It may seem strange, but despite being a heavily industrialized region, Lombardy also has much to offer to cyclists, above all at high altitudes.
One of the great attractions for cyclists who like hill climbs and descents is for instance the area of Livigno, 1700 metres above sea level, a duty-free town in the province of Sondrio just next to the Swiss border. Livigno itself lies in a broad valley with a length of twenty kilometres, offering perfectly flat routes that cross fields and pastures dotted with huts and houses. These routes can be followed by road or on cycle paths that run alongside the River Spol. If hill climbs are preferred, Italy’s highest town, Tre Palle, can be found at an altitude of 2000 metres, or just over the border in Switzerland there is the Bernina Pass, from which the glaciers of the only 4000-metre mountain of the central Alps can be admired.
But Livigno is also perfect for mountain bikes. The vast territory that stretches from the town up to the Alpisella Pass and towards the source of the River Adda is a great attraction for mountain bikers, who can continue towards the lakes of Cancano inside the Stelvio National Park, enjoying some 100 kilometres of trails, with new routes and new panoramas every day in a distinctly Nordic setting, so perfectly conserved that it recalls the wildernesses of Canada.
Road cycling fans can try the climbs up to the high mountain passes that are part of cycling history, from the 2758 metres of the Stelvio Pass to the 2502 metres of the Santa Maria Pass, and experts can even attempt the classic climbs of the Tour of Italy, with a certificate at the end to document the feat.
Naturally, Lombardy also has plains, as in the Ticino Park, as well as large lakes and countryside that has resisted the march of progress, as in the traditional rice fields. Lombardy, a region that can be perfectly discovered by bicycle.
One of the great attractions for cyclists who like hill climbs and descents is for instance the area of Livigno, 1700 metres above sea level, a duty-free town in the province of Sondrio just next to the Swiss border. 
But Livigno is also perfect for mountain bikes. The vast territory that stretches from the town up to the Alpisella Pass and towards the source of the River Adda is a great attraction for mountain bikers, who can continue towards the lakes of Cancano inside the Stelvio National Park, enjoying some 100 kilometres of trails, with new routes and new panoramas every day in a distinctly Nordic setting, so perfectly conserved that it recalls the wildernesses of Canada.
