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Lombardy's regional capital is Milan and its key cuisine includes dishes such as risotto alla milanese, frogs (in Pavia), ossobuco alla milanese, bresaola and polenta.

Milan is a big destination for business travellers, but many tourists also spend a day or more there before moving on. Art-lovers will not want to miss the masterpieces in the city's galleries. For longer, more tranquil holidays, huge numbers head for the Italian Lakes: Lake Como and Lake Iseo are entirely within Lombardy, while the region's borders run along one shore of Lake Maggiore (in the west) and one shore of Lake Garda (in the east).

Bergamo makes a great destination for a weekend in Italy, while Lombardy's other attractive art towns include Cremona, Pavia, Mantova and Brescia. Milan attracts the football fans, while Monza, just outside the city, is the home of the Italian Grand Prix. The region reaches up northwards to ski-centre Bormio with its key alpine location and nearly two thousand years of history, has well established itself as tourist resort for more than a century. It is situated at an altitude of 1225 metres, right in the heart of the Italian Alps in the region Lombardy and has 4100 inhabitants. At the feet of the Stelvio Pass and the Ortler-Cevedale mountain range, Bormio is close to the Swiss border. The nearby Stelvio National Park is also worth a visit for its outstanding mountain scenery .