LODI | LOMBARDY

Discover Lodi

Lodi, a province in Lombardy, has over 40,000 inhabitants.
Located in the southern part of Lombardy, it is an economically thriving town known mainly for dairy farming and cheese production in all its excellent forms.
Lodi’s history tells of the destruction of the city in 1100, then its rebirth under the auspices of Frederick Barbarossa. For a period Lodi fell under the domain of Milan, becoming an independent city once again in 1335, and finally the provincial capital.

Lodi is embellished by one of the most beautiful squares in Italy: Piazza Maggiore or “Vittoria”. Well worth visiting in Lodi is the medieval cathedral, the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, the Civic Museum and the octagonal church, the Tempio dell'Incoronata.
Places to visit close to Lodi are Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Codogno, Maleo and Casalpusterlengo.

At Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, visit the Castle; at Codogno purchase the beautiful craft products, such as wickerwork.
Codogno has many interesting monuments from an artistic point of view; examples are the parish church of San Biagio and the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin at Caravaggio. Many Art Nouveau villas are located in the Codogno area. Maleo, on the banks of the River Adda, is a small, ancient village containing the considerably important Castle Trecchi, which holds a rich collection of paintings and frescoes from Campi’s day.