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TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES AND ‘PRO LOCO’ - Pro Loco c/o Centro Sportivo Commessaggio - Pro Loco - Via Camicia, 11 - Tel. 0376.98146Parco Oglio Sud - - Piazza Donatori del Sangue, 2 Consorzio Agrituristico Mantovano Verdi Terre d’Acqua I Barcaioli del Mincio Grazie di Curtatone Porto Turistico e Fluviale di Strada del Vino San Colombano e dei Sapori Lodigiani RESTAURANTS Locanda Vecchia al Mulino MIRADOLO TERME Il Torchio - Via L. Mazza, 10 - Tel. 0372.31525 - Con alloggio Via Don Sturzo - Tel. 0377.66001 Tel. 0375.97254 - www.ogliosud.it Mantova - Largo Porta Pradella, 1 Via Francesca, 122 Via della Conca, 3 - Info: AIPO - Tel. 0372.592011 Lodi - Via Haussmann,- 7 -Tel. 0371.428413 Viale del Monumento, 5 - Tel. 0382.925894 Vigevano - IAT Pro Loco - Via Merula, 40 - Tel. 0381.690269 Mantova - IAT - Piazza Mantegna, 6 - Call Center 0376.432432 Tel. 0376.324889 - www.agriturismomantova.it Tel. 0376.349292 www.agenziainterregionalepo.it www.stradasaporilodigiani.it Le Terme - Viale Terme - Tel. 0382.754313 La Contrada - Via Sortita, 9 - Gera - Tel. 0372.744013 Lodi - IAT Piazza Broletto, 4 - Tel. 0371.409238 www.turismo.mantova.it Parco del Mincio www.fiumemincio.it Milano - Viale del Monumento, 13 - Tel. 0382.925633 Pavia - IAT - Piazza Petrarca, 4 - Tel. 0382.597001 Provincia di Cremona - Servizio Porto e Navigazione - Tel. Castello - Viale Terme, 19 - Tel. 0382.77139 La Pesa - Via , 45 - Loc. Regona - Tel. 0372.727050 www.turismo.provincia.lodi.it Mantova - Piazza Porta Giulia, 10 Consorzio Navigare l’Adda 0372.406611 - Punti di attracco: Cremona, Gerre de’ Caprioli,BICYCLE REPAIRS www.turismo.provincia.pv.it Curtatone - Pro Loco - Via Francesca, 40 - Tel. 0376.349122 GAMBOLÒ Antico Borgo della Certosa - Viale Certosa, 42 Cittadella - Tel. 0376.22831 (CR) - Via Municipio, 10 Navigando un Po Isola Pescaroli, , Alla Grotta di Ares - Via Marconi, 22 - Tel. 0382.77802 Pizzeria Giardino - Via Porta Soccorso, 9 - Tel. 0372.744525 Pizzighettone - Pro Loco - Via Porta Soccorso, 21 VIGEVANO Tel. 0382.933666 L’elenco dei ristoranti di Vigevano, Pavia, Cremona e Castiglione delle Stiviere- Via Marta Tana, 1 - 46043 Monzambano - Pro Loco - Piazza V. Emanuele, 15 www.parcodelmincio.it Tel. 0372.21529 - www.navigareladda.it Via Vulpariolo, 4 - Tel. 335.6541946 - Da Carla - Località Molino d’Isella - Tel. 0381.930006 Tel. 0372.743900 Mantova è consultabile nei rispettiviCascina Uffici Texas Turistici.- Località Cascina Texas - Tel. 0382.75333 Pizzeria La Chiocciola - Via Piemonte, 14 - Tel. 0372.743309 Castiglione delle Stiviere (MN) Tel. 0376.800502 www.navigandounpo.it Strada del Vino e dei Sapori dell’Oltrepò Pavese Mairani - Via San Giovanni, 12 - Tel. 0381.345470 Trattoria Torre del Mangano - Via Rinascimento, 4 PLIS Parco del Po e del Morbasco - Gerre de' Caprioli GAL Alto Oltrepò, Gruppo di Azione ZERBOLÒ Tel/Fax. 0376.944061 - www.iataltomantovano.it Cremona - IAT - Piazza del , 5 - Tel. 0372.23233 Broni (PV) - Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 24 Tel. 0382.925591 Milano - Piazzale Terme - Tel. 0382.75211 CROTTA D’ADDA Volta Mantovana - Pro Loco - Via Beata Paola, 15 Piazza del Comune, 4 - Tel. 0372.452322 Locale Cicli Arrigoni - Via Madonna dei Sette Dolori, 9 www.provincia.cremona.it Tel. 0382.250261 - www.stradadelvino.org La Masseria - Via Bereguardo, 34/36 Codevilla- Ufficio Territoriale e di Informazioni Turistiche Tel. 0376.839411 Varzi (PV) - Via Mazzini, 16 - c/o Tel. 0381.82574 Il Mago - Viale Partigiani, 62 - Tel. 0382.933184 Antica Trattoria del Giglio - Via Roma, 1 - Tel. 0372.722909 PLIS Parco della Golena del Po - Casalmaggiore Tel. 0382.818495 - www.lamasseriaristorante.it Centro Commerciale Sorelle Ramonda - SP Bressana-Salice - Pro Loco - Via Pagliari, 17 - Tel. 0372.57334 IPSIA Strada dei Vini e Sapori Mantovani Piazza Garibaldi, 26 - Tel. 0375.284450 GAMBOLÒ SAN GENESIO ED UNITI La Petrarca - Via Petrarca, 1 - Tel. 0371.88897 Trattoria del Sole - Via Roma, 80 - Tel. 0372.722672 Tel. 0382.597063 Tel. 0383.540637 - www.gal-oltrepo.it Mantova - Largo Pradella, 1 Da Pasquale - Località Parasacco - Tel. 0382.818496 Motta Baluffi - Pro Loco - Via Europa, 14 - Tel. 0375.969248 www.parcogolenadelpo.it Tel. 0376.234420 - www.mantovastradaviniesapori.it Primabici - Via Roma, 14 - Tel. 0381.938253 BELGIOIOSO Smeraldo - Via dei Longobardi, 1 - Tel. 0382.580411 Da Dario - Via San Colombano, 59 - Tel. 0371.209087 Salice Terme - IAT - Via Marconi, 20 - Tel. 0383.92821/91207 GAL Oglio Po, Gruppo di Azione CARBONARA AL TICINO - Piazza Pezzali, 3 - Tel. 0375.260690 Centro Parco Bertone - Goito, Strada Bertone Caolarina Locale - Calvatone - Piazza Donatori di Strada del Tartufo Mantovano BEREGUARDO Scarini Carlo - Viale Dante, 51/b - Tel. 0382.969958 Two doors - Località Due Porte - Tel. 333.6348774 La Locanda Cortesa - Strada per Miradolo - Cascina Cortesa Luna Rossa - Via Milano, 32 - Tel. 0372.492389 Graffignana - Pro Loco - Via Milano, 13 - Tel. 0371.88828 Tel. 0376.686676 Sangue, 17 - Tel. 0375.97664 Borgofranco sul Po (MN) Ticino da Giovanni - Località Canarazzo Tel. 0371.209121 www.prolocograffignana.com Casalmaggiore - IAT Pro Loco - Piazza Garibaldi, 6 Tel. 0382.303398 Tel. 0375.40039 - www.prolococasalmaggiore.it www.galogliopo.it Via Roncada, 41 - Tel. 0386.41101La Bicicletta - Via Villette - Tel. 0382.928311 La Piola - Frazione Ponte Carate - Tel. 0382.580489 Trattoria Nani - Via Roma, 44 - Tel. 0372.492263 PARKS INSTITUTIONS & ASSOCIATION www.stradadeltartufo.it SAN COLOMBANO AL LAMBRO - Piazza Benedettini - Tel. 335.6468587 PAVIA Cicli Effe Bi - Via Armando Diaz, 60 - Tel. 0377.430753 Chierico - Via Roma, 14 - Tel. 0382.400477 La Cooperativa - Via della Chiesa - Tel. 0382.586040 GERRE DE’ CAPRIOLI Sabbioneta - IAT - Piazza d’Armi, 1 - Tel. 0375.52039 GROL Gruppo Ricerche La Caplania - Strada Serafina, 11 - Tel. 0371.897097 - Pro Loco - Piazza Roma, 6 www.sabbioneta.org Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino Ornitologiche Lodigiano Strada del Gusto Cremonese Cicli Zamai Mulino di Limido ALBUZZANO Associazione Turistica Colline Moreniche - Via Torquato Tasso, 57 - Tel. 0382.578242 Piollini Luciano - Viale Trieste, 5 - Tel. 0377.32320 - Loc. Limido - Tel. 0382.818894 www.caplania.it Osteria del Mento - Via Landi, 115 - Loc. Bosco ex Parmigiano Tel. 333.5402734 - Piazza XXVIII nella Terra di Stradivari Tel. 0372.455933 Sede: Pontevecchio di Magenta (MI) - Tel. 02.972101 del Garda Ciclibarone BORGARELLO Tango Blu www.parcoticino.it Aprile, 1 Cremona - Piazza del Comune, 5 - Via Beccaria, 10 - Tel. 0382.32666 SANTO STEFANO LODIGIANO - Via Alesandrina, 7 - Tel. 0382.484053 LAMBRINIA Somaglia - Pro Loco - Piazza XXVIII Aprile Solferino - Piazza Torelli, 1 - Tel. 0376.893160 Tel. 335.5362675 Tel. 0372.23233 www.paginegialle.it/tangoblu Delle Gerre - Via Gerre Borghi, 10 - Tel. 0372.432239 Destro Stefano - Via Bramante, 1 - Tel. 0382.530671 Pellegri Alberto - Via Vittorio Veneto - Tel. 0377.66208 Green Park - Via Dante Alighieri, 9 - Statale dei Giovi Parco Adda Sud - Lodi - Viale Dalmazia, 10 www.collinemoreniche.it www.stradadelgustocremonese.it Guindolo - Via Mameli, 39 - Tel. 0382.722940 Codogno - Pro Loco - Piazza XX Settembre, 12 - Tel. 0371.431238 Tel. 0382.933012 Osteria Toscana - Via Lodi, 56 - Tel. 0382.584534 La Golena - Via Poderetto, 22 - Loc. Bosco ex Parmigiano Tel. 0371.411129 Gruppo Volontari Mura Coop Onlus Il Convoglio - Piazzale Stazione CREMONA Centro Nautico Amici del Po - Servizi Turistici di Osteria del Pesce - Via Mazzini, 90 - Tel. 0382.76335 Tel. 0372.463193 - Pro Loco - Piazza Roma www.parcoaddasud.it Pizzighettone Il Pino Crociere sul Fiume - Linarolo (PV) Tel. 0382.485050 - Vitaloni Luca - Frazione Barona - Via Olona, 39 - Tel. 0382.488025 Tel. 0377.53720 - 0377.53221 Piazza d’Armi - Via Trovamala, 26 - Loc. Fossarmato Denti Francesco - Via Manini, 85 - Tel. 0372.412515 MARIOTTO STAGNO LOMBARDO Riserva Naturale Regionale Monticchie www.amicidelpo.com Tel. 0372.730333 Tel. 0382.483017 Chalet della Certosa - Viale del Monumento, 1 BELGIOIOSO Spaccabici - Via Loreto, 2/c - Tel. 0372.431966 c/o Comune di Somaglia www.gvmpizzighettone.it Tel. 0382.925615 Trattoria Due Pini - Località Mariotto, 2 - Tel. 0371.200402 La Pioppa - Via Normale, 1 - Tel. 0372.57050 Consorzio Operatori Navigazione Interna Italiani CERTOSA DI PAVIA Trattoria da Stefy - Via Cavallotti, 35 - Tel. 0382.960361 1 Tel. 0377.5790212 Michele Cicli - Via Filzi, 26 - Tel. 328.2134796 (C.O.N.I.I.) - Cremona - Tel. 0372.35919 Italia - Viale Partigiani, 48 - Tel. 0382.925656 ORIO LITTA Antenna del Porto - Via del Porto, 1 - Tel. 0372.57414 www.comune.somaglia.lo.it Brazzo Bruno - Via Partigiani, 35 - Tel. 0382.925821 La Vecchia Osteria - Via Dante Alighieri, 27 Moto Po - Viale Po, 7 - Tel. 0372.414735 www.italiacertosa.pavia.it Tel. 0382.970158 Il Girasole - Via Mantovana, 48 - Tel. 0377.944785 Lido Ariston Sales - Via Isola Provaglio, 8 - Località Brancere Priori Cicli - Via Milano, 2 - Tel.0372.22700 Tel. 0372.57008 Osteria del Roggiolo - Via F.lli Strambio - Tel. 0382.969128 Venere - Cascina Venere - Tel. 0377.944686 STAGNO LOMBARDO MOTTA BALUFFI La Pesa - Via XX Settembre - Tel. 0382.969073 SOMAGLIA Antonioli - Viale Rimembranze, 23 Locanda la Motta - Via Argine, 84 - Tel. 0375.570002 13 Le Segrete del Gusto - Via Dante Alighieri - Tel. 0382.971048 Tel. 0372.57021 Centro Nautico Somaglia Ristorante Con alloggio 12 CORTEOLONA Via Po - Località Gargatano - Tel. 0377.57402 CASALMAGGIORE Antica Osteria La Regina del Bosco Cochera Blanca - Via Mantovana Km 38 - Tel. 0377.446036 Trattoria Araldi - Via Olona, 5 - Tel. 0382.70738 Via Argine, 42 - Loc. Solarolo Monasterolo Officina Lissandron CODOGNO Tel. 0375.969025 - Cell. 333 7336077 Via Marconi, 25 - Tel. 0375.42296 Le Tre Stelle - Via Giovanni XXIII, 2 - Tel. 0382.70401 Big Buffalo Saloon - Cà Tanzino, 7 - Fraz. Maiocca Trattoria La Pace - Via Roma, 22 - Tel. 0375.969001 MANTOVA Tropical Paradise - Via Giovanni XXIII - Tel. 0382.71454 Tel.0377.431564 Mantua Bike SANTA CRISTINA E BISSONE El Cantinon - Via Garibaldi, 8 - Tel. 0377.431971 Viale Piave, 22/b Laghetti Oasi - Strada 343 Asolana, 12 - Loc. Cava Marconi Il Collegio - Via Trieste, 1 - Tel. 0382.71355 Tel. 0376.220909 Leoncino - Piazza Repubblica, 4 - Tel. 0377.32238 Tel. 0375.40001 La Rigola CAMAIRAGO La Pesa - Via Cavour, 25 - Tel. 0375.260377 Via Trieste, 5 Tel. 0376.366677 Tenuta del Boscone - Cascina Isola - Tel. 0377.442051 CASALMAGGIORE www.boscone.com La Tavernetta - Via Federici, 15 - Loc. Casalbellotto 3 CAVACURTA Tel. 0375.59331 La Vecchia Corte - Via XXV Aprile, 6 - Tel. 0377.439967 Trattoria Valle - Via Valle, 11 - Loc. Casalbellotto Tel. 0375.254000 5 SANTO STEFANO LODIGIANO Trattobene - Via Molossi, 29 - Loc. Vicobellignano 6 Antica Osteria del Vapore - Via Mameli, 13 Tel. 0375.42112 Tel. 0377.66044 7 Pizzeria Funky Gallo - Via Canzio, 104 PIZZIGHETTONE Loc. Roncadello Tel. 0375.59100 Da Giacomo - Piazza Municipio, 2 - Tel. 0372.730260 SABBIONETA 2 Del Guado - Via Porta Bosco, 1 - 0372.743408 Ristorante Birreria Antica Corte Il Gobbo - Via Mazza, 31 - Tel. 0372.730487 Via Commessaggio Inferiore, 32 - Tel. 0375.254108 La Busa - Via Cremona, 136 - Loc. Roggione - Tel. 0372.743605Risto-Pizzeria Il Capriccio Via Solazzi, 51 - Tel. 0375.52722 Parco Cappuccini - Via Santuario, 30 - Tel. 0375.52005 4 CURTATONE Al Caminetto - Via Marconi, 33 - Tel. 0376.48825 Paranza - Via della Chiesa, 4 - Tel. 0376.478341 San Lorenzo - La Colombina, 73/b Tel. 0376.49311 8 SOAVE DI PORTO MANTOVANO El Asador - Strada Soave, 88 - Tel. 0376.300661 POZZOLO CURTATONE Locanda Vittoria - Via Roma, 50 - Tel. 0376.460058 Agli Oleandri - Via dei Toscani 117 Tel. 0376.348186 - www.aglioleandri.it 11 MONZAMBANO Cygnus CERTOSA DI PAVIA Al Parco - Via Roma, 50 - Montanara di Curtatone - Strada Valeggio, 29 - Tel. 0376.800049 Tel. 0376.49208 VOLTA MANTOVANA Il Glicine - Cascine Calderari - Via Pavia, 13 bis Tel. 0382.26738 Le Querce - Via Verga, 19 - Levata - Tel. 0376.290073 Vecchio Mulino - Strada Volta Mantovana www.lequercemantova.it Loc. Bozzolo 7/a Le Betulle - Frazione San Perone, 93 HOTELS Tel. 0382.924038 - http://digilander.libero.it/lebetullebb/ Ninna Nanna - Via Colombina, 8 - Buscoldo - Tel. 0376.48559 www.ninnananna.net MORTARA CHIGNOLO PO MANTOVA *** Bottala - Corso Garibaldi, 1 - Tel. 0384.99021 La Rue du Chateau - Via Cusani Visconti, 88 - Tel. 0382.76257 10 A Corte Posta - Via Ostigliese, 1 *** San Michele - Corso Garibaldi, 20 - Tel. 0384.98614 PAVIA GRAFFIGNANA Tel. 0376.370422 - www.corteposta.it www.ilcuuc.it Cascina Cortesa - Strada per Miradolo - Tel. 0385.48101 Abbazia - Via Bettinelli, 19 **** Plaza - S. Martino Siccomario, via Togliatti, 39 * La Favorita - Via Provinciale Bassa, 40 9 *** Sant'Espedito - Stada per Ceretto, 660 Tel. 0382.559413 - www.plazahotel.it Tel. 0376.309024 - www.abbaziabedandbreakfast.it Tel. 0384.99904 - www.santespedito.it Fraz. Agoiolo - Tel. 0375.42480 SOMAGLIA Al Frassino - Via Canneti 1/A - Tel. 0376 370160; 338 8058608 CAMPING SITES FARMHOUSE HOLIDAYS AND RESTAURANTS **** Moderno - Viale Vittorio Emanule II, 41 * La Rotonda - Via Volta, 8 - Tel. 0375.40712 B&B Villa Cipressi - Via Raffaello, 6 - Tel. 0377.447198 ** Bel Sit - Viale Capettini, 58 - Tel. 0384.92032 Tel. 0382.303401 - www.hotelmoderno.it SANTO STEFANO LODIGIANO Al Verdeblu - Viale Podgora, 2/a - Tel. 0376.360398 * Della Torre - Via Contrada della Torre, 7 - Tel. 0384.90775 * Panzerotto & Co- Via delle Industrie, 2 - Tel. 0375.200466 VIGEVANO VIGEVANO *** Excelsior - Piazzale Stazione, 25 - Tel. 0382.28596 SAN GENESIO www.verdeblumantova.com VIGEVANO www.excelsiorpavia.com ED UNITI SABBIONETA Le due Ville - Strada Provinciale, 145/8 - Tel. 0377.66271 ** Camping Ticinia - Via Edison, 1 - Tel. 0381.347348 Cascina Guardia - Via Cascina Guardia, 78 Alle Lanterne Rosse - Via Rismondo n. 2 - Tel. 0376.302658 Tel. 0381.21451 - www.agriturismocascinaguardia.it *** Al Duca PIZZIGHETTONE www.lanterne-rosse.com PAVIA **** Hotel del Parco - Corso Milano, 95 *** Rosengarten - Via Lombroso, 21/23 - Tel. 0382.526312 *** Antica Torre - Via della Stamperia, 18 - Tel. 0375.52474 SPINADESCO Tel. 0381.348170 - www.delparcohotel.it www.rosengarten.pv.it Viscontea www.italiaabc.it/az/alduca Carlo e Nadia - Via Caraarola, 105 - Tel. 0381.341624 Il Torchio - Via L. Mazza, 10 - Tel. 0372.731525 Antica Locanda Matilda - Via F. Rismondo, 2 *** Camping Ticino - Via Mascerpa, 10 - Tel. 0382.527090 Cascina Boschi - Via dei Boschi, 20/a - Tel. 0376.812887 Novoi - Via Moscatello, 8 - Tel. 0376.809235 - www.novoi.it Via Italia ’61, 13 Il Gelso - Via Case Sparse, 4 - Tel. 335.5223257 *** Petit Hotel Giannino * Ca’ d’Amici - Via D’Aragona, 2 - Tel. 0375.52165 Tel. 335 6390624 - www.locandamatilda.it GAMBOLÒ www.cascinaboschi.com - Con alloggio **** Europa - Via Trivulzio, 8 - Tel. 0381.908501 - www.heuropa.it - S. Martino Siccomario Tel. 0382.580452 CREMONA CREMONA Trebisonda - Via Tononi, 92 - Tel. 0376.809381 via Turati, 18 - Tel. 0382.559658 - www.giannino.pv.it CREMONA MANTOVA www.anticatorreviscontea.com * Giulia Gonzaga Armellino - Via Cavour, 67 - Tel. 346.3148060 Cascina Baracca - Frazione Molino d’Isella Corte Canale Virgilio - Via Volta Mantovana www.trebisonda.com - Con alloggio **** Nuovo Hotel - Corso Togliatti, 21 - Tel. 0381.325026 - Via Vespasiano Gonzaga, 65 Al Palazzo - Via C. Battisti, 2 - Cell. 333.3814373 ** Parco al Po - Lungo Po Europa, 12 - Tel. 0372.21268 Tel. 0375.528169 www.bebarmellino.it Tel. 0381.939787 - www.agriturismobaracca.com Cascina Nuova Corte Bersaglio Loc. Pozzolo - Tel. 0376.83572 www.nuovohotelvigevano.com ** Aurora - Viale Vittorio Emanuele II, 25 - Tel. 0382.23664*** Riz www.alpalazzocremona.it www.campingcremonapo.it GRAFFIGNANA - Via Boschetto, 51 - Tel. 0372.460433 - Via Learco Guerra, 15 - Tel. 0376.320345 PONTI SUL MINCIO www.hotel-aurora.eu - Via dei Longobardi, 3 www.cascinanuova.it - Con alloggio www.cortecanalevirgilio.it Tel. 0382.580280 MANTOVA Cappadoro - Strada Santa Speziosa, 21 - Tel. 0376 340346 GARLASCO Corte Perona - Strada Ostigliese, 38 - Tel. 0376.302751 ** Nuovo Hotel Saratoga - Corso Torino, 299 Atelier - Via del Sale, 44 - Cell. 349.4947184 Cascina Porchirola - Tel. 0371.209081 Ai Vigneti - Strada Colombara, 13 - Tel. 0376.808065 Tel. 0381.21260 ** Rosengarten Dipendenza www.hotelrizpavia.com STAGNO LOMBARDO Corte Onida - Strada Onida, 3 - Tel. 0376.838137 - Via Lombroso, 21/23 **** Casa Poli - Corso Garibaldi, 32 - Tel. 0376 288170 www.ateliercremona.it La Marasca - Via Pastro, 13 - Tel. 0376.321111 Il Bivacco - Cascina Barbesina - Frazione S.Biagio Corte Rizzarda Tel. 0382.526312 - www.rosengarten.pv.it Il Bosco - Via dei Toscani, 9 - Eremo - Tel. 0376.269425 www.corteonida.it - Con alloggio Bitturelli CURA CARPIGNANO www.hotelcasapoli.it Tel. 0382.820108 - Loc. Fornace - Tel. 335.5330320 Lago Scuro - Via Palude, 11 - Tel. 0376.808067 BEREGUARDO La Mansarda - Via Larga, 8 - Tel. 0372.30374 La Zucca - Via Spagnoli, 10 - Tel. 339.6189870 - www.lazucca.mn.it - Via Pagliari, 54 - Loc. Forcello Corte San Giovanni www.agriturismomantova.it - Con alloggio CAMAIRAGO Tel. 0372.57487 - www.lagoscuro.info - Strada San Silvestro, 8/a - Tel. 0376.381889Le Vigne di Adamo - Via Tibassi, 14 - Tel. 0376.83421 * Stazione - Via Bernardino de Rossi, 8 - Tel. 0382.35477 **** Rechigi www.lamansardacremona.com Raimondi Cominesi Amilcare - Tenuta Fornazzo www.agriturismomantova.it *** Motel Hotel De la Ville - Via Ticino, 44 ** La Vedria - Località Vedria - Via Calvi, 30 - Tel. 0376 320781 MONZAMBANO www.levignediadamo.it - Con alloggio Corte Salandini Via Colombara, 7 www.rechigi.com Frazione Bozzola - Tel. 0382.818349 Il Boscone Lo Stagno - Strada Colombara, 7 - Tel. 0376.88184 Tel. 0382.928100 - www.hotel-delaville.com CERTOSA DI PAVIA Monteverdi - Via F. Robolotti, 25 - Cell. 349.6121624 - Cascina Isola - Tel. 0377.59384 - www.boscone.com - Cascina Gerre del Pesce - Tel. 0372.57055 Corte San Girolamo www.agriturismosalandini.com - Con alloggio Tel. 0382.488440 - www.lavedria.it Caradello - Via Nuova Italia n. 26 - Castellaro - Tel. 0376.88812 www.lostagno.it - Con alloggio - Strada San Girolamo, 1 - Tel. 0376.391018Bellaria - Strada Ferri 10/a - Tel. 0376.803237 *** Certosa *** ABC - Piazza Don Leoni, 25 CERTOSA DI PAVIA PIZZIGHETTONE www.agriturismo-sangirolamo.it ** Residenziale Zelata - Via Cavagna S. Giuliani, 5 - Via Togliatti, 8 - Tel. 0382.934945 STAGNO LOMBARDO www.agriturismobellaria.net La Montina - Strada per Monzambano, 51 - Tel. 0376.88202 Tel. 0382.930562 - www.residenzialezelata.it www.hotelcertosadipavia.it BELGIOIOSO Tel. 0376 322329 - www.hotelabcmantova.it Casa Casina - Strada S. Pietro, 80/b - Tel. 0376.88335 MARCARIA località CESOLE Granai Certosa - Cascina Tirogno - Fraz. Torriano - Tel. 0382.925598 Cascina Valentino Trincerone CREMONA Lago Scuro - Via Pagliari, 54 - Loc. Forcello - Tel. 0372.57487 www.casacasina.it - Cascina Valentino, 37 - Loc. Gera - Via Trincerone, 3/a - Tel. 0376.229964 MONZAMBANO CARBONARA AL TICINO *** Italia - Via Partigiani, 48 - Tel. 0382.925656 ** Cavaliere *** Apollo - Piazza Don Leoni, 17 - Tel. 0376 328114 www.lagoscuro.info www.granaicertosa.it Tel. 0372.744991 La Motta - Via Argine Oglio, 23 - Tel. 0376.969197 Cell. 338.5354967 www.italiacertosa.pavia.it Via Cavallotti, 50/1 - Tel. 0382.969666 **** Cremona Palace Hotel Il Fienile - Via Sale,19 - Tel. 0376.809828 Corte Belvedere - Strada dei Colli, 86 - Tel. 0376.800151 *** Ticino - Via Roma, 14 - Tel. 0382.400477 *** Bianchi Stazione - Piazza Don Leoni, 24 SABBIONETA SANTA CRISTINA E BISSONE Isola Gerre - Cascina Gerre - Tel. 0372.744876 - Con alloggio Corte Galvagnina - Srada Argine Tre Teste, 9 VOLTA MANTOVANA ** La Locanda della Pesa Via 62 - Fraz. Costa Sant’AbramoTel. 0376 326465 - www.albergobianchi.com PONTI SUL MINCIO Tel. 0376.532992 - www.cortegalvagnina.it Il Filos - Via Nuvolino - Località Perini - Tel. 0376.800197 Tel. 0372.471374 Cascina Visconta - Cascina Visconta - Tel. 0382.20890 Orsi Lodovico - Cascina Guarnera - Tel. 0372.745338 Ca’ Roma - Stada dei Colli Sud, 5/c - Tel. 0376.803128 Via XX Settembre, 111 - Tel. 0382.969073 La Rondine - Via Commessaggio Inferiore, 32 - Tel. 0375.254108 www.ilfilos.it www.cremonapalacehotel.it *** Broletto - Via Accademia, 1 - Tel. 0376 326784 Pivi - Via San Nicolò, 27 - Tel. 0376.886118 - Cell. 347.0027551 Con alloggio La Rovere - Via Contrargine Sud, 28/bis - Tel. 0376.968019 www.hotelbroletto.com Da Maride - Via Albertoni, 7 - Tel. 0375.220239 www.bed-breakfastpivi.it **** Continental - Piazza Libertà, 26 Tel. 0372.434141 *** Dante - Via Corrado, 54 - Tel. 0376 326425 www.hotelcontinentalcremona.it www.hoteldantemn.it 1  From Mortara to Vigevano and to the Ticino Park  What to see 2  In the Park of the Ticino. By Cascina  What to see 3  From Pavia to the charterhouse ‘Certosa’  What to see **** Delle Arti Disegn Hotel *** Due Guerrieri - Piazza Sordello, 52 - Tel. 0376 321533 Ronchi to Zerbolò and the Belgioioso castle Discovering the Po Valley in Via Bonomelli, 8 *** Italia - Piazza Cavallotti, 8 - Tel. 0376 322609 Turismo Tel. 0372.23131 - www.dellearti.com The four Lombard provinces of the southern Po valley, lands of great historical weight, have created the first regionally recognised tou- www.hotelitaliamantova.com Our journey starts from the station at Mortara, where we take corso Garibaldi, Mortara After having passed beyond the gate next to the seat of the Ticino Park at Parco del Ticino Back to the route E1 we then ride along the river banks whose charming deep Pavia **** Hermes Hotel - Via Passolombardo, 1 *** Mantegna - Via Fabio Filzi, 10/A - Tel. 0376 328019 passing by the Town Hall, and then corso Cavour, up to a bike path which, after LaThe trecentesca church of Sanbasilica Lorenzo di San(XIV Lorenzocentury B.C.)e l’Abbazia and Sant’Albino di Sant’Albino Abbey founded, fondata in nel the V 5th secolo, century. tappa It Ronchi, we take the road just in front of us following the arrows of the IVisitor centri: Centres: La Sforzesca La Sforzesca,, Località Sforzesca Sforzesca hamlet nei pressinear Vegevanodi Vigevano – Info: per info:Mrs LauraSig.ra blue waters runs leftside . Just few kilometres and we will reach the outskirts of LaThe basilichecovered bridge romaniche and the village di ‘Borgo San Ticino’with Michele its churchMaggiore ‘Santa, MariaSan Teodoroin Betlem’. ,The San Romanesque Lazzaro basi- e rism system; this project was motivated by the consideration that this area has best managed to preserve its unique environmental cha- Tel. 0372.450490 - http://xoomer.alice.it/csartini www.hotelmantegna.it an underpass, leads us to the abbey of Sant'Albino. Paying great attention, we ride obbligatawas one of del the pellegrinaggio compulsory legsverso of Roma the Via percorrendo Francigena la pilgrimage Via Francigena. to Rome LauraMorandi Morandi (Tel. 338.9737677 (Tel. 338.9737677 - www.studioselva.ne) - www.studioselva.net) and Centro e Centro Parco Cascina Parco Cascina Venara Sanlicas ‘San Pietro Michele in Maggiore’,Ciel d’Oro ‘San Teodoro’con il corpo, 'San Lazzaro’ di Sant’Agostino, and ‘San Pietro la in basilicaCiel d’Oro’ goticaand the di sarcopha- Santa racteristics over time. For this reason, the term “Po di Lombardia” defines the whole territory of the four provinces, which, even now are MIRADOLO TERME European itinerary E1. This is one of the routes which wind through the Pavia. Once at the traffic lights we go on as far as we get to the imposing covered **** Hotel Impero - Piazza della Pace, 21 ** Mantova - Piazza Porta Giulia, 3 along the bypass for about one kilometre until we meet a dirt road which winds whole of Europe. This one, we are riding for a while, takes walkers or bikers Venarain Zerbolò, nel Town comune Hall (Tel. di 338.6320830Zerbolò (Tel. [email protected] 338.6320830 [email protected] - www.centroparco- - bridge on our left which we cross till the city centre. At the entrance to the cast- Mariagus of Saint del Agostino, Carmine. the gothic Il Castellochurch of Santa Visconteo Maria del Carmine.con i TheMusei Visconti Civici castle with(Tel. the 0382.33853 Civic Museum - closely linked to the agricultural world and to the implicit beauty of its cultivated plains, scored not only by two large rivers, but also by **** Milano Grand Hotel Tel. 0372.413013 - www.hotelimpero.cr.it Vigevano Cittadella - Tel. 0376 392637 through the fields (the entrance is marked by a painted pole in red and white stri- to Genova. The wooden arrows are marked by the symbols of the pilgrim and www.centroparcovenara.it).venara.it). The Vignolo Wood, Il bosco ideal del place Vignolo for ,wildlife ideale rifugio(it is perrun laby fauna LIPU, selvati- Tel. le we go right and then left until we reach a bridge which we cross and then take www.comune.pv.it/museicivici).(tel. 0382.33853 - www.comune.pv.it/museicivici). Il rinascimentale The Greek crossDuomo renaissancea croceCathedral greca conwith l’imponen-its impressive a network of natural and artificial canals and the unique charm of still waters; bearers of fertility to the land and well-being to its people. Piazzale Terme, 2 *** Hotel Astoria ‘PiazzaLa piazza Ducale’, Ducalebuilt, edificata between tra il1492 1492 and e il 1494, 1494, by per order volere of di‘Ludovico Ludovico il Moro’,il Moro, the il Castellocastle withcon its ilkeep, Mastio, the Tel. 0382.77019 - Vicolo Bordigallo, 19 ** Vista Residence - Via Cremona, 29/a pes, while, on the other side of the bypass, a sign reminds us that we are on the of the park and sometimes by information about the different villages we ca02.28706841 (gestito dalla - www.lipu.it) LIPU, Tel. and 02.28706841 San Massimo - www.lipu.it) agricultural eand la forestRiserva Reserve Agricolo at the street on the left next to the old port of Pavia. We continue to cycle along the tedome cupola (closed (in for restauro).reparis). The L’Università University Museum con ilof MuseoHistory ‘Museo per la per Storia la Storia dell’ dell’UniversitàUniversità di diPavia’ Pavia (tel. It was therefore decided to provide an unusual way to get to know and appreciate this territory where, strewn through the countryside, www.grandhotelmilano.it Tel. 0372.461616 - www.astoriahotel-cremona.it Tel. 0376 263660 - www.vistaresidence.it la‘Bramante’ torre del tower,Bramante, the vast le vaste stables, stalle, the le ‘Falconiere’ logge della (Falconer)Falconiera ande delle ‘Dame’ Dame (ladies) e la straordinaria galleries and strada the extraordi- soprele- old road to Gambolò). We easily ride along the dirt road for three kilometres until meet along the path such as Bereguardo, where we leave the track in the park. ForestaleGroppello diCairoli San andMassimo Garlasconei (Tel. comuni 331.662911). di Gropello Cairoli e di Garlasco (Tel. waterway until the beginning of a bicycle path which we will travel along until it (Tel.0382.081) 0382. and 981)the Tencnica e il Museo Elettrica della(electronics) Tecnica Museum Elettrica (Tel. 0382.984107 (Tel. 0382.984107 - www.unipv.it). - www.unipv.it) towns and villages are witnesses to happenings and brimming with great architecture and outstanding art, optimal factors for planning *** Hotel Cremona - Viale Po, 131 vatanary raised,coperta. covered Il Duomo street.con The la cathedral scenograficawith facciata its elaborate barocca baroque voluta façade, dal cardinale solicited Caramuel by Cardinal nel Caramuel 1684. Il Coordinamento *** Castello MONZAMBANO we reach the village of Casoni Sant'Albino; we turn left on the asphalt road until - Viale Terme, 19 Tel. 0372.32220 - www.hotelcremona.it We ride through woods at the edge of cultivated fields and paddy fields. 0331.662911). ends. At the traffic lights we turn right, if necessary using the pavement for Piazza Roma 41/b – 26100 itineraries which contemplate ‘discerning tourism’. Each location has its own wealth of tourist attractions, just waiting to be re-assessed: Tel. 0382.77139 Museoin 1684. ArcheologicoThe National ArchaeologicalNazionale della Museum Lomellina of Lomellina(Tel. 0381.72940). (Tel. 0381.72940). Il Museo Thedella Museum Calzatura of Certosa di Pavia ** Al Caminetto - Corso Umberto I°, 53 - Tel. 0376.800250 we reach a small church with a fountain beside, and then we turn right on Via Bereguardo Cremona an excellent heritage, often unknown to the masses, contextualised by a quality of life which ranges from artistic hand-crafts to traditio- *** Duomo - Via Gonfalonieri, 13 “PietroFootwear Bertolini”“Pietro e Bertolini” Pinacoteca (Tel. Civica 0381.81811); (Tel. 0381. the 693952); Imprenditoria il Museo Vigevanese dell’Imprenditoria (local contracting Vigevanese class) (Tel. Sometimes the road is reduced to a simple path where we have to pay atten- cyclists and pedestrians until we reach the Charterhouse of Pavia. From here we Tel. 0372 800468 GRAFFIGNANA della Morselli. We drive on the left on the dirt road until we pass over a large water L’imponenteThe imposing cenobio religious fondato community da Gian founded Galeazzo by Gian Visconti Galeazzonel 1396, Visconti con lain faccia- 1396, Tel. 0372.35242 * La Diga - Località Doga - via Salionze, 29 0381.692303).Museum (Tel. 0381.692303).L’Ecomuseo dellaThe Roggia Roggia Mora Mora Ecomuseum e Mostra andpermanente the Leonardo delle da Vinci’s Macchine Machines di tion to many unexpected obstacles, such as big rocks or logs; sometimes we IlThe ponte bridge di ofbarche, boats, uno one degliof the ultimi last operative rimasti inexamples esercizio left in in Italia, , eand il castello the ‘Sforzesco’ sforze- proceed to the right along the road between the boundary walls and the extensi- Fax 0372 800469 nal gastronomic specialities. The means considered ideal by this exhaustive tourism proposal from South Lombardy, to capture even the *** Trianon Tel. 045.7945012 - www.valeggio.com/diga canal. We pass through the small village of Morselli and then we turn right onto tawith rinascimentale a façade conceived ideata da by Giovanni Giovanni Antonio Antonio Amadeo. Amadeo. Museo The dellaCertosa Certosa Museum (inf. [email protected] - Località Trianon scocastle, iniziato begun nel in XIV the secolo14th century e completato and completed nel secolo in successivo. the following century. Tel. 0371.203071 *** Hotel Ibis - Via Mantova - Tel. 0372.452222 LeonardoPermanent (Tel.Exhibition 0381.81915 (Tel. - www.lacittaideale.org);0381.692303). The Vita il Museo Quotidiana della Vita (ordinaryQuotidiana life)(Tel. Museum 0381.77460);(Tel. have to get over water canals or secondary branches of the Ticino riding on ve car park with a purpose made picnic area. We turn left at the stop sign, paying www.podilombardia.it smallest details, thanks to a deliberate preference for unhurried rhythms, is the bicycle, so that the atmosphere loaded with cultural refe- the “strada di San Marco” which we follow until the outskirts of Vigevano. We IATMuseo Pavia della 0382.597001). Certosa (info. IAT Pavia Tel. 0382.597001). www.trianonhotel.it www.accor-hotels.it * Ancora - Via Melchiori, 2 - Tel. 0376.800150 rences, suggestive environments and genuine tastes can be assimilated with peace of mind. This is an alternative way to practise tourism drive along the railway till a stop; we turn left in corso Genova and then in piazza il0381.77460) Museo del andTesoro the Cathedraldel Duomo Treasure(Tel. 0381.690370) Museum (Tel. 0381.690370). small bridges without parapets. Along this stretch of the track we do not meet extreme attention to the intense traffic and then go right towards ‘San Genesio’. *** La Locanda compared to current standardized approaches and is also the only way to truly discover the similarities and differences of the Po Valley CHIGNOLO PO - Via Pallavicino, 4 Sforzesca any villages for more than fifteen kilometers, so we have better carry an ade- On reaching the town centre we turn right into ‘via Roma’ and then left until we Sant’Alessio con Vialone stampa: (Bs) Staged Tel. 0372.457834 Volta and left again in Corso Garibaldi. We turn right in Via Dante and then in L’oasiThe naturalistic naturalistica oasisricavatacreated nel in parco the castle del castello park (Tel. (Tel. 0382.94139 0382.94139 - www.oasisan-- www.oasi- provinces in Lombardy. * Gustame - Via Cremona, 50 BED & BREAKFAST Via del Pozzo until we finally get in Piazza Ducale. We leave the square taking the LaIn 1486Villa Ludovicovoluta nel il 1486 Moro da wanted Ludovico it as il aMoro pattern come of farmhouse.azienda agricola modello. quate stock of water. After so much silence, here we are at Bereguardo brid- pass the Town Hall and go straight on passing the traffic lights and the rounda- Tel. 0382.766877 ** Esperia - Via Novati, 56 Tel. 0372.435655 - riapre a Giugno 2009 road that flanks the Cathedral as far as we arrive at a stop; we turn right and, ge of boats, the last one still open on the river Ticino: we are back to our pre- bout, where we ride along the cycle path until the hamlet ‘Due Porte’. At the stop santalessio.com).talessio.com). OSPEDALETTO LODIGIANO VIGEVANO sent world characterised by resting places and some good restaurants. We sign we take the left for five hundred metres (careful of the traffic!) and then turn ** Visconti - Via Giuseppina, 145 - Tel. 0372.431891 immediately after, left in order to cross the railway in via Matteotti. We go along **** Maximhotel - Via Marconi, 5 - Tel. 0377.864909 www.paginegialle.it/albergovisconti B&B la Torre del Bramante - Via Sacchetti, 20 corso Di Vittorio; we take via Aguzzafame first and then via Gambolina until the take the road on our right until a roundabout where we go on towards Zerbolò. right towards ‘San Alessio con Vialone’. On reaching the castle, we go right, lea- Tel. 331.9390587 - www.bblatorredelbramante.it SOMAGLIA GUSSOLA bypass. Paying great attention, we cross the busy road and then we turn down After about four hundred meters, we turn left to a secondary road, always fol- ving the church on our left and cycle for a few kilometres until a stop sign where Casa Scarano - Via Valletta Fogliano, 141 - Tel. 0381.341929 to the dirt via Binasco until the junction with via Rebuffi which we take on the * Mondial - SS Emilia, 1 - Tel. 0377.57314 * La Macina - Via Cavour, 1 - Tel. 0375.64127 lowing the signs to Zerbolò. Once we underpass the bridge of the highway, we turn left and then right onto a bicycle path opposite a small cemetery. At the Trevisan - Via Manara Neurone, 5 - Tel. 0381.78537 right until the hamlet of Sforzesca. After the imposing rural building we reach a our itinerary will take us back to the fields to rejoin the route E1 we had left end of this path we turn left onto ‘strada Vimanone until the outskirts of ‘Cura Provincia di Pavia Provincia di Lodi Provincia di Cremona Provincia di Mantova CODOGNO CASALMAGGIORE Assessorato al Turismo e Attività Termali Settore Sistemi Turistici Servizio Promozione Turistica Servizio Turismo PAVIA stop which we do not cross as we have to turn right to “strada dei Ronchi” which at the Bereguardo bridge of boats Carpignano’. We first turn left and then straight on passing by the roundabout as ** Leoncino - Piazza Repubblica, 1/4 **** Bifi’s Hotel - SS 420 Sabbionetana km. 36 Ufficio Informazioni Turistiche Via Fanfulla, 14 Ufficio Informazioni Turistiche Ufficio Informazioni Turistiche we ride as far as we get to the entrance of to the Ticino Park. Tel. 0377.32238 Loc. Rotonda - Tel. 0375.200938 - www.bifihotel.it Fasolo - Via Fasolo, 37 - Tel. 0382.571543 far as the hamlet of Cà Mensi. At the stop sign we go right and then left on the Piazza Italia, 5 26900 Lodi Piazza del Comune, 5 - 26100 Cremona Piazza Mantegna, 6 - 46100 Mantova www.alloggiapavia.com main road. We take the first right until the centre of ‘Albuzzano’ where we conti- 27100 Pavia - Tel. 0382.597001 Tel. 0371.442711/442713 Tel. 0372.23233 Call Center 0376.432432 *** Rugantino - Via Pellico, 9/11 - Fraz. Casalbellotto www.turismo.provincia.pv.it www.turismo.provincia.lodi.it www.provincia.cremona.it www.turismo.mantova.it Tel. 0375.59536 Il Parco del Ticino - Via Chiozzo, 53 - Tel. 328.8671489 nue on the left until we reach ‘Filighera’. After passing the ‘Arch of Triumph’, we *** Fiesta - Via G. Rovida, 6/8 - Tel. 0377.84871 Residenza I Mille - Via dei Mille, 117 - Tel. 0382.27043 Vigevano: Piazza Ducale with a tower of Bramante A rice paddy bordering the park Signpost for the ‘E1’ European trail from go straight on until the traffic lights in ‘Belgioioso’. Pavia: the covered bridge Façade of the Charterhouse in Pavia Hammerfest to Sicily

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Paved cycle path Un Po di Unpaved cycle path Distance in kilometres biciclettabicicletta 23,9 Dangerous crossing

Un Po di bicicletta is a project of the 'La Torricella' associations. The itinerary, text and photographs were produced by Carlo Zani with the collaboration of Monica Danieletti. Revision 2009 by Carlo Zani and Federica Salviti. The restaurants mentioned in the guide were chosen by the author amongst those on or near the route. Each province can give any further information required. Sistema Turistico Po di Lombardia G Provincia di Pavia G Provincia di Lodi G Provincia di Cremona G Provincia di Mantova Mantova, Vigevano, Cremona and Pavia restaurants lists can be consulted in local Tourist Information Offices. Un Po di bicicletta 110x60_2009_ITA 16-02-2009 16:39 Pagina 2

4  From Belgioioso castle  What to see 5  From Orio Litta to Camairago passing  What to see 6  From Codogno to Spinadesco passing  What to see 7  From Spinadesco to Cremona,  What to see 8  From Stagno Lombardo  What to see to the castle of Chignolo Po through Codogno through Santo Stefano, Maleo and Pizzighettone going on to Stagno Lombardo to From the castle in Belgioioso, heading towards Cremona, we take the first road on Belgioioso After crossing the bridge over river Lambro in Lambrinia we follow the river banks Orio Litta We leave Codogno riding along via Forlanini as far as we meet the cycling path. San Fiorano We cycle along the navigable canal service road until we pass ‘Spinadesco’ Cremona At the crossroads with the main road we continue along the ‘Golena del Po’ the right and continue until the tower ‘Torre de’ Negri’ which we pass to reach a fod- IlThe castello fourteenth visconteo centurytrasformato nel Settecento, transformed in fastosa into a sumptuousresidenza. residence in on the right, cycling right around ‘Orio Litta’ to reach an unasphalted path to our LaThe villa villa edificatabuilt by dalla the ‘Cavazzi famiglia della Cavazzi Somaglia’ della Somaglia family in thenel 18Settecentoth century e boasts contiene internal all’inter- fre- We ride until San Fiorano outskirts where we turn right in via Piave till the cros- LaThe splendida wonderful villa Villa Trivulzio Trivulzio e la and parrocchiale parish church di San of FioranoSan Fiorano Martire Martire con ampiowith a chio-wide bridge. At the next bridge we go left and then right, remaining on the same LaThe piazza Town del Hall Comune Square conwith il the Torrazzo tower ‘Torrazzo’, simbolo della, symbol città, of l’attiguo the town, Duomo the adjacentcon la unpaved cycle path until ‘Caselle’ where the road is once again paved. From IlThe Museo Natural Naturalistico Palaeontology Paleontologico Museum (Info:(Info TownMunicipio Hall Tel.Tel. 0372.65536)0372.65536)a che five- in der production factory. Before this building we turn left onto an unpaved path and the(Tel. eighteenth 0382.970525 century - www.belgioioso.it). (Tel. 0382.970525 - www.belgioioso.it). left. A short deviation along the river banks takes us to ‘Corte Sant’Andrea’, an noscoes affreschi depicting di argomento mythological mitologico scenes (Tel.(Tel. 0377.944591 - 339.4396148 - www.villalitta.it). sing with viale Italia which we take on the left. At its end we go right in via strocloister annesso. bridge until, after a few hundred metres, we reach the cycle path on the side Cathedralricchissima decorazionewith its wealth ad affresco of embellishments realizzata da Boccaccioand frescoes Boccaccino, by Boccaccio Gian here we proceed on a lengthy avenue following the itinerary for the ‘Bodri’ cinquepart tour sezioni through mostra space in andun percorso time in spazio-temporalethe prehistorical Pola preistoriaValley. The padana. Naturalistic proceed for ‘Campobellano’. We take great care crossing the main road and go straight ancient crossing place of the river Po (Tel. No. 339 1268946). After the impres- Ospedaletto Lodigiano where we meet again the cycling path as far as Santo Stefano Santo Stefano Lodigiano of the road. This reserved route then shifts to the river banks until the bridge Boccaccino,Francesco Bembo, Gian AltobelloFrancesco Melone, Bembo, Girolamo Altobello Romanino, Melone, Pordenone Girolamo e BernardinoRomanino, (characteristic sunken ponds) which bends off to the left opposite a villa and OasisL’Oasi ‘Lenaturalistica Margherite’ Le, aMargherite flood-plain , whosearea golenale surface occupataarea is mainly per la takenmaggior up parte by a on, then turning left into an unpaved path that goes around a quarry. At the junction Santa Cristina e Bissone Lodigiano. Following up via Bruno Buozzi we get to a roundabout where a bike- PordenoneGatti, il Battistero and Bernardino, la Loggia Gatti, dei the MilitiBaptistery,e il thePalazzo Military del Loggia Comune ‘Loggia. Palazzo dei dellasemi-natural sua superficie pond. da uno stagno di origine semi-naturale. we turn left up a gentle slope until a crossroads where we go straight on downhill. IlTheMuseo rural museum Contadino ‘Museo della Contadino Bassa della Pavese Bassa Pavese’(www.museo.comune.santacristinaebissone.pv.it)(http://museo.comune.santacristinaebissone.pv.it). sive Litta Palace, we turn left and then right into via ‘Pio Rossi’, towards LaThe rinascimentale renaissance ‘Gerolomini’abbazia dei Gerolomini abbey dedicated dedicata ai to S.S.Pietro Saints Peter e Paolo. and Paul. LaThe parrocchiale parish church dell’Assunta, dedicated to erettaOur Lady tra ofil 1756the Assumption e il 1776. built between 1756 and 1776 over the port basin. Straight after, in front of the sign for Cremona, we take takes us back to the river beds. After a brief uphill stretch we go right and Once at the bottom we are at the dam of the river ‘Olona’ which we cross to take ano- Ospedaletto Lodigiano. At the stop sign we take the right bend along the purpo- Somaglia way at the road side leads us again to a cycling path flanking a canal. We go along Pizzighettone the right until we reach the cycle lane next to the river and which we follow Militi’Raimondi,, and sede the della Town Scuola Hall Internazionale building. Palazzodi Liuteria Raimondi,e Palazzo centre Affaitati, of sedethe continue to follow the cycle path for a long time, passing near the villages San Miradolo Terme Motta Baluffi ther unpaved path which runs alongside a canal. At the first bridge, just before ‘Costa se-made trail which takes us to . At the end of the short cycle IlThe castello castle edificatobuilt by da BernabòBernabò Visconti e and trasformato transformed dai conti into Cavazzi an elegant in residenza family homesigno- this canal untill we meet another crossing, the one with via Trento e Trieste LaThe ben well-preserved conservata cinta boundary muraria walls del borgoof the fortificato, fortified piazzafortevillage, stronghold militare firstprima to spa- the until we pass under the road and railway bridge. We follow the cycle lane, Internationaldel Museo Civico School Ala of Ponzone Stringed eInstrument del Museo Production Stradivarianoand. PalazzoLa Pinacoteca Affaitati Daniele Po, Solarolo Monasterolo and Motta Baluffi until we reach Torricella dei Nobili’, we turn left and then at the stop sign, left again until the outskirts of LoThe stabilimento spa was founded termale in sorto1916 nel around 1916 the intorno foot alleof salt falde water di acqua - bromoiodica salso - bromoiodica of marine origin.di ori- path we go left until the end of the road which passes over the water reservoir. rileby nelthe corsoCount del CavazziSeicento (Tel.during 0377.57901 the seventeenth - www.comune.somaglia.lo.it). century (Tel. 0377.57901 La Riserva - where we turn right as far as the following roundabout. We take the cycling path gnolaSpaniards e poi and austriaca. then to Del the medievaleAustrians. castelloOnly the si keepconserva ‘Torrione’ il solo hasTorrione, survived, detto also di which turns off to the left, until we reach a car park which we cross and take withcustodisce its Civic un cospicuoMuseum patrimonio ‘Ala Ponza’ di arteand cremonese the Stradivarious dal XIV al XIXMuseum secolo. attraver-The Art del Pizzo. L’TheAcquario Po Aquarium del Po(Tel.(Tel. no. 348.5634093) 348 5634093) chewith presentaan impressive in ben 42 42tanks vasche which alcuni exhi- ‘Corteolona’. We turn right into ‘via Vigna Vecchia’ which we follow straight on until gineThere marina. are many Molte new sono offers: le novità swimming offerte: pool piscine with con hot acqua water, calda, cold, fredda, thermal, termale; hydro idromas-massage Here we take the cycle path on the right until the cemetery where we turn left, Naturalewww.comune.somaglia.lo.it). Orientata Regionale Monticchie The regional e Centro nature di reserve Educazione ‘Monticchie’ All’Ambiente and the Fluviale river towards till the next roundabout where we leave the path so as Francesconamed after I, cheFrancesco vi fu rinchiuso I who was dopo imprisoned la battaglia here di Pavia. after La the chiesa Battle di ofSan Pavia. Bassiano The the cycle lane on the left next to ‘via del Porto’. From the roundabout, at the Galleryso le opere which dei shelters Bembo, a conspicuous del Boccaccino, heritage del of Meloneart from ethe dei 14th Campi. to 19th Il centuryPalazzo bitambienti some aquaticacquatici environments del grande fiume and presents e propone a sample un campionario of their species. delle specie presen- the beginning of an unpaved stretch where we take the road on the left which passes saggi(neck, (cervicale, back and schiena legs), swimming, e gambe); nuototrail drip controcorrente; tonic; calidarium percorso and flebotepidarium, tonico; massages.calidarium In e remaining on the cycle path until the crossing for ‘Mirabello’. Paying great atten- (Tel.environment 0377.5790212). education centre (Te. 0377.447141). to go ahead along the road flanking the water canal which shortly becomes dirt. conchurch gli affreschiof San Bassiano di Bernardinowith Campi.its frescoes by Bernardino Campi. city gates, we reach the old town centre along the cycle path in ‘viale Po’. CremonaCittanova, school la chiesa including di Sant’Agata the works e ofil rinascimentaleBembo, Boccaccino, Palazzo Melone Trecchi. and Il Campi. Teatro ti. through fields until the commune of ‘Santa Cristina e Bissone’. After the square we tepidarium;the great park: massaggi. swimming Nel pool grande and parco:sports piscinafacilities e (beach strutture volleyball, sportive soccer, (beach basketball). volley, calcetto, (Tel: We follow this route as far as we meet on the left the village of Corno Vecchio ‘Cittanova“Amilcare Ponchielli”.Palazzo’, the church of Saint Agatha, and the renaissance ‘Palazzo Trecchi’. tion due to the heavy traffic we get over a flyover as far as we reach the cycling Codogno Crotta d’Adda We leave the monumental centre along ‘via del Sale’ cycling towards ‘Colonie’ head left for the station. At the stop sign we turn right onto the trunk road until the basket).0382.77012 (Tel. -0382.77012 www.termedimiradolo.it).Along - www.termedimiradolo.it). our route, Sulla on collina, the ‘San lungo Colombano’ il percorso, inhill,we terra again. We go though it up to the graveyard where, at its back, we meet again the TheAll’estrema theatre periferia ‘Amilcare orientale Ponchielli’. merita On una the visita outskirts la chiesa to the di east,San Sigismondothe church of, capo-‘San path towards the city centre of Somaglia. At the second traffic lights we go right LaThe collegiata ‘San Biagio’ di San collegiateBiagio con churchopere di with C. Piazza works e byC. C.Procaccini. Piazza e IlC. Museo Procaccini. Cabriniano The LaThe barocca baroque villa ‘Villa Stanga, Stanga’ esempio. di barocco lombardo realizzata fra ‘600 e ‘700. which we pass, continuing on the left along the paved road. This takes us up first intersection. We carefully cross the road and go leftwards onto an unpaved path lodigiana,can visit the sonowine shops:visitabili Nettare le deicantine Santi (Tel.Nettare 0371.200523 dei Santi - www.viniriccardi.com) (Tel. 0371.200523 and - cycling path. We go on riding till the fork to Maleo which we reach through via Sigismondo’lavoro del manierismois worth cremonesea visit. This che masterpiece costituisce, of dopoCremona il Duomo, style mannerisml’edificio religioso is the ‘ChiesaLa chiesa Vecchia’ vecchia, thecon ancient abside church poligonale with epolygonal torre romanica. apse and Al Romanesque suo interno tower.affre- until the downhill road between the church and the castle. We take the lane for (Tel.‘Cabriniano’ 0377.32370/430826). museum (Tel. La Raccolta0377.32370/430826). d’Arte Carlo Lamberti The Carlo (Tel. Lamberti 0377.32265). art collec- to a kiosk next to the river; from here we go over the barrier and proceed along with a level crossing, after which we turn right until the crossroads just before www.viniriccardi.com)Panizzari (Tel. 0371.897613 e Panizzari - www.panizzariwine.it). (Tel. 0371.897613 - www.panizzariwine.it). Borgonovo. Beside the parish church we take the cycling path down to mostpiù importante important della religious città. buildingBianca Maria after Viscontithe Cathedral. lo fece erigereIt was percommissioned commemorare by Insideschi del we Pampurino find frescoes (XV-XVI by Pampurino secolo) (15th-16thed il famoso century) “grande and Crocefisso the famous ligneo” 12th cen- del ‘Mirandolo Terme’. We continue on the left and go past a cemetery until a stop sign cyclists and pedestrians on the left until the cemetery; on the left we go up a short tion (Tel. 0377.32265). the partially asphalted road, parallel to the river Po, until the motorway brid- Pizzighettone the railway station and the city centre. We go right till the Porta Biancail luogo Mariadelle sueVisconti nozze to con honour Francesco the place Sforza. where she married Francesco Sforza. turyXII secolo.‘wooden Cross’. where we turn left and then immediately right into ‘ ‘strada del Brione’. On reaching Chignolo Po stretch of a busy road and then turn right onto the cycle lane. On reaching ge where we go left and then right on the bridge over the water scooping del Soccorso where we take the cycling path on the river bank. The cycle path the unpaved path, we go straight on until the second crossroads where we follow on IlThis castello thirteenth duecentesco century castle ampiamente was drastically rimaneggiato converted all’inizio at the beginningdel Settecento of the dal 18th cardinale century ‘Codogno’ take care not to lose sight of the cycle path in a spacious company car machine in Morbasco. We follow the signs to a restaurant to take us back takes us up to ‘Crotta d’Adda’, which we cycle along until a stop sign. We cross the left until the stop sign. We turn right and right again before a slightly uphill stretch Agostinoby Cardinal Cusani Agostino Visconti Cusaniper Visconti trasformarloto become in sede a diplomatic diplomatica seat (Tel. (Tel. 0382.766653).0382.766653). park. We cycle into ‘viale dei Mille’ until we pass under the railway. At the traffic near to the river where we take the track closed off by a barrier in the park which quickly takes us to the top of the hills. At the stop sign we turn right and then and head for the hamlet of ‘Fornace’. Before the bridge over the navigable canal lights we take the service road till Via Garibaldi which we ride until the crossing ‘Parco sovracomunale del Po e del Morbasco’. At the end of a long avenue we right again towards ‘San Colombano’ where we reach a junction and leave the main we turn right, remaining on the river banks until the area named ‘Caselle’. Here road straight onto the slightly uphill route. At the stop sign we turn right and then left with via Pallavicino. At the traffic-lights we go straight on towards San Fiorano we take the unpaved path until we reach the banks of the river Po which we reach another restaurant: here we follow the paved road which soon takes us into ‘via Madonna del Monte’. At the stop sign we go right up a short but demanding railway station. cycle up to continue our journey on the left. We go straight on until the bridge to the cycle path of ‘Golena del Po’ on the main river bank. We take this cycle slope until a long downhill stretch. At the bottom we take the main road on the left, path turning right and going straight on, where at times the road is unpaved View near ‘Olona’ over the navigable canal which we cross to turn first right and then left into the Cremona: the The purpose made route ‘Passaggi del then turning right towards ‘Chignolo Po’ head for the imposing castle and cycle until we meet the intersection with the main road ‘SP50’. canal service road in the ‘Cremona’ direction. Cathedral with its Po e del Morbasco’ around three of its walls. We go left into ‘via Lambrinia’ which we reach in a short time Chignolo Po: tower ‘il Torrazzo’ after crossing another particularly busy road. Cadinal Cusani’s The countryside near ‘Motta castle Orio Litta: the façade of Palazzo Litta Codogno: the San Biagio collegiate church Pizzighettone: ??? : the new castle The Town Hall Baluffi’

9  From Torricella del Pizzo to Sabbioneta,  What to see 10  From Sabbioneta to Scorzarolo di Cesole  What to see 11  From Scorzarolo di Cesole to Mantua  What to see 12  From Mantua to Pozzolo  What to see 13  From Pozzolo to Ponti sul Mincio  What to see passing through Casalmaggiore From Torricella del Pizzo we leave the cycle path along the river Po flood- Casalmaggiore In ‘Piazza d’Armi’ we go right into ‘via Vespasiano Gonzaga’ and we leave the town Villa Pasquali After crossing the SP 56 road we take ‘via Due Palme’ towards ‘Buscoldo’, Mantova We leave the castle ‘Castello di San Giorgio’ behind us and turn left onto the Laghi di Mantova At the bridge in ‘Pozzolo’ we cross the road take the cycle path along the river Borghetto plains for a short time to take the left hand river bank which we follow until IlThe neogotico neogothic Palazzo ‘Palazzo Comunale Comunale’, il Duomo, Saint Steven’sdi Santo Cathedral Stefano, ,che home conserva to an impor- al suo through the ‘Imperiale’ gate. At the traffic lights we carefully turn left, without TheLa monumentale Baroque parish parrocchialemonument baroccaconceived ideata by Antonio da Antonio Bibiena. Bibiena. where, at the church, we go right until a stop sign. We turn first left and then La‘Piazza Piazza Sordello’ Sordello with su its cuiCathedral prospettanoand theil Duomovast, complexe il vasto‘Palazzo e Ducale’articolato which Palazzo con- cycle path on the shore of Lake Mezzo until the underpass which takes us to PocoJust after oltre the le Valli ‘Mincio’ del Mincio valleys eand l'abitato the built-up di Grazie area di Curtatone‘Grazie di Curtatone’(da non perdere (do not il Santuario miss the Mincio until an unpaved car park. We turn left at the exit onto the road that Borghetto isè una small piccolo nucleus nucleo of disettlements insediamenti which sorto rose nel around 1400 attorno water mills ad una in theserie 15 dith the beginning of Casalmaggiore which can be reached by means of an unpa- internotant picture numerose gallery, sculture the Towned un’importante Theatre and quadreria, the ‘Bijou’ il Teatro Museum Comunale(Tel. eno. il crossing the road and take the first turning on the left; a slightly uphill track. We immediately right into ‘via San Salmaso’. After the ‘craftwork area’ and before Ducaletains: ‘il alCastello cui interno di siSan segnalano: Giorgio’ il Castelloand its direnowned San Giorgio ‘Camera, con degli la celeberrima Sposi del Lake Superiore. We take the right for the footbridges until we arrive beside disanctuary Santa Maria ‘Santa delle Maria Grazie) delle Grazie’),il fiume thesi allarga river widens sino a toformare form theil primo first of dei the tre three laghi lakes che takes us to the centre of Borghetto, a characteristic village that rose around the century,mulini ad right acqua, next proprio to the imposinga fianco dell’imponente Visconti fortified ponte bridge fortificato. Visconteo. Commessaggio ved improvement route; at times particularly demanding, which begins in Museo0375284424). del Bijou (Tel. 0375.284424 - www.museodelbijou.it). cycle through the fields which graze the renaissance walls of ‘Sabbioneta’ in a the stop sign we must turn right into ‘strada Zaitina’. On reaching the stop Mantegna’,Camera degli ‘il Sposi palazzo del delMantegna, Capitano’ il Palazzo with its del ‘Pisanello’ Capitano, con hall laand sala Isabella del Pisanello d’Este’s, the dockyards in ‘Canottieri Mincio’. We return to road open to traffic and go abbraccianoaround Mantua. Mantova. From Dallethe shores sponde of delthe parcopublic pubblico park in Belfioredi Belfiore the è floating ben visibile island l'isola of lotus gal- old mills. We cross the wooden bridge over the canal and go straight on until, Gussola and passes through the suggestive ‘Santa Maria’ woods. Il‘Il Torrione Torrione Estense Estense’, unico, the last resto remains della cinta of the muraria city walls. della città. landscape that has remained intact over the centuries. After about 300 metres, at Il‘Torrazzo’ Torrazzo, ,a torredefensive difensiva tower edificata built byda Vespasiano Vespasiano Gonzaga Gonzaga and e il ‘PalazzoPalazzo del sign we go straight on for ‘San Silvestro’ until we get to a cycle path on our ‘appartamentigli appartamenti degli degli Arazzi’ Arazziand, di ‘Troia’Isabella Hall d’Este, with dithe Troia ‘hall ofe Ducalearchers’ con which il salone hosts to the stop sign where we turn left and proceed until a car park. This is where leggianteflowers can dei be fiori seen di whichloto con boast la spettacolare a splendid summer fioritura bloom.dei mesi The estivi. view Particolarmente of the vast Gonzaga sug- turning right, we reach the Visconti bridge at the end of which we turn right and Monzambano In the centre of Casalmaggiore, we cycle along ‘via Cavour’ and ‘via Matteotti’, IlThe Santuario sanctuary di Santa‘Santa MariaMaria dell’Argine dell’Argine’e. quello della Fontana con la stele fune- a chapel, we go straight on along the paved road until a stop sign. We carefully PretorioPretorio’ oggiseat sedeof the municipale local administration e la parrocchiale and the .parish church. right. We take this until the roundabout before the cemetery and turn into Rubens’degli arcieri work ospitante representing la pala the delGonzaga Rubens family. con laOn rappresentazione the outside we dellawould famiglia like to the Mantua-Peschiera cycle path begins. Passing between a wall and some gestivafamily estateè, dai islaghi particularly Inferiore suggestive e di Mezzo, from la vista Lake della ‘Inferiore’ vasta reggia and Lake dei Gonzaga.‘Di Mezzo’. then right again returning to the cycle path which we take towards TheIl castello castlepostowhich a guardscontrollo an diimportant un importante passage passaggio on the river sul Mincio.fiume Mincio. passing the railway near the cemetery towards ‘Santuario della Beata Vergine raria del pittore Francesco Mazzola detto “Il Parmigianino”. remindGonzaga. you Fra of gli the esterni Hanging ricordiamo Gardens il andGiardino the Cavalry Pensile Courtyard. e il Cortile ‘Piazza della Cavallerizza. del Broleto’ cross the main road and turn left into ‘via della Grangia’ towards the large church Gazzuolo another adjacent cycle path. Once past the railway and some school buildings partition fencing, we reach the cycle path which will take us to northern Marmirolo ‘Monzambano’. When we arrive at the bridge we cross the trunk road and con- della Fontana’ which we pass to reach the hamlet ‘Ponteterra di Sabbioneta’. andLe Piazze ‘Piazza del delle Broletto Erbe’ e withdelle their Erbe buildingscon i palazzi ‘Palazzo del Podestà del Podestà’ e della and Ragione, ‘Palazzo la dellatorre Ponti sul Mincio Sabbioneta with its terracotta façade. To the right of the church we take the road to Mantua IlThe lungo long, e elegant,armonioso renaissance porticato porticorinascimentale.. we are on the outskirts of Mantua. We go straight on to the area ‘Due Pini’ Mantua up to the morainic hills of Lake Garda and to Peschiera. tinue along the riverside with its beautiful view of the parish of Monzambano. Here, at the crossroads opposite the church we turn left and continue until Ragione,dell’Orologio, the laclock Rotonda tower, di Santhe RotundaLorenzo ofe laSan basilica Lorenzo di Sant’Andreaand the ,Basilica quest’ulti- of TheIl Bosco woods Della ‘Bosco Fontana della conFontana’ la palazzina with its Gonzaga Gonzaga (Tel. family 0376.295933). villa (Tel. 0376.295933). TheIl castello 12th centuryscaligero Scaligero del XII family secolo. castle. LaThe cinta city wallsmuraria with con its letwo due imposing imponenti gates porte named dette ‘Vittoria’ della Vittoriaand ‘Imperiale’e Imperiale. ‘Piazza. La until we reach the trunk road and cycle alongside it for about one hundred metres along the roads ‘Pompiglio’, ‘Albertoni’ and ‘Oslania’ where a cycle path will Soon after arriving at the Great Canal detour for Mincio, on the right we find Soon after we reach the dam which takes us to the other side. After a few kilo- we reach a traffic lights on the outskirts of the small town belonging to the Sant’Andreama capolavoro, thedell’architettura latter being arinascimentale masterpiece of creata renaissance da Leon architecture Battista Alberti. created by Goito piazzaDucale’ Ducale with thecon hall-buildingil Palazzo fatto commissioned erigere, nel XVIin thesecolo, 16th dacentury Vespasiano by Vespasiano Gonzaga. turning right towards the centre of Breda Cisoni. At the parish church we go right Torre d’Oglio take us to the town centre along the roads: ‘Gorizia’, ‘Dugoni’ and ‘Chiassi’. directions to ‘Bosco Fontana’. We return to the cycle path and follow it until metres we suddenly see the imposing bastions of the town ‘Peschiera’. We fol- Gonzaga family, where we head straight on until we come to ‘piazza d’Armi’. LeonNella parteBattista meridionale Alberti. Todella the città south si segnalano of the town la Casa we del find Mantegna ‘la Casa, Sandel Mantenga’Sebastiano, Lago di Garda IlGonzaga. Teatro Theall’Antica theatre ‘Teatroedificato all’Antica’ tra il 1588, built ed betweenil 1590, 1588capolavoro and 1590, dell’architetto a master- into the parallel street and go straight on until the end of the paved road. We reach IlThe ponte bridge di barcheof boats sul on fiume the river Oglio Oglio presso at ‘San San MatteoMatteo delledelle Chiaviche’.Chiaviche. ‘Soave’ where we cross the canal and go to the left. At the stop sign we go ‘IlIl CentroCentro ParcoParco delledelle BertoneBertone’ (Tel. (Tel. 0376.22831)0376.22831) low the track until an uphill path. Once the top we go down on the right to the ‘Sansempre Sebastiano’ dell’Alberti,, ilalso Museo by Alberti della and Città which, nel hostspalazzo the San museum Sebastiano, ‘Museo e il dellaPalazzo Città’ Te, TheL’itinerario itinerary termina ends atsul the lungolago lakeside di inPeschiera, Peschiera, antica an ancientfortezza Venetianveneziana Fortress con i bastio- with Vincenzopiece of the Scamozzi. architect Il Vincenzo Palazzo Scamozzi.Giardino ‘Palazzocon la Galleria Giardino’ degliwith Antichi its ‘Galleria prospiciente degli a chapel and turn left onto a track which we follow until the first crossroads where straight on the track on the banks of the ‘Mincio’ water trap until ‘Marengo’ Volta Mantovana gate ‘Porta Brescia’ which takes us amongst the old houses and, soon after, offers Cesole andcapolavoro ‘Palazzo del Te’, Manierismo a masterpiece italiano of Italianideato damannerism Giulio Romano. by Giulio Romano. wellni ottimamente preserved bastions, conservati entirely e interamente surrounded circondata by water, dall’acqua, with a splendid con una view splendida of the PiazzaAntichi’ d’Armi overlooking lunga 96the metri. 96 metre long ‘Piazza d’Armi’. we go left amongst the trees. After a few hundred metres we get to the banks of and then carry on to ‘Pozzolo’. ‘IlIl palazzo Gonzaga’ withcon ilits suggestivo charming giardinogarden and e le ancient antiche stables, scuderie, today oggi used utilizzate for art us a splendid view of Lake Garda. LaThe golena floodplainsdi Sant’Albertoin ‘Sant’Alberto’ e la Boschina and ‘Boschina Mortizza. Mortizza’. TheIl Museo museum Diocesano, ‘Museo conDiocesano’ le straordinarie with its armatureextraordinary quattrocentesche, 15th century suits Palazzo of armour, d’Arco biggestvisione dellake più in Italygrande nestled lago italianoamongst racchiuso the high fraand alte rugged e scoscese mountains. montagne. IlThe Museo Museum d’Arte of SacraSacrede laArt Sinagogaand the Synagogueebraica. . a canal where we take the left until the bridge of boats in ‘Commessaggio’. We go exhibitions.per esposizioni artistiche. ‘Palazzoe il Teatro d’Arco’ scientifico and ‘il Teatrodel Bibiena. Scientifico’ in Bibiena. over it and then go right and right again onto the opposite bank of the same canal. When we reach the stop sign we go right and cycle for two hundred metres until a crossroads where we take ‘via Corriera’ on the left – be careful crossing! -. When we reach the banks of the river Oglio in the hamlet of ‘Bocca Chiavica’, we turn Mantua: left onto the embankment road until the bridge in ‘Gazzuolo’. We go onto the San Sebastiano Casalmaggiore: Santa Maria opposite bank of the river and set out again in the opposite direction along the dell’Argine embankment road until, after a few kilometres, we reach the bridge of boats in The Rotunda of San Borghetto: the tower of the Visconti Curtatone: Santuario delle Grazie bridge 'Torre d’Oglio’, just before the river Oglio meets the river Po. We proceed along Commessaggio: Lorenzo Sabbioneta: Galleria the tower ‘Torrazzo’ the banks of the latter, right at ‘Corte la Motta’, until ‘Scorzarolo’ which we pass Palazzo Te Mantua: Lake Superiore The cycle path near Monzambano Farmhouse near the banks of the through and reach the road which goes back down to the trunk road which we The bridge of boats river Po cross to reach ‘via Due Palme’. in Torre d’Oglio ‘Castello di San Giorgio’ Lotus flowers The river Mincio

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The four river Po Provinces in nable use of it. The network has Sentiero Europeo E1 Dorsale dell’Adda Pista delle Città Murate Ciclovia 1 Mantova Peschiera Lombardy, gathered in the first been slowly taking shape in order to Via Francigena Anello del Lambro Pista del Canale Vacchelli Ciclovie 2d e 2s Destra e Sinistra Po (itinerario mediterraneo Eurovelo 8) Lombard Touristic Systems,have an take up the present extension. They Dalla pianura al mare (Milano-Pavia-Varzi-Portofino) Oltre Adda Pista della Golena del Po (itinerario mediterraneo Eurovelo 8) Ciclovie 3d e 3s Destra e Sinistra Secchia excellent cycle network that are well interconnected with other Ponti sul Mincio Naviglio di Bereguardo Vigevano Anello Periurbano di Lodi Pista Antica Regina Ciclovie 4d e 4s Destra e Sinistra Oglio Castiglione amounts to more than 1.200 kilo- modes of transport like the rail delle Stiviere Anello della Lomellina Medio Lodigiano Greenway dell’Oglio Soncino Ciclovia 5 Corridoio Morenico metres. These itineraries develop system and the navigation systems Mortara Certosa Golena del Po (itinerario mediterraneo Eurovelo 8) Golena di Po (itinerario mediterraneo Eurovelo 8) Ciclovia 6 Cavriana - Castellaro Lagusello - Ponti sul Mincio mostly along protected cycling that are expanding with the launch Crema paths, rich in informative panels. of new boats and the construction of Pavia Volta Maps, guidebooks and free digital several berths . www.provincia.pv.it/provinciapv/brick/turismo www.provincia.lodi.it e selezionare in Servizi piste ciclabili www.trekking.it/it/geoportal/lombardia.html e selezionare itinerari www.provincia.mantova.it selezionare servizi e poi viabilità Mantovana www.turismo.regione.lombardia.it e selezionare itinerari www.turismo.provincia.lodi.it Lodi www.turismo.regione.lombardia.it e selezionare itinerari www.turismo.mantova.it e selezionare sport e benessere downloads, often with GPS track, Lomello Belgioioso Soresina www.turismo.regione.lombardia.it e selezionare itinerari are also available . www.trekking.it/it/geoportal/lombardia.html e selezionare itinerari Casalbuttano www.turismo.regione.lombardia.it Canneto At present the cycling paths are one Goito of the major planning factors of the e selezionare itinerari sull’Oglio Mantova territory; they contribute to a sustai- Voghera S. Angelo Pizzighettone Lodigiano Cremona Torre Ostiglia Casalpusterlengo d’Oglio Salice Terme Orio Litta Maleo S. Benedetto Po Revere Varzi Sabbioneta Quistello Sermide Viadana

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