Lombardia Itineraries

Lombardia Itineraries (36)

Our recommendations if you are planning a vacation or visit to Milan, Lake Garda, Lake Iseo and the rest of Lombardia.

  • Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre

    The Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference center is the only hotel with direct access inside the Terminal 1 of Malpensa’s Airport and only 30 minutes away from the city center.

    The hotel opened the 1st of October 2010, and our brand new structure is the perfect choice for those traveli...

  • Il Canneto Restaurant, Milan Malpensa Airport

    Il Canneto is the in house restaurant of the new Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre.

    It offers a tranquil and attractive environment for a gastronomic break between flights or a reference point for a convention or business meeting.

    Just like the rest of the hotel, style is u...

  • Milan and Last Supper Private Tours

    These two experiences of Milan are run by Walks of Italy and feature visits to the most important sights of the city, not least the Duomo and the Last Supper.

    MILAN CITY STROLL

    A private tour lasting 3 hrs 30 min and departing every day, except Sun. and Mon.; between 9:45am and 11:30am or at 2:15p...

  • E20 Events and Weddings, north Italy

    E20 Events and Weddings was set up in 2010 in Mantua, north Italy, by Mariangela and Stefania following a career in Relationship Marketing.

    With a cosolidated network of contacts and resources, they combine creativity and professionalism for anyone seeking to experience the perfect event or sp...

  • The Westin Palace Hotel Milan, Meetings & Events

    The 5 star luxury Westin Palace Milan Hotel is one of the mosted quoted locations for corporate events, gala dinners, business meetings or private wedding receptions in Italy's fashion and financial capital.

    The hotel boasts 13 modular rooms which, in different formats, can accommodate up to 450...

  • Milan Meeting Rooms and Event Facilities

    The 4 star superior Sheraton Diana Majestic hotel, together with the dining facilities of the Restaurant heat>diana, h club>diana Bar and h club>diana garden lounge make a stylish choice for a meeting or event in Italy's fashion and business capital.

    There are four specific function rooms which we ...

  • Italy Five Lakes Tour

    The Italian glacial lakes are set among the magnificent mountains of Northern Italy, a landscape that takes your breath away.

    Giuseppe Verdi. Henri Stendhal, George Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Wordsworth were all captivated by the deep blue waters, alpine peaks and flourishing flora.

    D...

  • Casanova Restaurant, Milan

    The Casanova Restaurant can be found inside The Westin Palace Hotel in Milan and has become one of the main reference points for the Milanese fashionable food crowd.

    The cuisine is mainly inspired by Mediterranean tradition, but Chef Augusto Tombolato and Maitre Corrado Giboni invite their ...

  • Sheraton Diana Majestic Hotel, Milan

    With over 100 years of history, The Sheraton Diana Majestic is an iconic and historical hotel in Milan.

    Located in the heart of the Milanese shopping and finance district, the hotel has a remarkable history in the life of the upper class Milanese and travelers visiting the city.

    Furthermore, since...

  • The Westin Palace Hotel, Milan

    The 5 star L Westin Palace, Milan is an historical luxury hotel conveniently located in an up and coming and well connected area of the city.

    Traditionally known as one of the preferred hotels by high society for social events & private celebrations, the Westin Palace since years represents an eleg...

 

A selection of off the beaten track itineraries and routes through the region of Milan and Lombardia. Highlighted below are our latest articles or recently updated pages while do view the full list in the right column.

  • Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan

    Published in Lombardia Itineraries
    The International Furniture Show or Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan has grown in importance and size since it's inception in 1961 to be the one furniture fair that furniture buyers and designers from all over the world never miss. For a week in mid April, the city becomes a force-field of good taste and style due to the fact that Milan is a city full of creators and industrialists, designers and manufacturers, and people who keep their thumb on the pulse of international trends in modern furniture design. But people in the business know that it's really the 180…
    Last modified on 09 April 2013

Saint Faustino, Patron Saint of Singles

Published in Lombardia Itineraries
The day after Saint Valentine's Day is Saint Faustino's Day. So what? Well, the saint day has been adopted by single people in Italy. In other words he is the patron saint of people with no lover. Indeed, the National Association of Single Italians (ANIS), is based in Grosseto, Tuscany and boasts thousands of members. Unfortunately it does not seem to have a website.
Last modified on 11 February 2013

House of Harlequin

Published in Lombardia Itineraries
Harlequin, or Arlecchino, the famous masked comedy figure with his multi-coloured costume and devious tricks, apparently lived in the village of Oneta in Val Brembana in the province of Bergamo. The house was originally built in the 4th century and is located near the ancient via Mercantorum. Harlequin himself was Alberto Ganassa a performer of the 'Comedy of Art' who travelled around Italy. At the end of his career he returned to his native Orneta and purchased the house. Following Ganassa, the house was bought by the Grataroli family who made their fortune in 15th century Venice. Unfortunately, not much…
Last modified on 02 February 2013

Lombardia Carnivals

Published in Lombardia Itineraries
Venice may have the best Carnival in Italy but those in Lombardia are a mixture of the weird and wonderful. For starters, try the version at Schignano in the province of Como. A similar event also takes place in the provnice of Sondrio. Carnival week features two types of protagonists, the 'Belli' and the 'Brutti'; the Beautiful and the Ugly. The 'Belli' are transformed by the women of the household into elegant, refined, simpering creatures. They typically wear a big floppy, flowery hat and are covered in jewellery. Their face is hidden by a wooden mask. By contrast the 'Brutti'…
Last modified on 02 February 2013

Guide to Lake Como

Published in Lombardia Itineraries
The town of Como was originally a Celtic or Gallic border outpost linking Italy to Switzerland and northern Europe. The Romans got there in 196 BC and cleverly kept much of it the same, renaming it Novum Comum. From then the place has never looked back. Today, it is home to 83,000 people and combines its industry, art, recreation and historical activities effortlessly. Head to the 'Cortesella', the old commercial heart of the town since 1800. The silk industry was one of the first to be industrialised and visitors should beat a path to the Museo Didattico della Seta-Fondazione Setificio…
Last modified on 31 July 2012

Desenzano del Garda

Published in Lombardia Itineraries
The name 'Desenzano del Garda' derives from 'Decentianum' which was the term used to describe the farm, country estate and country residence of the wealthy Roman Decentius on the southern shores of Lake Garda.
Last modified on 15 May 2012

Sirmione on Lake Garda

Published in Lombardia Itineraries
The western banks of Lake Garda are located in Lombardia and promoted by the tourism authorities from that region. We have already written about the town of Salò but here offer a few pointers to two towns on the southern shore - Sirmione and Desenzano del Garda.
Last modified on 15 May 2012