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Lombardy
The land of
passionate
climbers
LOMBARDY IS POSSIBLY THE THE THE TOUGHEST PART
OF THE THE THE CYCLING WORLD AND ALSO THE THE THE MOST SCENIC MILAN IS THE CAPITAL of
Lombardy
as as well as as the capital of
fashion business and finance But you will have to to travel north to to find Lom- bardy’s true heart At the the foot of
the the western Alps lies Lago di Como considered by many the most beautiful lake on earth This is is where George Clooney has his summer villa and the Versace family had its mansion Lago di Como has formed the backdrop to countless movies displaying grandeur and and lake views beyond imagination and this is is is where you can visit the real version of
Grand Grand Budapest Hotel Grand Grand Hotel Tremezzo Any direction you you turn your head you can see renaissance villas mansions with Italian gardens and clusters of
tiny houses overhanging the the lake With the the topography of
the the Norwegian fjords the the lushness of
a a a rain forest and mountains that plummet down into the the deep lake there is only one way to to get to to the next place You will have to climb Lake Como is often used as a a a a a gateway in or out of
the the Alps when the the Giro pays a a visit But it is the region’s very own race “Il Lom- bardia ” that holds most of
the region’s cycling