This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Nature Attractions In Lombardy

x
Lombardy ; German: Lombardei) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres . 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.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Nature Attractions In Lombardy

  • 5. Lago di Garda Salo
    Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan on the edge of the Dolomites. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Verona , Brescia , and Trentino . The name Garda, which the lake has been seen referred to in documents dating to the eighth century, comes from the town of the same name. It is the evolution of the Germanic word warda, meaning place of guard or place of observation.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 6. Parco di Monza Monza
    Monza Park is a large walled park in Monza, Lombardy, northern Italy. Extending over an area of 688 hectares , it is the first largest walled park in Europe, and the fourth largest enclosed one after la Mandria of Venaria Reale , Richmond Park in London and Phoenix Park in Dublin . The park was commissioned by Napoleon's stepson Eugène de Beauharnais, during the French occupation of northern Italy, as external part of the garden of his royal palace ; it was completed in 1808. The park is crossed in its southern sector by the Lambro river. Some one third of the park is occupied by woods, while the rest is kept as lawn. The Autodromo Nazionale Monza racetrack has been located inside the park since 1922. Meanwhile, the Golf Club Milano is a golf course that has hosted nine editions of the It...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 7. Isola del Garda San Felice Del Benaco
    Isola del Garda or Isola di Garda or Isola Borghese is the biggest island on Lake Garda. It is part of the comune of San Felice del Benaco, in the Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The island has a long and varied history, having been used as a Roman burial ground, pirate lair, a site for a Franciscan monastery, border fortification and as a residential villa. The island has been visited by numerous famous people over the centuries, reportedly including Francis of Assissi, Anthony of Padua and Dante Alighieri. Today, it is covered by a park and is dominated by the Venetian neogothic Villa Borghese Cavazza. Although privately owned by the Cavazza family, Isola del Garda has been open to visitors since 2001.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Lombardy Videos

Shares

x

Places in Lombardy

x

Regions in Lombardy

x

Near By Places

Menu