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Lombardy
Italian vacations designed with only you in mind.
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The regional capital is Milan. Other important cities are: Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Varese, Sondrio, Pavia, Cremona, Mantua.Must Sees:
The peninsula of Sirmione on Lake Garda and the "Gardesana" coast; the Lomellina and the Valtellina districts.Food Specialities of Lombardy
risotto alla milanese - rice with saffron
minestrone - a substantial soup with stock and vegetables
tortelli di zucca - ravioli with a pumpkin filling are a favorite in Mantova
cotoletta alla Milanese -a breaded fillet of veal that is fried with cheese topping;
ossobuco alla milanese - knuckle of veal
cheeses - robiola, gorgonzola, stracchino, taleggio, Bel Paese;
panettone - a cake with candied peel in it, normally consumed during the Christmas and year end festivities
Wines & wine regions of Lombardy
Whites: Capriano del Colle, Franciacorta, Garda, Garda Colli Mantovani, Lugana, Oltrepó Pavese, Riviera del Garda Bresciano or Garda Bresciano, San Martino della Battaglia, Terre di Franciacorta, Valcalepio, Garda Classico
Reds: Botticino, Capriano del Colle, Cellarica, Garda, Garda Colli Mantovani, Lambrusco Mantovano, Oltrepó Pavese, Riviera del Garda Bresciano or Garda Bresciano, San Colombano al Lambro or San Colombano, Terre di Franciacorta, Valcalepio, Valtellina Superiore, Valtellina, Garda Classico
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