Anywhere Italy

When to go

Lombardy in May

Across the 64 Lombardy towns we hold, May averages 20 degrees by day and 12 at night, with about 18 days of rain. Measured 2020–2024.

Where to go in May

Picked by a rule, not by mood: the weather in the comfortable band, our own editorial verdict on the town, a festival that month, and a sea worth swimming in. The reason is printed under each one.

Somewhere else, or some other month

Next door in May: Piedmont, trentino-alto-adige, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna.

Lombardy through the year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Or the whole country: Italy in May, and every town in Lombardy.

The Sunday letter

The 1,000 Italian towns most travelers skip.

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

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