Cremasco is a historical context of Lombardy.
To know
It is the homogeneous territory that belongs to the city of Cream and largely corresponds to the possessions that the Republic of Venice maintained in Lombardy, wedging into the Duchy of Milan between Cremonese is from Lodi.
Geographical notes
It is located in the vast flat area of the Lombard Po Valley, which is the most populous and densely dotted area of cities and also of large conurbations of the Region.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Cream - Its Cathedral and the church of Santa Maria della Croce are the main reasons of interest; the city was for four hundred years in possession of the Serenissima, a period of which it retains many architectural influences and part of the Venetian walls.
- Castelleone - Populous center with a well-known sanctuary, its most famous monument is in the church of Santa Maria in Bressanoro. The medieval Torre Isso is what remains of the ancient fortifications.
- Pignano Palace - To see the early Romanesque church of San Martino built over the remains of an early Christian basilica of the fifth century AD. C.
- Pandino - The wonderfully preserved castle, rich in frescoes for which it is an almost unique example in Lombardy, makes Pandino an important tourist destination in theCremasco and of the whole region.
- Rivolta d'Adda
- Soncino - Fortified village with walls and a fortress in excellent condition, it was for a long time an outpost of the Cremonese against the Brescians. It is part of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
How to get
By plane
They are Lombard airports:
- 1 Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (the Caravaggio), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio, ☎ 39 035 326323.
- 2 Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Ferno. The airport has two terminals (T1 and T2), the second is used for low cost flights. The bus service Motorway connects the airport with Milan central station in about 50 minutes, while the Malpensa Express it connects Terminal 1 with Cadorna station (red and green line underground) in 40 minutes. The buses of the Sadem is Motorway reach the city of Turin (2 hours), while the company Foxes make a few trips for Genoa (3 hours).
- Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
The area is also affected by the airports of:
- Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
There gold braid is a Cremasco pastry product. It was invented between 1937 and 1938, at the Fiera di Padua, by the pastry chef Zironda, who later opened the "Pasticceria Zironda" where Vittorio Maccalli began to work as an apprentice. When the owner retired from the business, Maccalli took over, who continued the production of this dessert and called his shop in "Treccia d'Oro". Cream. The region Lombardy recognized the title of artisanal product of Crema and Cremasco to the golden treccia.
The cake has the shape of a braid; the dough contains flour, butter, sugar, brewer's yeast, candied orange and citron, sultanas, icing sugar and salt.
