Cremona

Cremona is the world capital of violin making, the old art of building violins and other stringed instruments, a pre-eminence which the town is very proud of, because among all musical instruments the violin is the one which can most touch the chords of feelings and arouse emotions. More than two hundred violinmaker workshops still continue the tradition today, which was of very famous violinmakers from Cremona, like Antonio Stradivari, the Amatis and the Guarneris, while a prestigious International School of violin making hosts students from all over the world. Everything in town reminds of the violin and music. The town of Cremona offers its tourists several kinds of itineraries.