Visit Crema

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

See opera where Verdi premiered — Milan's Teatro alla Scala, the most storied opera house in the world

Try Milan’s golden saffron risotto — creamy, rich, and traditionally served with ossobuco

Catch a 15-minute audience with Leonardo's fading masterpiece on a Milan refectory wall

A Renaissance court city ringed by lakes — Gonzaga palaces, Mantegna frescoes and pumpkin tortelli