La Double J founder reflects on two decades living in Italy
Lombardia
Lombardia may be Italy’s beating economic and industrial heartland, but the verdant region stretching from the Po to the Alps is a landscape of surprises in art, culture, cuisine, and design
FUN FACTS
- Gorgeous lakes make up Lombardia including Como, Orta, Maggiore, Iseo and Garda
- Napoleon Bonaparte had himself crowned King of Italy in Milan.
- “Lombardia” comes from a Germanic word “long beard”
- Masterpiece Cenacolo (Last Supper) by Leonardo da Vinci is in Milan.
- Fashion, finance and design are hubbed in Milan.
Lombardia
Lombardia may be Italy’s beating economic and industrial heartland, but the verdant region stretching from the Po to the Alps is a landscape of surprises in art, culture, cuisine, and design
FUN FACTS
- Gorgeous lakes make up Lombardia including Como, Orta, Maggiore, Iseo and Garda
- Napoleon Bonaparte had himself crowned King of Italy in Milan.
- “Lombardia” comes from a Germanic word “long beard”
- Masterpiece Cenacolo (Last Supper) by Leonardo da Vinci is in Milan.
- Fashion, finance and design are hubbed in Milan.
