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Saronno, in brief.

Amaretto liqueur, almond biscuits.

A town on the plain north of Milan, known the world over for amaretto, the almond liqueur, and its crisp amaretti biscuits.

Its Renaissance sanctuary holds a celebrated frescoed dome by Gaudenzio Ferrari.

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