Situated in the fertile lands of the Padana plains, Cremona's origins date back to the Roman Empire. The city has for centuries been an important agricultural base. In the surrounding countryside cereals and forage crops are grown, and beefcattle are bred.
Cremona is known world wide for its lute making so it is no surprise to find here the Stadivariano Museum, the Antonio Stradivari International School of lute making, the Cremona Center of Lute making, and the International Instrument Institute together with numerous lute shops.
Other sites of interest to the visitor include the Arches of Palazzo Comunale, the Civic Al Ponzone Museum, the Museum of Rural Civilization, the Natural History Museum, The Organological-Didactic Museum, the Berenziano Museum, the Camerale History Museum, the Loggia dei Militi, the Terrazzo, Cremona Cathedral and the Baptistery. A number of Churches including those of St Egidio and St Omobono, St Marcellino and St Pietro, St Pietro al Po, St Imerio, St Abbondio, St Luca, St Agostino, and St Sigismondo.
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