CREMONA
Cremona and its landscape offer to the visitor a composition of cultural and artistic routes about art and music, symbols of a glorious past. Starting from the medieval centre of Cremona, through the “Cinquecento” painters, to the great Stradivary, the famous violinmaker of the seventeenth- century. The background is rich of artistic charm too: Crema with its ancient palaces; Casalmaggiore, a Po coast town; Soncino, with its fortress and Pizzighettone, the walled-city. A variety of places and itineraries in contact with history. The cultural offer of Cremona and its landscape is various and characterized by high quality. The “Ponchielli” Theatre in Cremona , is the most important among the theatres located in big and small centres of the province: the “Comunale” in Casalmaggiore, the “Sociale” in Soresina, the “San Domenico” in Crema, the “Bellini” in Casalbuttano and the “Gonzaga” in Ostiano. Each theatre proposes its season both with shows important at the national level, both with peculiar projects as the “Monteverdi’s Festival”, dedicated to the Baroque music. There are concerts, lyrics, dance, prose, jazz music all over the year and shows “en plein air” during the summer. Cremona folk-calendar is rich of attractions: from farmers’ rites to principal agricultural fairs. You can taste typical products celebrated in special gastronomic reviews: carnival, winter rites and the famous “Sweet Torrone”, also called “ Torrone Festival”. Sport events are very important too. Above all, the “Voga Longa” on the river Po and the Cremona rally circuit. Visitors have a lot of occasions to enjoy themselves and to discover a welcoming land. The province of Cremona is an alchemy of water and land in the heart of the Pianura Padana. The rivers Po, Oglio, Serio and Adda guarantee a unique charm to the Cremona countryside, characterized by its typical poplars. It is a charming landscape where the agricultural production respects the environment. The Serio and Oglio Parks, the Boscone and the oasis the “Bine” are symbols of a wish become reality, which has the aim to preserve the “Po Valley” ecosystem. The several bicycles itineraries assure an authentic immersion into the “Po Valley”. However, the river Po is the best way to cross the nature surrounded by charm and history. So, if you want to get in touch with the Po, you can choose river navigation on cruiser boats or on the “fratine” ,or else renting a “pontoon”, which is a kind of water house
