as a power base, Milan is also a gateway to the magnificent Alps and is close to other fine spectacles of nature, such as lake Como. These are the places that have made Lombardy famous, but there are also other places that deserve mentioning: the Padana plain, the valleys around Brescia, the sloping lanes and paths leading up to the old part of Bergamo and the Royal Palace in Monza. Endless new places to discover.
Locations
Monza
MonzaMonza’s roots date back to the first settlements of migrant Celtic populations, but it was during the Roman period that it became an important centre of history and culture, with the name Modicia. Under the Longobards it gained further importance and power...
Milan
MilanMilan has always been a dynamic and electric place at the centre of social change and historical events, evidently because it is the perfect location for any discovery, idea or project to be taken up and carried through. There is more to Milan than the simple...
Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera Gardone Riviera on the west side of Lake Garda is associated with the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, who lived there after creating the ‘Vittoriale’, a rather eccentric museum that reflects how the greatness of the nation’s past is still conserved in the...
Erbusco
ErbuscoBehold the placid blue of ‘Lago d’Iseo’ on one side, dotted here and there with small white sails or motor boats on the water that shines bright in the sunlight like an immense diamond. Opposite and in the distance all around rise the majestically high...
Blevio
BlevioBlevio is a group of seven old villages, Capovico, Cazzanore, Girola, Maggianico, Mezzovico, Sopravilla and Sorto around the Lake Como. There are three great ways to discover and experience Blevio: lakeside itineraries, the hillside villages and mountain...
Bellagio
BellagioA peaceful walk under the arcades of Bellagio is all it takes to gain an idea of the elegant and extremely stress-free nature of this attractive little town resting on the shores of Lake Como. Facing on to the peninsula which divides the lake in the two...
Bormio
BormioKnown as Burmi in Valtellina dialect, Worms in Veltlin in German, but otherwise simply Bormio: the heart, soul and passion of Upper Valtellina. A charming place all year round, and it is the point of convergence of four valleys: the Valdidentro, where the...
Cernobbio
CernobbioCernobbio Is a traditional fisherman village on the west shore of Lake Como that has always managed to maintain its charming atmosphere of magnificent villas, idyllic gardens and squares. The jewel at its centre is the sixteenth century Villa Erba,...
Como
ComoThe town of Como is situated right at the foot of the world-renowned lake of extraordinary charm and elegance that carries the same name. Numerous delights lie waiting to be discovered within its imposing medieval walls, such as the much-admired Cathedral,...