Crema Cathedral

The Cathedral of Lodi is one of the largest Romanesque churches in Lombardy and the oldest monument in Lodi: the foundation stone of the building was symbolically laid on 3 August 1158, the day the city was founded. The first phase of its construction dates back to the period between 1158 and 1163; the crypt was solemnly inaugurated with the translation of the relics of Saint Bassianus in 1163, in the presence of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. A second phase took place between 1170 and 1180, but the façade was not completed until 1284. Subsequent 18th-century restorations carried out by the architect Francesco Croce changed the original appearance of the building, which was however restored in 1958-1965.

The Basilica of Santa Maria di Campagna is a Renaissance church built between 1522 and 1528. The present church was built to replace an old small oratory. The structure of the church was only modified in 1791, with the extension of the arm of the cross which houses the presbytery, and the construction of the present choir behind the high altar. The church houses many works of art, including several early 16th-century Mannerist paintings by Pordenone, and Baroque paintings by Guido Reni and the Procaccini family.

The church of San Sisto was built from 1490 to 1511 on a former church belonging to a monastery of Benedictine women, which was founded in the 9th century. At the end of the 15th century, the church was demolished in order to build the new temple. The facade was completed only in 1591, and was remodelled in its present classical style in 1755. The monastery was abolished in 1810 and transformed into barracks, while the church became a parish church.