The World of Music: Cremona and Busseto This itinerary winds across the plain in the territory of Parma to the city of Cremona, passing from the music of Giuseppe Verdi to the violins of Stradivari. We visit the centre of Cremona where the celebrated Torrazzo towers beside the Cathedral. Entry to the Cathedral, nicknamed the “Sistine of the North” because […]
The splendid Piazza Comunale, really the drawing room of the city, with the famous Cathedral, also known as the “Sistine Chapel of the north”, the Baptistery and the Palazzo del Comune where the precious collection of historic violins is kept.
