CREMONA

Capital of music from the Violin Museum to the Auditorium and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. In the square, medieval architecture. At the table, the unmistakable torrone

POPULATION

71,924

DENSITY

1,020.28 inhabitants/sq. km

AREA

70.49 sq. km

ELEVATION

45 m a.s.l.

PATRON SAINT

Sant’Omobono

October, 1441. In Cremona, the marriage of Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sfora is celebrated. Among the gifts, a historic mix of egg whites, honey and almonds. The Torrone is born.

Tourism Cremona. Come November, the adored local sweet gets its time in the spotlight with a special festival. At the unique event, booths and banks are adorned with the specialty among below the Torrazzo tower and medieval architecture. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, affectionately referred to as the Sistine Chapel of the Po Valley by critic Longhi, enchants with stunning frescoes. The loggia with its 14th century statues has always been a place to chat and come together. Dotting the various small alleys of the city, are over 150 ateliers crafting violins and other stringed instruments.

Following the techniques passed down for generations, this precise art has garnered the city recognition with UNESCO as a World Intangible World Heritage. To preserve it all is the Violin Museum, conserving the violins of the Amati, Guarnieri, and the Stradivari. Listen to one of the historic instruments in the Auditorium designed by acoustics master Yasuhisa Toyota, where the scooped space will have you feeling like you’re in the instrument.

Do not miss the visit to the Civic Museum Ala Ponzone and the more hidden side of the Roman Cremona, enclosed between the aisles of the Archaeological Museum, told by the restored domus of the Nymphaeum, with paintings and mosaic fragments.