The best MTB trails around Parco del Molgora

An enchanted opening suspended in the green, where the small stone bridge gently fades into the breath of nature. Alas, the wooden bench that accompanies it reveals how little modern man still knows how to integrate with creation...

The route runs alongside the Naviglio della Martesana, perhaps the least known among the ancient artificial canals connecting Milan to the great Lombard rivers. It originates from the Adda river in Concesa, a hamlet of Trezzo d’Adda, crosses the Martesana sub-region, north-east of the provincial capital, and once in the city, it plunges underground beneath via Melchiorre Gioia, near Cassina de’ Pomm. It measures approximately 38 km in length, with a width varying from 9 to 18 meters. However, at one time, the Naviglio della Martesana continued in the open air right into the center, where a system of locks centered on the Conca dell’Incoronata connected it to the short Naviglio di S. Marco and the urban ring of the Navigli. The lock was inaugurated in 1496, utilizing lock gates designed by Leonardo da Vinci. The canal had been opened in 1471, under Francesco Sforza. By connecting it to the other Navigli,

The Morando Library, inaugurated in 2017 at the Fondazione Cineteca Italiana in Milan (Via Tofane 49), is a space specialized in cinema with over 12,000 volumes. The heart of the collection is the fund of the film critic Morando Morandini.

The Naviglio della Martesana is perhaps the least known of the ancient artificial canals that connect Milan to the great Lombard rivers. It originates from the Adda in Concesa, a hamlet of Trezzo d’Adda, crosses the Martesana sub-region, northeast of the provincial capital, and once in the city, it disappears under via Melchiorre Gioia, near Cassina de’ Pomm.

The construction of the Naviglio Piccolo, later known as the Martesana, was started by Francesco Sforza in 1475 to transport along the route "grinding stones, oil presses, spinning mills, paper mills". It originates from the Adda, on the right bank, below the Castle of Trezzo and reaches Milan at Cascina de' Pomm, ending buried at San Marco. The Naviglio della Martesana, definitively completed in 1496 under the guidance of Ludovico il Moro, flows from Trezzo sull’Adda to Milan for a total length of 38 km. The route runs alongside the ancient Roman road that crossed the Adda with two branches: at Vaprio and at Cassano. Concurrently with the improvement of the agricultural structure thanks to irrigation, a notable flourishing of stately villas occurred in the Baroque era. The irrigation function of the Martesana marks the clear boundary between the dry plain, to the north, and the irrigated plain, to the south.

Stunning trails and views. Tuscany in Brianza. And then there's the MTB paradise.

The Municipality of Cernusco sul Naviglio has built the only public astronomical observatory in the entire Province of Milan on the Martesana River. Located at number 75 Alzaia del Naviglio Martesana, in the Cascina Villa area, the public observatory is managed by the Cernusco Association of Amateur Astronomers, which will make its telescopes and valuable equipment available to all astronomy enthusiasts.

a little secluded on the sides of the canal