From the parking, walk to Piazza del Comune, one of the most beautiful squares in Italy.
Here you’ll be spending the morning, visiting the following buildings:
- Cremona Cathedral, in Italian called “Duomo” or “Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta”, and the Baptistry,
- the Torrazzo (the bell tower), the symbol of the city,
- the Loggia dei Militi, the “soldiers’ loggia”,
- the Town Hall.
It’s interesting to note that in the Middle Ages the Cathedral, representing the religious power, and the Town Hall, representing the civil power, were built facing each other: a meaningful metaphor of the power holders, friendly enemies through time.