Cattedrale di Cremona

This building is one of the chief example of Lombard-​romanic style. It’s placed in one of the nicest (and least known) Italian piazzas, in the town of Stradivarius, the world-​famous violin maker, and Monteverdi, father of the Italian opera. The access is free, and the interior includes amazing frescos, paintings and decoration, and what is considered to be a thorn from Jesus’s crown. It also has a crypt, with the body of the patron saint of Cremona, preserved in a glass coffin, and therefore visible, although the bones have been covered by a dress and the skull is hidden behind a silver mask.
It is nice to stop in here for a while, especially in summer, particularly to escape the heat from outside.
If you have ever wondered were the fancy on the violin, then take a look at the cathedral façade: on the top you will see two turrets, and beneath those two the decorative curls that inspired that design.