Lombardy attractions

You'll be thoroughly impressed as you approach Italy's largest church, the Duomo di Milano, also known as Milan Cathedral. At 108-meters high, 160-meters long, and 92-meters wide, it easily holds 40,000 people. Every inch of it is dripping with gothic gravitas. The true magnitude of the Duomo di Milano truly hits you when you're inside. It is adorned with artwork and religious ornaments, and you can see sarcophagi of luminaries from centuries gone by. It is also home to Italy's largest organ, which clocks in at a whopping 15,350 pipes.

Parco Giardino Sigurtà is a sprawling public park in Verona, Italy. Visitors can ride bikes, which can be rented on-site, or stroll along a variety of easy walking trails. The park makes for a great day-long destination as there's loads to do, including water-themed and medicinal herb gardens, a maze, an animal farm, and lots of cafes and restaurants.

Huge and filled with experiments on subjects from energy to communication, this is 50,000 m2 of investigation into science and technology, with 16,000 historical objects and 13 interactive laboratories. The National Museum Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci covers all things science, so if you're looking to sate your curiosity – pick up your tickets here.

The attractions at Milan's Museum of Illusions span over 70 exhibits and cover different fields, including psychology, mathematics, science, and biology. But nothing is as it seems! It's all about the mind trickery in this central Milan location. Take the whole family and the camera too – there are photo opps galore in here! Milan is the 33rd city in the world to host one of these popular attractions designed for international audiences of all ages. It's located in via Settembrini 11, a few steps away from Milan Central Station.

A.C. Milan is one of the world’s great football clubs, and this museum combines 115 years of glittering success with a modern and innovative use of multimedia technology. Get to know club and world greats like Franco Baresi and Marco Van Basten in the Hall of Fame, and explore the Trophies Room – A.C. Milan have won seven European club championships and numerous Italian ones. Interactive displays are featured throughout and the highlight is the holographic theater, where the likes of Paolo Maldini will appear to come to life!

The San Siro Stadium (officially called Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) is an impressively huge football stadium in Milan. In fact, it's one of the largest stadiums in all of Europe. The two Milanese Serie A football clubs - AC Milan and Inter Milan - call it home.

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the world's best known works of art. Located in Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie church, Da Vinci is thought to have worked on the piece between 1495-1498 as part of a commission from Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan.

Located in the center of the city, Leonardo3 is an exhibition space with worldwide premieres, new technologies, and working models of more than 200 of da Vinci's inventions. This interactive museum and research center brings the past to life using innovative technology.

Te Palace, also called Palazzo Te, is a 16th-century Mannerist (Late Renaissance) palace in Mantua, Italy. It was built for Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, as a retreat from his royal duties. This grand palace has an almost endless number of rooms, each themed and decorated with wonderfully exaggerated Mannerist frescoes. The most famous of these is the Chamber of Giants, with a remarkable ceiling fresco which is renowned among art history fans.