Museums in northern Italy???
Museums in northern Italy???
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CanAm

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13,876 posts

301 months

Sunday 22nd July 2012
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Friends are going to Lake Como next week. Does anyone have any recommendations for motor/aircraft museums in the Lake Como/Monza/Milan area?

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Sunday 22nd July 2012
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Monza race track will be worth a visit. But you are less than two hours from the Ferrari factory, which means Lamborghini and Pagani too...

londonbabe

2,159 posts

221 months

Sunday 22nd July 2012
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You can get a ride over the lake in a seaplane if you go to the Aero Club Como.
Moto Guzzi museum is on the Eastern fork of the lake, in Mandello del Lario.
You can rent speedboats from Cernobbio or Mennagio. And probably a few other places.
Alfa Romeo is from Milan, so maybe they have something. As is Colnago if you like bicycles. The famous Vigorelli velodrome still stands but it's now used as an American football ground.

I have a vague notion that there is a De Tomaso or Maserati museum somewhe round there too.


If you want normal museums and intend to see the last supper then you must book tickets in advance. Usually this means booking onto a guided tour of that and the Sforza castle, as they go so quickly.

Oily Nails

2,932 posts

229 months

Sunday 22nd July 2012
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Was in Milan 2 weeks ago on business and there were plenty of signs for the Alfa Romeo.

Simpo Two

92,662 posts

294 months

Sunday 22nd July 2012
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Damn, you Google 'aircraft museum lake como' and look what the second hit is... smash

Hooli

32,278 posts

229 months

Sunday 22nd July 2012
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Simpo Two said:
Damn, you Google 'aircraft museum lake como' and look what the second hit is... smash
It's the first hit now hehe

Simpo Two

92,662 posts

294 months

Sunday 22nd July 2012
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Well that's the SEO sorted out. All we need to do now is open an aircraft museum in Lake Como...





I'd hoped there was an airship place there - thinking back to the inter-war period... Caproni?

SWH

1,261 posts

231 months

Monday 23rd July 2012
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If they're heading to Milan (it'll be hot and busy).... The Science Museum is certainly worth a look, plenty of interesting stuff: http://www.museoscienza.org/english/

There's a Ferrari dealership in the city as well, as you'd expect, tends to have all the cars out on the street until late evening.

Obviously the Sforza and Duomo are worth a look too, if they're there for the day; and if they book in advance (was a couple of weeks last time I looked) you can get in to see Da Vinci's Last Supper.