Lodi, Medieval commune in Lombardy, Italy
Lodi is a town in the Province of Lodi in Lombardy, Italy, stretching along the western bank of the Adda River. Streets run in a grid around a central piazza, where churches and palaces stand with Gothic arches and Baroque facades.
The settlement was founded in 89 BC under the name Laus Pompeia and destroyed in 1111 after an attack by Milan. Frederick Barbarossa had the town rebuilt in 1158 at its present site and granted it imperial privileges.
The name comes from the Latin Laus Pompeia and recalls Roman origins, though the current layout reflects its medieval rebirth. Residents shop for cheese and cured meats at the weekly market, which fills the squares with local produce from the surrounding farmland.
The train station lies south of the center and offers connections to Milan and Piacenza with regular trains during the day. Visitors can explore the old town on foot, as the main sights sit close together and are easy to reach.
In 1220 the inhabitants created an artificial network of rivers and channels that turned dry soil into fertile fields. This system still supplies the farmland around the town today and shapes the landscape of the entire surrounding area.
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Lodi Cathedral
353 m
Tempio Civico della Beata Vergine Incoronata
268 m
San Francesco Church
683 m
Broletto Palace
323 m
Castello Visconteo
483 m
Bridge of Lodi
722 m
Centro direzionale della Banca Popolare di Lodi
723 m
San Lorenzo Church
489 m
Mozzanica Palace
586 m
Paolo Gorini Museum
735 m
Monumento alla Resistenza
710 m
Santa Maria delle Grazie Church
901 m
Modignani Palace
575 m
Sant’Agnese Church
497 m
Major cemetery of Lodi
2.1 km
Santa Maria Maddalena Church
366 m
Villa Braila
1.6 km
Vigne Theatre
521 m
San Cristoforo Church
177 m
San Rocco Church
593 m
Museo civico
347 m
Vistarini Palace
362 m
Porta Cremona
914 m
Palazzo Barni
402 m
Palazzo Vescovile
420 m
Santa Maria del Sole Church
183 m
Incoronata treasure museum (Lodi)
245 m
Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Lodi
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