A Guide to Cremona

Cremona is situated in the fertile lands of the Padana plains, Cremona's foundations date back to the Roman Empire. Throughout history the city has been an important agricultural base. In the adjacent countryside cereals and fodder crops are grown, and beef cattle are bred.

Cremona is famous for it’s lute making, it is the home of the Stadivariano Museum, the Antonio Stradivari International School of lute making, the Cremona Center of Lute making, and the International Instrument Institute together with numerous lute shops.

Other sites to see include the Arches of Palazzo Comunale, the Civic Al Ponzone Museum, the Museum of Rural Civilization, the Natural History Museum, The Organological-Didactic Museum, the Berenziano Museum, the Camerale History Museum, the Loggia dei Militi, the Terrazzo, Cremona Cathedral and the Baptistery. A number of Churches including those of St Egidio and St Omobono, St Marcellino and St Pietro, St Pietro al Po, St Imerio, St Abbondio, St Luca, St Agostino, and St Sigismondo.