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.
GUIDES
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JJ Martin on Italy
La Double J founder reflects on two decades living in Italy
CONTINUE READING JJ Martin on Italy 10 min read
La Mia Milano by Margherita Missoni
Margherita Missoni shares her Milan
La Mia Milano by Martina Mondadori
Cabana’s Martina Mondadori shares her Milan
FOOD
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Bubble up, Lombardy
Franciacorta is the bubbly you need
CONTINUE READING Bubble up, Lombardy 3 min read
CULTURE
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JJ Martin on Italy
La Double J founder reflects on two decades living in Italy
CONTINUE READING JJ Martin on Italy 10 min read
Trailblazers: Enzo Mari and Bruno Munari
Italy’s pioneers of design
Bubble up, Lombardy
Franciacorta is the bubbly you need
CONTINUE READING Bubble up, Lombardy 3 min read
Nina’s world
An interview with Nina Yashar of Nilufar Gallery
CONTINUE READING Nina’s world 9 min read