Things to do in Lombardy, Italy: The Best Museums

October 24, 2021 Marianna Hollaway

Lombardy (/ˈlɒmbərdi/ LOM-bər-dee; Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lumbardia, pronounced: (Western Lombard) [lumbarˈdiːa], (Eastern Lombard) [lombarˈdeːa]) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.
Restaurants in Lombardy

1. Tempio dell'Incoronata

Via Incoronata 23, 26900, Lodi Italy +39 0371 51083 http://www.incoronata.eu/
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5.0 based on 375 reviews

Tempio dell'Incoronata

2. La Ca Di Radio Vecc

Bellano, Via Privata Achille N.7, Bellano Italy +39 331 805 4154 http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Ca-di-Radio-Vecc/1416782751943412
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5.0 based on 27 reviews

La Ca Di Radio Vecc

3. Museo Fratelli Cozzi Alfa Romeo

Viale Pietro Toselli 46, 20025 Legnano Italy +39 0331 427923 [email protected] http://www.museofratellicozzi.it
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5.0 based on 171 reviews

Museo Fratelli Cozzi Alfa Romeo

Fratelli Cozzi Museum stemmed from the passion of Pietro Cozzi for Alfa Romeo cars, after he decided to collect one sample of each model produced by "Casa del Biscione". Beginning with 1950s' designs, it was decided to identify the quintessential models, special series, top-performance engines, and more than 50 cars were assembled, including some that are unique worldwide. Nor does the museum lack for original documents, books, drawings, films, signs, trophies, photographs, and objects that, as much as the cars, bear witness to the history of Fratelli Cozzi's strong and enduring partnership with Alfa Romeo. The collection is constantly updated with new models and is an important legacy for 20th-century history of Italian cars, as well as playing a key role in understanding the industrial growth of this outstanding brand, born in Milan in 1910.

4. Pinacoteca di Brera

Via Brera 28, 20121 Milan Italy +39 02 72263 230 [email protected] http://pinacotecabrera.org
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4.5 based on 5,419 reviews

Pinacoteca di Brera

See some of the world’s most stunning, centuries-old paintings from Italian masters including Caravaggio and Raphael. The gallery’s collection is housed in a 19th century former monastery.

Reviewed By 445nikr - Varna, Bulgaria

Pinacoteca di Brera is the Milan's most famous and one of Italy's major art museums. It is housed in the beautiful building of the Palazzo di Brera along with the Botanical Garden, the Astronomical Observatory and Museum, the Academy of Fine Arts, etc. There is a vast, impressive collection on display, mostly religious art, spanning a large period of time, with masterpieces by famous painters, such as Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Bellini, Raffaello, Canaletto, Picasso, etc. You can take an audio-guide but there are info-plates for every drawing, both in Italian and English. As there are more than 30 rooms, you will need about 3 hours but there are benches to sit here and there. Furthermore, you can have some refreshment at the Caffe Fernanda. For those who love to draw, there are special places to "sit down and draw" with paper and pencils. The pinacoteca is closed on Mondays but it is free of charge every first Sunday of the month. If you are with kids, you can benefit from being charged as a family. Highly recommended! Enjoy it!

5. Villa Carlotta

Via Regina 2, 22016, Tremezzina Italy +39 0344 40405 [email protected] http://www.villacarlotta.it
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4.5 based on 3,254 reviews

Villa Carlotta

Villa Carlotta welcomes you with its magnificent botanic garden and art masterpieces in over 70.000 square metres of gardens and museum. The beautiful villa was built at the end of XVII century by the Milanese marquis Giorgio Clerici in a natural basin between lake and mountains, facing the dolomite Grignas and the peninsula of Bellagio.

Reviewed By 53Upp - East Midlands, United Kingdom

Beautifully maintained gardens. Plenty of plant details. Slightly hilly paths, but easily accessible. Signage good, different routes depending on how much time visitors have, which gives times to completion of visit. Toilets round site and good cafe. House visit also included in the entrance fee. Villa entrance opposite the ferry service.

6. Il Vittoriale degli Italiani

Via Al Vittoriale 12, 25083 Gardone Riviera Italy +39 0365 296511 [email protected] http://www.vittoriale.it/
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4.5 based on 3,682 reviews

Il Vittoriale degli Italiani

Reviewed By steveandra - London, United Kingdom

On its own terms a lovely location. The history of Gabrielle is closely entwined with that period of Italian history and adds real depth to the visit.

7. Palazzo Te

Viale Te, 13, 46100, Mantua Italy +39 0376 323266 [email protected] http://www.palazzote.it
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4.5 based on 3,923 reviews

Palazzo Te

Palazzo Te è un edificio monumentale situato a Mantova. E' stato costruito tra il 1524 e il 1534 su commissione di Federico II Gonzaga, secondo un progetto di Giulio Romano, allievo prediletto di Raffaello. Oltre al complesso architettonico il maestro manierista è l'autore anche di tutto l'impianto decorativo del Palazzo. Oggi Museo civico della città, è anche sede della Fondazione di Palazzo Te, già Centro internazionale d'arte e di cultura di Palazzo Te dal 1990, istituzione che organizza mostre d'arte antica e moderna ed eventi culturali.

Reviewed By TEllieG - Witham, United Kingdom

Interesting visit. Some spectacular displays from the average to the weird and wonderful. The giants room is impressive as is the grotto.

8. Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo

Piazza Moretto 4 Palazzo Martinengo da Barco, 25121 Brescia Italy +39 030 240 0640 [email protected] http://www.bresciamusei.com/pinacoteca.asp
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4.5 based on 119 reviews

Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo

Palazzo Martinengo da Barco, sede storica della Pinacoteca, accoglie le collezioni civiche bresciane, formatesi grazie al generoso lascito del conte Paolo Tosio (1844) e alle acquisizioni susseguitesi nel corso degli anni. Il percorso prende avvio dal XIV secolo e, passando per opere d'arte di assoluta fama quali l'Angelo e il Redentore di Raffaello e l'Adorazione dei pastori di Lorenzo Lotto, si si arriva all'importante nucleo della pittura bresciana del Rinascimento, con i dipinti di Vincenzo Foppa, Romanino, Savoldo e Moretto. Si manifesta qui una peculiare attenzione per la realtà, che arriva poi fino all'umanissima stagione dei "pitocchi" di Giacomo Ceruti. Concludono il racconto le grandi commissioni dei collezioni bresciani di età neoclassica e romantica, tra Angelica Kauffmann, Andrea Appiani, Francesco Hayez e Antonio Canova.

9. Museo di Santa Giulia

Via Dei Musei 81/b, 25121 Brescia Italy +39 030 240 0640 [email protected] http://www.bresciamusei.com/santagiulia.asp
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4.5 based on 1,431 reviews

Museo di Santa Giulia

Desiderio, ultimo re dei Longobardi, quando era ancora duca di Brescia, fondò con la moglie Ansa nel 753 il monastero benedettino femminile di San Salvatore. Il complesso monumentale - nel quale Alessandro Manzoni ambienta la morte di Ermengarda, figlia di Desiderio ripudiata da Carlo Magno - si arrichì nel corso dei secoli di edifici dedicati al culto e alla vita della comunità, con preziosi cicli affrescati, sino alla soppressione voluta da Napoleone nel 1798. A seguito di diverse funzioni, dopo un intervento di recupero e valorizzazione con un'estesa campagna di indagini archeologiche, dal 1998 nel monastero è stato aperto il Museo della città. Su circa 14.000mq, lungo un percorso cronologico, sono presentate circa 12.000 opere che permettono di seguire la storia di Brescia dal III millennio a.C. sino all'età rinascimentale.

Reviewed By ford-ka-9-5 - Warsaw, Poland

The museum is located in old churches within the ancient city, consequently it offers a surprising variety of attractions ranging from remnants of an ancient Roman street to a chapel with magnificent frescoes as well as an impressive collection of art from the Antiquity to the Baroque. Not to be missed!

10. Museum Moto Guzzi

Via Parodi 57, Mandello del Lario Italy +39 0341 709111 http://www.comoeilsuolago.it/ted/museomotoguzziD.htm
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4.5 based on 296 reviews

Museum Moto Guzzi

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