Leonardo and Adda river
Turistic itineraries Wednesday July 8th, 2015
The river is one of the places where the presence of the Tuscan genius left more traces. During Renaissance, the Duchy of Milan was one of most culturally and technologically advanced Italian city-states: this was mainly due to the complex canals’ system that since Roman times irrigated the Milanese... Read more
Soul’s places
Turistic itineraries Wednesday July 15th, 2015
Adda, land of faith The Adda lands tell of a widespread and rooted spirituality in the resident populations. The most symbolic place is certainly Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, city of origin of the Good Pope Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, where you can visit his birth and childhood places. Equally... Read more
Nature and landscape
Turistic itineraries Wednesday July 15th, 2015
Nature and landscape The territory boasts an amazing variety of natural environments between the North Adda Park and the PLIS of Canto mount and Beseco and Lower course of Brembo River. As if it were a book, the Adda valley tells an hundreds of thousands of years story; the... Read more
Castles and Fortress Fortifications
Turistic itineraries Wednesday July 8th, 2015
Castles and Fortress Fortifications along the historic border river The Adda river had historically an important strategic function. Especially between Lecco and Cassano, it represented a real frontier both for those who descended from the north and for armies that in the Po plain. It is no a coincidence... Read more
The industrial heritage
Turistic itineraries Wednesday July 15th, 2015
The industrial heritage The Adda RIVER: “cradle” of the Italian industrial revolution The Adda shores are host from centuries windmills, water wheels, derivation channels, mills moved by the flow of water. The cultivation of silkworms were very common and represented a supplementary activities in the economy of the peasant... Read more