Fashion, finance and Leonardo's Last Supper — plus the most extravagant Gothic cathedral in Italy
Glittering Alpine lake ringed by villas and gardens — George Clooney's neighbourhood for good reason
A walled medieval upper town above modern Bergamo — Venetian ramparts, funiculars and Lombard charm
Milan, the great lakes and Alpine valleys — Lombardy is Italy’s wealthy, scenic powerhouse
The dreamy Lombard town of Call Me By Your Name — Renaissance piazza, bicycles and slow summer afternoons
See opera where Verdi premiered — Milan's Teatro alla Scala, the most storied opera house in the world
Catch a 15-minute audience with Leonardo's fading masterpiece on a Milan refectory wall
Try Milan’s golden saffron risotto — creamy, rich, and traditionally served with ossobuco
Dig into braised veal shank with gremolata — Milanese comfort food, marrow and all
Tear into a tall, airy Milanese Christmas cake studded with candied fruit and raisins
48 hairpin bends climbing to 2,758 m — one of the greatest driving roads in the world
A Renaissance court city ringed by lakes — Gonzaga palaces, Mantegna frescoes and pumpkin tortelli
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