Lombardy covers approximately the centre of the Po Valley, as well as extending over the middle of the Italian Alps. It borders with Switzerland to the north, Emilia-Romagna to the south, Piedmont to the west and Trentino-Alto Adige and Venetia to the east.

The capital is Milan one-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy home to the country’s stock market and the majority of its corporations, business, financial and it is the cultural capital of Italy, as well as the banking centre for southern Europe.

Lombardy boasts some of the most popular tourist attracions in Italy including; Lakes Como and Maggiore, the region of Lombardy and Lake Garda.