Surrounded by lush green countryside, Lodi offers a variety of settings.

It’s close enough for day trips to Milan, but you can also take a leisurely bike ride or drive through the province to view the countryside, dotted with farms, huge porticoed farmhouses and stately 17th- and 18th-century villas.

In the city itself, visit the cathedral and the Museum of Sacred Art. Local craftspeople produce pottery and majolica, and the distinctive wrought iron that you will see decorating the city’s gates and balconies.

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