| Lomellina | |
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Location  | |
| State | Italy |
|---|---|
| Region | Lombardy |
| Capital | Vigevano |
| Surface | 1240 km² |
| Institutional website | |
Lomellina is a sub-region belonging to the Lombardy.
To know
Its name derives from the municipality of Lomello and its capital is the city of Vigevano.
Geographical notes
Lomellina is a historical-geographical region between: the Sesia to the west, the Po to the west and south, the Ticino to the east and the Basso Novarese to the north.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Vigevano - Main center of Lomellina, it is a city with a solid productive fabric, especially in the footwear sector. Of great interest is the Renaissance Piazza Ducale overlooked by the Duomo and the Castello Sforzesco.
- Lomello - It boasts important medieval testimonies (Basilica, Baptistery) which are placed in the time span that goes from the Lombard period to the early Lombard Romanesque.
- Mede
- Mortara
- Heater - The town is known for its imposing medieval castle-shelter, one of the most important fortified buildings in the Lombardy.
How to get
How to get around
By bike
 | To learn more, see: Cycle tourism in Lombardy. |
What see
Events and parties
The Castellana canal in Gropello Cairoli
The Valbona farmhouse in Garlasco; Monte Rosa in the background
The Natural Monument of the "Lake of Sartirana Lomellina"
All the Lomellini centers organize parties, festivals and balls every year.The most important events are:
- February: Carnival and parade of allegorical floats in the major Lomellini centers;
- March: Feast of the Madonna della Bozzola, Garlasco;
- March / April: Easter Monday Fair, Sartirana Lomellina;
- May: Asparagus Festival, Cilavegna;
- June: Art Festival, Gravellona Lomellina;
- June: Rice Festival, Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi;
- June: Red Onion Festival De.Co., Breme;
- June: Skewer Festival, Beretti Tower;
- June: Festival of the Conca Verde, Sartirana Lomellina;
- June: Rice Festival, Lomellina Valley;
- July: Feast of Confrari, Palestro;
- July: Borlotto Bean Festival, Gambolò;
- July: Patronal Feast, Sartirana Lomellina;
- August: Salam d'la duja festival, Olevano;
- August: Patronal Feast, Confienza;
- August: Mussel Festival, Castelnovetto;
- September: September Sannazzarese, Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi;
- September: Frog Festival, Sartirana Lomellina;
- September: Snail Festival, Lomellina Valley;
- September: Duck Festival, Ceretto Lomellina;
- September: Palio d'la Ciaramela, Mede;
- September: Goose Salami Festival, Mortara;
- September: Palio of the game of the goose, Mortara;
- September: Corn Festival, Albonese;
- September: Palio dl'Urmon, Robbio;
- September: Skewer Festival, Castello d'Agogna;
- October: The River, Three Streams, Lomellina, Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi;
- October: Offelle Festival, Parona;
- October: Palio delle Contrade, Vigevano;
- October: Antiques Exhibition, Sartirana Lomellina;
- December: Christmas Concert, Sartirana Lomellina;
- December: Great Christmas Market, Gropello Cairoli;
- December: Living nativity scene, Gambarana;
