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| Milan |
 Milan is one of the major artistical centres of northern Italy. An incomplete list of landmarks include: The Duomo, the second largest cathedral of the world and the world's largest collection of marble statues. The Castello, Sforzesco,the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio,the Palaeo-Christian Basilica of San Lorenzo,the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, containing...
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| Bergamo |
 Bergamo occupies the site of the ancient town of Bergomum, founded as a settlement of the Cenomianian Gauls. In 49 BC it became a Roman municipality, counting c. 10,000 inhabitants at his peak. An important hub on the military road between Friuli and Raetia, it was destroyed by Attila in the 5th century. From the 6th century Bergamo...
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| Brescia |
 Piazza della Loggia, a noteworthy example of Renaissance piazza, with the omonymous loggia built in 1492 by the architect Filippino de' Grassi. Duomo Vecchio (Old Cathedral): The exteriorly rusticated Romanesque church is stiking for its circular shape, and is also known as La Rotonda. The main structure was built in the 11th century on the ruins of...
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| Como |
 The hills surrounding the current location of Como were inhabited in prehistoric times, at least since the Bronze Age. Remains of settlements are still present on the wood covered hills to the South West of town. The people that inhabited these settlements were known as the Orobii, a Celtic tribe. Around the 1st century BC the territory became...
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| Cremona |
 Cremona is first mentioned in history as a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gallic(Celtic) tribe that arrived in the Po valley around 400 BC. However, the name Cremona was given (most probably) by earlier settlers. In 218 BC the Romans established there their first military outpost (a colonia) north of the Po river. Cremona and nearby Placentia...
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| Lecco |
 Cremona is first mentioned in history as a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gallic(Celtic) tribe that arrived in the Po valley around 400 BC. However, the name Cremona was given (most probably) by earlier settlers. In 218 BC the Romans established there their first military outpost (a colonia) north of the Po river. Cremona and nearby Placentia...
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| Lodi |
 It was a Celtic village that in Roman times was called in Latin Laus Pompeia (probably in honor of the consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo) and was known also because its position allowed many Gauls of Gallia Cisalpina to obtain Roman citizenship. It was in an important position at the crossing of vital Roman roads. It became a Catholic diocese and...
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| Mantova |
 The city was founded, probably around 2000 BC, on the banks of the Mincio, on a sort of island which provided natural protection. In the 6th century BC it was an Etruscan village which, in Etruscan tradition, was re-founded by Ocno. The name derives from the Etruscan god Mantus, of Hades. After being conquered by the Cenomani, a Gaul tribe, the Romans...
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| Monza |
 The city is particularly rich in churches, most built between 1200 and 1400. To name a few find the church of Santa Maria al Carrobiolo with its Romanesque bell tower, the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie near the River Lambro, while the church of Santa Maria in Strada has Lombard classic brick facade. Inside the church of...
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| Pavia |
 Dating back to pre-Roman times, the town of Pavia (then known as Ticinum) was a municipality and an important military site under the Roman Empire. Here, in 476, Odoacer defeated Flavius Orestes after a long siege. To punish the city for helping the rival, Odoacer destroyed it completely. However, Orestes was able to escape to Piacenza, where...
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| Sondrio |
 The area of Sondrio was populated in ancient times by the Ligures and, from the 5th century BC, by the Celts. A former Roman military camp, the today's Sondrio was founded by the Lombards: in their language Sundrium meant 'Exclusive property', referring to the status of free men (arimanni) of the holders of the city and the surrounding land. After the...
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| Varese |
 The province of Varese lies below the Alps, so mountains and hills constitute 32% and 46% of its territory respectively; other common features are rivers (including the Ticino and Olona) and glacial lake (Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake of Varese and four other smaller ones Lake of Comabbio, Lake of Monate, Lake of Ghirla and Lake of...
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