Tourism: the Torrazzo with the Museo Verticale, violin making and the museums
Visitors see Piazza del Comune with the cathedral and the 112-metre Torrazzo, with its 1583 astronomical clock and the Museo Verticale opened in 2018; the world of violin making, UNESCO intangible heritage since 2012, can be met at the Museo del Violino and at auditions with historical instruments. The Infopoint is at Piazza del Comune 5.
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- Torrazzo and Museo Verticale: the 112-metre bell tower, grown from a Romanesque tower of 1267 and completed around 1305, has housed since 2018 a museum devoted to the measurement of time, with the astronomical clock installed in 1583 (original mechanism), a Foucault pendulum and the panoramic climb; closed on Mondays, with a ticket combinable with the Baptistery.
- Violin making: the traditional craftsmanship of Cremonese violins has been on UNESCO's Representative List of intangible cultural heritage since 2012; the Museo del Violino and the Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium, home of the "Il suono di Stradivari" auditions, are the places to hear it.
- Other places listed by the tourism portal: the Diocesan Museum, the church of San Sigismondo and the civic museums.
Information
The municipal Infopoint is at Piazza del Comune 5 (phone 0372 407081); on the first Sunday of the month, museums joining the Domenica al Museo scheme are free to enter.
Sources
Updated: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-20
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31
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