Lombardy

[June 2024] After enjoying Palazzo Te in the historic city of Mantua in northern Italy, we stopped by the remains of a church called Tempio Leon Battista Alberti on the way back to the old…

[June 2024] In addition to Teatro Bibiena, our other purpose in visiting Mantua in northern Italy this time was to visit Palazzo Te. Mantua was the stronghold of the powerful Gonzaga family, and while the…

[June 2024] In Mantua, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, we parked our car in the same large car park, Campo Canoa, as we did last time. This car park faces Lago Inferiore, one…

[Feb. 2024] Soncino, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, is also home to a castle called Rocca Sforzesca Castle. Soncino was under the control of the Duchy of Milan for a long time, but…

[Feb. 2024] After visiting the Printing Museum in Soncino, Lombardy, Northern Italy, we still had some time before lunch, so we decided to go into a church we came across. We casually looked into this…

[Feb. 2024] There is a town called Soncino about 70 km east of Milan, Italy. This town is featured in both the “Historic Villages of Italy” and “The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy” books that…

[Mar. 2023] I’m not talking about the trip itself this time, but have you ever had the experience of a parked rental car disappearing the next day? It happened to us. While staying in Seregno,…

[Oct. 2021] Soon after we started staying in Seregno, a small town in Lombardy, Italy, we noticed a sign that announced an outdoor piano concert. It said they would light candles and include some dances….

[ Apr.2019 ] The main reason we visited Lodi from Milan, which is about 30km away, was to see the octagon church, called Incoronata Temple. When we visited another town in Lombardy called Sabbioneta last…