A velodrome fit for champions. And more: churches, lakes, museums and an excellent virgin olive oil. From Garda to the course of the Chiese

Art, food & wine, relax. Boroughs surrounding Pavia are a fantastic destination for the weekend

Centuries of local traditions and alpine identity in its museums

Finds from the Iron Age, evidence of the Ice Age, monuments of industrial archaeology, dolls from the eighteenth century to date: lower Lago Maggiore (the Verbano area)

Small villages and hamlets, nestled in the valleys of the province, offer visitors an extraordinary blend of natural beauty and mural art.

Between reality and fantasy, a musical itinerary retraces the locations of Verdi's opera set in Mantua in the sixteenth century