This convent church was begun in 1499 and has three of the finest frescos by Bernardo Luini (c. 1480-1532). The most impressive fresco decorates the enclosure separating the choir from the nave and shows the Passion. In the first chapel to the right,..

Textile merchant and keen traveller Arturo Sherrer (1881-1956) created here a unique garden where exuberant vegetation hides exotic structures: Casa Araba, the temple of Nefertiti, Siamese tea pavilion… Among the Mexican pines, bamboo and eucalyptus,..

The little pedestrian streets and sloping streets are a paradise for those who want to go shopping or just window shop. Via Nassa, with its arcades lined with elegant shops is the main street. It leads to Piazza della Riforma, a vast and busy square ..

Just by the conference centre, this park is worth a visit. It regularly hosts open-air concerts. Fountains and statues decorate the park and there is a deer enclosure, an apiary and a play area for children.

The cathedral of St Laurence has an elegant façade with three portals with fine Renaissance motifs. In the right bas-côté, note the chapel of Our Lady of Graces, a fine example of Baroque decoration. At the end of this is a marble tabernacle by the R..

Housed in Villa Mapensata, the Museum of Modern Art regularly organises retrospectives of the greats of the movement. Bacon, Nolde, Soutine, Rouault and Botero have all had their work shown here.

Along the lake, a Neo-Classical style villa houses the museum of non-European cultures. The ground floor is devoted to Oceania and Southeast Asia. The first floor covers New Guinea in detail and the 2nd floor covers subjects such as power, fertility ..