DK Travel : Milan and the Lakes : Editor's choice

Milan and the Lakes : Editor's choice

Krizia

Ever an eclectic designer, Mariuccia “Krizia” Mandelli has been flouting trends and winning awards since 1954.
Kursaal, Sirmione

A happy blend of retro disco and ballroom dance hall.
Lake Fish

Several fish favourites are plucked daily from Lombardy’s lakes. The best include persico (perch), lavarello (a whitefish), trota (trout), luccio (pike), coregone (another whitefish) and tinca (tench).
Lambrusco

Thick, dark, fizzy red from Mantova. Cheap but delicious; great with pizza.
Linens

Bassetti and Frette offer affordable, stylish linens. The haute couture of sheets and tablecloths is represented by Pratesi and, at the pinnacle, Jerusum, which provided the lace-edged linens for Italy’s royal family in the 19th century.
Lugana

This balanced white is made from Trebbiano grapes on the southern shores of Lake Garda.
Mila Schön

A giant of fashion who pioneered the double-face fabric in the 1960s.
Missoni

This husband-wife team has charmed the fashion world since 1953 with its multi-coloured, zigzag knitwear.
Moschino

An enfant terrible of Milan’s fashion scene since 1983.
Mountain Biking

The forested hills of Bellagio’s peninsula make perfect mountain-bike country. Saddle up at a local hire shop.