Caravaggio, Lombardy
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Caravaggio, Lombardy

Caravaggio (Italian: [karaˈvaddʒo]; Bergamasque: Careàs [karɛˈas]) is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy, located 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Milan. It is the home town of the renaissance era artists Caravaggio and Polidoro da Caravaggio.

The town received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 22, 1954.

Caravaggio borders with the municipalities of Bariano, Brignano Gera d'Adda, Calvenzano, Capralba (CR), Fornovo San Giovanni, Misano di Gera d'Adda, Morengo, Mozzanica, Sergnano (CR) and Treviglio. Its frazioni are Masano and Vidalengo.

The city is best known for the Sanctuary (15th century).

Other sights include:

Caravaggio has a railway station on the Treviglio–Cremona line.

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