Città del Vino
Città del Vino in Lombardy
6 towns
Lombardy has 6 Città del Vino communes in our index. They cluster in the Brescia, Mantova, and Sondrio provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Monzambano, Tirano, and Sirmione. 3 more towns carry the mark alongside them.
Monzambano
Province: Mantova · 88 m
A Mincio commune at 88 meters in the moraine hills west of Mantova, whose frazione Castellaro Lagusello sits on a heart-shaped lake inside fortified walls.
Tirano
Province: Sondrio · 441 m
A Valtellina town at 441 meters where the Bernina railway from St Moritz reaches Italy, beneath terraced Nebbiolo vineyards.
Sirmione
Province: Brescia · 91 m
A 4-kilometer peninsula reaching into the southern Garda, with the Scaliger fortified port and the Roman villa called the Grotte di Catullo at its tip.
Lonato del Garda
Province: Brescia · 188 m
A hilltop commune on the southwestern Garda morainic ridge, with a Visconti Rocca and the 52,000-volume Casa del Podestà library.
Sondrio
Province: Sondrio · 307 m
The capital of Valtellina at 307 meters, where Castel Masegra watches over terraced vineyards that produce Sassella and Grumello Nebbiolo.
Volta Mantovana
Province: Mantova · 91 m
A morainic hill town between Mantua and Lake Garda where Ludovico Gonzaga built a country palace inside the old medieval castle.
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