sober and elegant, full of art treasures and medieval views

Sober and elegant, with a beauty characterized by confidentiality, characteristic of those who live there. Cremona is a beautiful city, an authentic lady that is worth discovering: it would be better in two days, but even a one-day hit and run allows you to taste its qualities. The fulcrum of city life is the splendid medieval square where there is the cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, the Baptistery, the Torrazzo with the vertical museum on time and astronomy and, not far away, the diocesan museum. The Cathedral presents a series of unmissable frescoes: the Pantocrator, the work of Boccaccio Boccaccino, author of much of the cycle of frescoes on the life of Mary that surround the naves, like the Deposition of which Il Pordenone is the author, are extraordinary. A 10 euro ticket allows entry into the other three structures: the Torrazzo attracts for the installation of Foucalt’s pendulum and is a truly suggestive foray into the study of time. If you like going to museums, the violin museum here is not to be missed (ticket 12 euros), which has its brightest light in Antonio Stradivari. By the way, there is also the birthplace of the great luthier worth seeing. In the museum we travel through the history of this instrument, from its origins to the treasure chest where the Stradivari and other violins produced by the Amati and Guarneri families are exhibited. There is also a calendar in which historical instruments are played inside the Arvedi auditorium, another pearl.

Sleep. Gentrification has hit here too and so alongside a series of hotels for every budget, guaranteed and renowned for their hospitality, a quick browse through the specialized sites allows you to discover many accommodations in the buildings, beautiful and austere, which enrich the center of Cremona . Eat. Here too the choice is vast and is based on solid local products of excellent quality, starting with cheeses, passing through risottos and ending with nougat. The food shops are definitely beautiful, many of which still have historic signs, including the original Sperlari one. We tried the tasting menu at Il Violino, which was very appreciable.

The port

Although not many people know it, Cremona also has a port, a navigable canal that makes it the westernmost port on the Adriatic. Here it is relevant not so much for the economic implications, but for the tourist ones: in fact, cycle paths unravel from here which delight bikers, from the most experienced to the novices. To name a few, they are the Golena del Po cycle path; the track from Cremona to Stagno Lombardo; from Isola Pescaroli to Torricella del Pizzo; from Stagno Lombardo to Isola Pescaroli and from Torricella del Pizzo to Casalmaggiore. All seasoned with the Po park Po park where there are private sports facilities from the former Po Valley colonies, with paths and equipment for rest and play.

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