Lombardy (/ˈlɒmbərdi/ LOM-bər-dee; Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lumbardia, pronounced: (Western Lombard) [lumbarˈdiːa], (Eastern Lombard) [lombarˈdeːa]) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.
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Take a look around you - the walls are steeped in history, dreams and the future. You are at Volandia, where a wonderful exhibition itinerary takes you deep into the history of international aeronautics, with focus on the companies that have written the story of the province of Varese, the province with wings, and all of Lombardy and Italian industry.The exhibition is divided into five areas: forms of flight, fixed wing, rotary wing, model aircraft and the convertiplane. It tells the great history of flight in all its forms, from pioneer flights in hot-air balloons to the first aircraft in the early 1900s right through to the convertiplane, the perfect fusion of vertical and horizontal flight.The Park and Museum of Flight has plenty of indoor and outdoor areas for children, with space dedicated to the different age brackets. For older visitors there is the simulation area, library, historical archives (consultable online), convention room and film showings.The Volandia Store stocks a wealth of park and museum gifts and mascots and many other wonderful articles.As you walk around the park and museum you can listen to exciting adventures involving the aircraft on show told by volunteers of the “Friends of Volandia” association, whose members include fanatics and former workers at the aircraft companies. If you would like to join the association, just ask.. Members are easy to recognise in their red uniform.The Flight Café is the perfect place to take a break and have something to eat and drink.Volandia makes flight dreams and fun happen.Visit our website to discover our pavillon and the newly SPACE AREA.
Having all positive and negative reviews in mind, I would still suggest to visit this place and spend your afternoon there. The museum is a bit "tired" and has a shabby appearance. It is situated in a former aircraft factory and occupies a vast territory. The exposition represents flight history from first planes, air balloons into air space. There is a huge exposition of helicopters. Myself and my kids really enjoyed it, as some of them you can enter. There is nothing better when you can actually touch what you see. To have the best from this museum: choose a sunny day to visit. The museum is consisted of separate buildings, you need to go outside to visit them. Part of exposition, like aircarfts are outside as well. Take a sandwich with you and snacks for when you get hungry. There are a couple of tables outside. There are few bars on the territory and a restaurant, but in my opinion, not worth your visit. We paid double for croissants at the bar. There were only few choices for the snacks.
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MUBA is a Foundation, regionally recognised and no-profit, whose purpose is to create and promote cultural expressions aiming at encouraging stereotype-free creative thought in children and prepare them for a society which requires greater and greater creative attitudes. MUBA develops and spreads non formal education with a view to promoting an innovative culture focused on children direct experience, according to the pedagogical approach of the Children’s Museums, to which MUBA is closely related. It proposes activities organized at fixed hours of entrance and with limited number shift! MUBA has not a permanent regular exhibition to visit. Find out the activties day by day on our website and buy the tickets in advance!
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