If you can afford a
grand European travel, you should not miss visiting the Italian region of Lombardy. Prime hotel accommodations as well as
budget accommodations are available in this region. This region is located in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po river valley. About 17 percent of the population of Italy lives in Lombardy. The capital city of Lombardy is Milan, which is a historic and culturally rich city. The region of Lombardy is privileged to be one of the tree wealthiest regions in Europe. The per capita income of the people in Lombardy is about 30 percent higher than the rest of Italy. The reason for this is the presence of foreign and national companies in this region.
Lombardy got its name from the
Lombard people or Longobardi. This people occupied the region after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Lombards were not native to the region and they spoke a Germanic language that is more related to Anglo-Saxon.
The largest and most famous city of Lombardy is Milan. This city was originally founded by Celts of Northern Italy around the year 600 B.C. The city was conquered by the Romans in 222 B.C.
