What to do in Lombardy

Consonno, the ghost town

It was supposed to be the Las Vegas of Brianza; today it is a destination for the curious and nostalgic.

Naviglio di Bereguardo

A slow journey through the Milanese countryside

Abbey of Morimondo

Imposing monastery and a delightful hamlet of farmsteads in the Ticino valley

Palazzina Pusterla, Cascina Ca' Granda, Zibido San Giacomo

The Palazzina Pusterla is a rare and delightful example of a late 14th-century hunting lodge. It is leaning against an irrigation ditch in which the mill wheel fishes. Around it is a beautiful park, well and bakery.

Eugenio Spreafico in Magreglio

The connection between man and landscape told in the paintings scattered through the streets of the village

Gorlago, a hidden jewel in the province of Bergamo

It's nice to get lost in the alleys of the village, at the mouth of Val Cavallina, which preserves intact its medieval core of narrow streets, stone houses and refined villas between the 16th and 17th centuries.

Este Palace and Gardens

"The Little Versailles of Milan."

Schignano, between carnival and expressions

Centuries-old traditions at the foot of Sasso Gordona

Parish church of San Martino in Palazzo Pignano

In the beautiful Romanesque parish church surrounded by cultivated fields, history is told by terracotta bricks and archaeological remains

Old Mill of Cusio

A magical atmosphere with slow rhythms and gestures of tradition

St. Anthony's Bonfire

One of the oldest and most heartfelt festivals in Varese

Pigra, between Workers' Society and panoramas

Pigra, a small mountain village with an endless panorama at its feet