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
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October, 1441. In Cremona, the marriage of Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza is celebrated. Among the gifts, a historic mix of egg whites, honey and almonds. The Torrone is born.
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 dei Militi 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, Guarneri, and the Stradivari. Listen to one of the historic instruments in the Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi 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.
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Places
Duomo of Cremona
- Art & Culture

San Lorenzo Archaeological Museum
- Art & Culture

Museum of Natural History
- Art & Culture

Folk Culture Museum, "Il Cambonino Vecchio"
- Art & Culture

Church of St. Sigmund
- Art & Culture

Church of St. Michael
- Religious Tourism

Church of. St. Abundius
- Religious Tourism

Church of St. Mary Magdalene
- Art & Culture

Chiesa della Santissima Trinità
- Art & Culture

Church of St. Peter on the Po
- Art & Culture

Chiesa di Sant'Omobono
- Art & Culture

SS. Margherita e Pelagia
- Art & Culture

Church of St. Augustine
- Art & Culture

Church of St. Agatha
- Art & Culture

Church of St. Luca
- Art & Culture

Chiesa San Vincenzo
- Art & Culture

Chiesa dei SS. Marcellino e Pietro
- Art & Culture

Events
Cremona & Bricks
CremonaFiere
piazza Zelioli Lanzini, 1, Cremona
- Lifestyle

A new life for Stradivari’s house
Casa Stradivari
Corso Garibaldi, 57
- Art & Culture

THE SOUND OF STRADIVARI
Auditorium G. Arvedi - Museo del Violino
Piazza Marconi, 5, Cremona
- Musica e spettacolo

Where to sleep
BB26 APARTMENT
CREMONA

CIVICO 16
Cremona

VITA PRIVATA HOME GALLERY & HOUSE HOTEL
Cremona

CASA VIDA
Cremona

B&B HOTEL CREMONA
Cremona

LA FINESTRA SUL GIARDINO
Cremona

NUOVO E ACCOGLIENTE - NEW-AND-LOVELY
CREMONA

LA CASA DEL NONNO
Cremona

AMICI MIEI
Cremona

ANGUISSOLA ROOMS
CREMONA

HOTEL ASTORIA
Cremona

CASA DI NOSTRA SIGNORA
Cremona

LAURA MARIA ZANIBELLI
Cremona

PALAZZO CARASI APPARTMENT (SUB 517)
Cremona

CREMONAINN APARTHOTEL (RIGOLETTO S.R.L. - MAPP 506)
CREMONA

LOCANDA DEL CENTRALE
CREMONA

SOLE E LUNA
Cremona

DELLE ARTI DESIGN HOTEL
Cremona

CASA VOLTURNO 10
CREMONA

B&B ALICE
Cremona

PALAZZO GUAZZONI ZACCARIA
CREMONA

10MANZONI APARTHOTEL (FLOOR S.R.L. - MAPP. 519 1P)
CREMONA

10MANZONI APARTHOTEL (FLOOR S.R.L. - MAPP. 515 PT)
CREMONA

APPARTAMENTO CREMONA STAZIONE
CREMONA

MARCHIONIS
CREMONA

CREMONAINN APARTHOTEL (RIGOLETTO S.R.L. - MAPP 504)
CREMONA

CREMONAINN APARTHOTEL (RIGOLETTO S.R.L. - MAPP 508)
CREMONA

IL TORRAZZO
Cremona

B & B FIERA - IN CASCINA
Cremona

10MANZONI APARTHOTEL (FLOOR S.R.L. - MAPP. 514 PT)
CREMONA

How to arrive
BY PLANE
Milano Malpensa 155 km, Linate 100 km, Orio al Serio 98 km
BY TRAIN
trenord.it
BY CAR
Autostrada A21
Information
INFOPOINT CREMONA
Piazza del Comune, 5, Cremona
T. +39 0372 407081
WIFI
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FIND OUT MORE
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Useful numbers
EMERGENCY
112
HOSPITAL
Ospedale di Cremona
Largo Priori, 1
T. +39 0372 4051
POLICE
Comando Provinciale Cremona
Viale Trento e Trieste, 58
T. + 39 0372 5581