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Lombardy: Industry and Culture
Italy’s industrial heartland from a single base. Agricultural machinery, automotive supply chain, a family-run manufacturing district and Franciacorta, balanced with Milan, Turin and Lake Como.
- Duration
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Base
- Milan, 4★ central hotel, all eight nights
- Day trips
- Treviglio, Bergamo–Brescia, Franciacorta, Turin, Lake Como
- Company visits
- 4–5, hosted by owners, engineers and managers
Day by day
9 days, 3 of them inside companies.
- 01
Day 1 · Milan
Arrival in Milan
Airport welcome, private transfer and check-in at a central 4★ hotel.
Evening welcome aperitivo and program briefing with the team that will stay with the group.
Transfer - 02
Day 2 · Milan
Milan, read as a business city
Historic centre with a licensed guide: the Duomo, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala and the Brera district.
Afternoon at the Pinacoteca di Brera. Free evening.
CityCulture - 03
Day 3 · Treviglio · Arese
Industry day
Morning at the plant of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tractors and agricultural machinery: a walk along the assembly line and the company’s historic museum.
Afternoon at the museum of a historic Milanese car marque: a century of engineering and of brand evolution.
Company visit - 04
Day 4 · Bergamo–Brescia · Franciacorta
Industrial district and Franciacorta
A family-owned manufacturer in the Bergamo–Brescia district: plant tour and a session with the owners on growth, exports and succession.
After lunch, a family winery in Franciacorta, with the owner on the economics of Italian wine.
Company visit - 05
Day 5 · Turin
Turin and the automotive supply chain
A component manufacturer in the Turin automotive supply chain: production line and a session with engineers and management.
Afternoon walk through the historic centre of Italy’s first capital.
Company visitCity - 06
Day 6 · Milan
Free day
No program: the Fashion Quadrilateral, museums, independent excursions or rest. Individual activities on request.
Free time - 07
Day 7 · Milan
Design and contemporary art
Two foundations created by Milanese fashion houses. Theme of the day: how Italian companies turn production into a cultural institution, and what that adds to brand value.
Culture - 08
Day 8 · Bellagio
Lake Como
Bellagio, a walk through the old town and boat transfers between lakeside villages. Last evening of the program.
City - 09
Day 9 · Milan
Departure
Check-out and transfer to Milan airport according to flight times.
Transfer
Good to know
- Company visits take place on working days; the order of days is set around the companies’ confirmed slots.
- Most plants do not allow photography on the production floor, and closed shoes are required.
- Each company accepts the delegation individually. If a visit becomes unavailable, it is replaced with one of equivalent content.
Adapted to your MBA
A luxury track replaces Turin with a fashion archive and a session at a luxury management academy. An agrifood track adds a PDO dairy and a vertical farm.
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