Crema: Experience culture and find a holiday apartment

Crema combines urban history, waterside paths, film locations and the cuisine of the Cremasco area. Anyone choosing a holiday apartment in Crema can tailor their stay to different interests: churches and museums, walks and bike rides, film history or regional specialities.

Paths along the Serio and themed tours

On the right bank of the Serio, the “Un parco per tutti” path runs for approximately 1.5 km within the city of Crema. It has almost no incline and a Calcestre surface. This makes it suitable for older people, families with children and wheelchair users.

The “CMBYN city tour” follows the filming locations of “Call Me By Your Name” and can be explored on foot or by bicycle. The Itinerario dei Navigli Cremonesi connects with the Serio cycle path and begins at Crema railway station on the Treviglio–Cremona line. This gives you a riverside path, a film tour and a cycling connection for your day planning, each with its own focus.

Churches, squares and urban history

The Giardini Pubblici di Piazza delle Rimembranze, also known as the Giardini di Porta Serio, are the most important green space in Crema’s historic centre. The Chiesa di San Benedetto Abate was incorporated into Crema’s new ring of walls during Venetian rule from 1488 to 1509. Originally, it stood in one of the city’s three outer districts.

The Duomo was built as a Gothic church between 1284 and 1341. Three naves are divided into five bays by cylindrical pillars. From the crypt, an apse of the southern side aisle can be accessed; it contains a masonry altar decorated with murals dating from the first half of the 12th century. The Torrazzo is part of the Palazzo Comunale and is the civic tower above the monumental entrance to Piazza del Duomo. It connects the piazza with Porta Ombriano in the western city wall, which opens towards Milan.

The Santissima Trinità, also known as Santa Trinita, is a Rococo church with two façades connected by a bevelled corner. The Museo Civico di Crema e del Cremasco is housed in rooms formerly used by an Augustinian monastery. Its Egyptian collections currently comprise more than 200 artefacts, most of which are on public display. The museum also presents part of a collection of more than 200 typewriters, including Italian models and, in particular, products from Crema made by Serio-Everest and Olivetti.

The flavours of the Cremasco area

Tortelli cremaschi are considered the most typical dish of the Cremasco area and are served all year round in the city’s trattorias and restaurants. Torta Bertolina is the typical dessert of Crema and the Cremasco area. Both specialities also give a holiday apartment in Crema a culinary focus for planning your days.

Choose a holiday apartment in Crema based on your interests

A simple question about your priorities can help you choose a holiday apartment in Crema: Would you like to discover churches and museum exhibits, use the path along the Serio, follow the filming locations of “Call Me By Your Name”, include cycle paths or get to know the cuisine of the Cremasco area? Crema offers concrete options for all these interests. Families and travellers with older relatives can also take the suitability of “Un parco per tutti” into account when planning.

More places to compare

For further comparison, you can also look at Casteldidone, Gerre De' Caprioli, Credera, Drizzona, Montodine, Gussola, Castel Gabbiano and Torlino Vimercati.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cremona.