| Cremona | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Territory | Cremonese | |
| Altitude | 45 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 70.4 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 71.901 (2016) | |
| Name inhabitants | Cremonese | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0372 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 26100 | |
| Patron | S. Omobono | |
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Cremona is a city of Lombardy.
To know
Crossed by the Po that flows on the outskirts, it is the city of nougat and Torrazzo, the highest bell tower in Italy.
Known throughout the world for its luthier shops as well as for various local gastronomy products such as nougat and Cremonese mustard, Cremona was one of the richest and most powerful medieval towns, a historical opponent of Milan. The main historical buildings, medieval Romanesque and Gothic monuments, are concentrated in the Piazza del Comune: the Romanesque Duomo, the 13th century Torrazzo symbol of the city, the Gothic Baptistery, the Loggia dei Militi and the town hall make this square a monumental complex of great historical and artistic interest.
In 2017 Cremona and its province are part of the "European Region of Gastronomy-Eastern Lombardy", together with provinces of Mantua, Bergamo is Brescia.
Background
The ancient one passed through Cremona via Postumia, which connected Genoa to Aquileia.
How to orient yourself
Cremona: full screen map.Center of the city is the Town Hall Square, with the Torrazzo, the Duomo, the Baptistery and the city Hall.
How to get
By plane
- Milan Linate airport (80 km away)
- Bergamo-Orio al Serio Bergamo airport (80 km away)
- Montichiari Airport (47 km away)
- Parma airport (65 km away).
By car
- A21 Piacenza-Cremona motorway
- A1 Milano-Napoli motorway, Casalpusterlengo exit, follow the SP234 to Cremona
On the train
- FF.SS. Station - Via Dante 68
How to get around
What see
- 1 Torrazzo, Town Hall Square.
€ 5 (full price) € 4 (students and over 65s). 
10-12:30 14:30-17:40. One of the many characteristic symbols of this city. 112 meters high and with 502 steps to climb to admire the wonderful view that this bell tower offers. 
2 Duomo, Town Hall Square. Weekdays: 8-12 15: 30-19 Holidays: 7: 30-12: 30 15: 30-19.- 3 Baptistery, Town Hall Square. 3 € (full) 2 € (students - over 65). 10-12:30 14:30-17:40.
€ 5 (full price) € 4 (students and over 65s). 
10-12:30 14:30-17:40. One of the many characteristic symbols of this city. 112 meters high and with 502 steps to climb to admire the wonderful view that this bell tower offers.
- city Hall, Town Hall Square.
- 4 Loggia dei Militi, Town Hall Square.
- Church of S. Agostino, Via Plasio.
- Palazzo Fodri (Affaitati Palace), Via Matteotti.
- 5 Violin Museum, Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 5, ☎ 39 0372 801801, fax: 39 0372 801888, @[email protected]. Full: 12 €, reduced: 8 € (Feb 2020). Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-6pm. Museum dedicated to one of the most beautiful instruments in the world: the Violin, in particular those made by the great Antonio Stradivari, a personality strongly linked to Cremona.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
In the city there are many streets where you can find historic shops, including: Corso Garibaldi is Course Fields.
- Sperlari, Via Solferino 25, ☎ 39 0372 22346. Tue-Fri: 8: 30-12: 30, 15: 30-19: 30; Sat-Sun: 9: 00-13: 00, 15: 30-19: 30.
- Ferrari goldsmith, Corso Garibaldi 103, ☎ 39 0372 23836.
- [link not working]Vergani, Corso Matteotti 112, ☎ 39 0372 23967. Mon: 8: 15-12: 45, Tue-Sat: 8: 15-12: 45, 15: 30-19: 30.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- McDonald's Cremona Drive, Via Gazzoletto 4, ☎ 39 346 3014133. Sun-Tue, Thu: 07:00 - 01:00, Wed: 07:00 - 05:00, Fri-Sat: 24h. Restaurant, McDrive, McCafé
- McDonald's Cremona Po, Via Castelleone 10, ☎ 39 0372 801195. Mon-Sun: 09: 00-23: 00.
Average prices
- 1 La Bersagliera pizza restaurant, Piazza Risorgimento, 17, ☎ 39 0372 21397.
- 2 Old Osteria L'Oca Bianca, Via Ferruccio Ghinaglia, 46, ☎ 39 349 3950700.
- 3 Trattoria La Piccola, Via Dante, 80, ☎ 39 0372 38233. , 26100 Cremona CR
- 4 Trattoria El Sorbir, Via Dante, 145, ☎ 39 0372 37857.
- 5 Hosteria 700, Piazza Alessandro Gallina, 1.
- 6 Trattoria Cerri, Piazza Giovanni XXIII, 3, ☎ 39 0372 22796.
- 7 Osteria del Melograno, Via E. Beltrami, 5, ☎ 39 0372 31863.
- 8 Cremonese restaurant pizzeria, Piazza Roma, 39, ☎ 39 0372 20636.
- 9 Central restaurant, Vicolo Pertusio, 4, ☎ 39 0372 28701.
- 10 Taverna La Botte, Via Porta Marzia, 5, ☎ 39 0372 29640.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Hotel Impero, Peace Square, 21, ☎ 39 0372 413013.
- 2 Hotel Duomo, Via Del Gonfalonieri, 13, ☎ 39 0372 35242.
- 3 Astoria hotel, Via Bordigallo, 19, ☎ 39 0372 461616.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Casalbuttano
- Piacenza - Emilian but also a bit Lombard, a road and railway junction on the right bank of the Po, preserves a beautiful historic center with considerable monuments - the Town Hall (the Gothic), the Duomo - and an elegant urban layout. It was co-capital of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza.
Itineraries
- Cremona is part of the Strada del Gusto Cremonese in the land of Stradivari, a route of food and wine tourism promotion, about 560 kilometers long and recognized by the Lombardy Region, which winds through the province of Cremona on a territory of 115 municipalities, including: Rivolta d'Adda, Spino d'Adda, Soncino, Cream, Castelleone, Soresina, Casalbuttano, Robecco d'Oglio, Pescarolo and United, Dovarese Island, Piadena, Torricella del Pizzo, Rivarolo del Re is Casalmaggiore.
- In the lands of the Gonzagas - An itinerary through the centers, large and small, which were the capitals of the Gonzaga cadet branches: principalities, marquisates, duchies which, within the Mantuan state structure, enjoyed real independence, often minted coins and held refined courts that rivaled that of Mantua, embellished their urban centers by equipping them with elegant architecture - churches, squares, palaces, walls, towers - and characteristic urban views such as the typical Gonzaga arcades.
