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The Italian Lakes
Andrew Montgomery
Overview
Formed at the end of the last ice age, and a popular holiday spot since Roman times, the Italian Lakes have an enduring, beguiling beauty.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Milan
Originally a Visconti fortress, this iconic red-brick castle was later home to the mighty Sforza dynasty, who ruled Renaissance Milan. The castle'sā¦
Mantua
For more than 300 years the enormous Palazzo Ducale was the seat of the Gonzaga ā a family of wealthy horse breeders who rose to power in the 14th centuryā¦
Milan
Located upstairs from one of Italyās most prestigious art schools, this gallery houses Milanās collection of Old Masters, much of it āliftedā from Veniceā¦
Milan
Conceived by designer Miuccia Prada and architect Rem Koolhaas, this museum is as innovative and creative as the minds that gave it shape. Seven renovatedā¦
Mantua
Palazzo Te was where Frederico II Gonzaga escaped for love trysts with his mistress Isabella Boschetti, and it's decorated in playboy style with stunningā¦
Milan
Designed by homegrown talent Piero Portaluppi, this exquisitely restored 1930s villa was commissioned by Pavian heiresses Nedda and Gigina Necchi (of theā¦
Milan
A stroll around the Quadrilatero d'Oro, the world's most famous shopping district, is a must even for those not sartorially inclined. The quaintly cobbledā¦
Milan
Milanās most eccentric museum of 20th-century Italian painting is crowded in a 1930s apartment that still has the appearance of the haute-bourgeois homeā¦
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