The best gravel rides around Basiglio

nice! a former extraction quarry from which a small lake and a small park were created, it's hard not to stop by when I'm cycling in those areas

The sanctuary stands on an ancient spring believed to be miraculous. In 1506, Charles II d’Amboise, governor of Milan under French rule, ordered the construction of the sanctuary after receiving a prodigious healing: the building became one of the most important health structures in the city, along with the Lazzaretto and Ca’ Granda, whose floor plan it adopted. The architecture, with its classical and Renaissance influences, was long attributed even to the hand of Leonardo and then Bramante; today it is believed to be the work of Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, an architect highly regarded at the time and also active in the Milan Cathedral, Santa Maria delle Grazie, and the Certosa di Pavia. Characterized by a sober yet elegant architecture, a reflection of the highest Lombard solutions of Renaissance harmony and grace, the complex preserves precious 16th and 17th-century frescoes in its arcaded courtyards.

The little bridge over the Naviglio Pavese in Rozzano is located along the Alzaia opposite Cascina Grande. This footbridge is known both as a panoramic viewpoint over the canal and for having become a small place of worship for Italian comedy. This bridge is indeed the set for the famous scene from the film Chiedimi se sono felice (2000) with Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo, in which Giacomo's bicycle chain falls off at night while the trio is racing along the Naviglio. [

The expression "leonardesque lock" is used because the entire system of Lombard locks is based on hydraulic principles perfected and designed by Leonardo da Vinci in his Codex Atlanticus. Among the leonardesque innovations applied to these structures are: Swinging gates: wooden doors arranged in a "V" shape (bacia vinciana) that exploit the pressure of the current itself to seal hermetically. Guillotine valves: small openings inserted into the main gates, manually operated to regulate the internal water flow and level the basin with minimal effort.

The Abbey of Chiaravalle Milanese is a Cistercian monastic complex founded in 1135 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Located within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, it represents one of the most important examples of the transition between Romanesque and Gothic architecture in Lombardy. The abbey is famous not only for its historical and artistic value, but also for the historical role of the monks in the agricultural reclamation of the surrounding territory.

The Chapel of Madonna del Dosso is a charming rural oratory located between the Cantalupo and Baitana farmhouses, in the municipal territory of Gaggiano, along the "Camminando sull’acqua" cycle-pedestrian path. Dating back to the second half of the 18th century, it is an ideal place of peace for cycling excursions, often historically associated with the countryside of Trezzano sul Naviglio (the "de' Borini" rice fields area).

The Ex Filatures de Schappe is an ancient industrial complex located in Rozzano, along the banks of the Naviglio Pavese. This site is an important example of industrial archaeology in the area south of Milan. The plant was founded in 1898 by the Société Anonyme de Filatures de Schappe of Lyon for the combing and carding of silk fibers (silk waste called "schappe"). It is located at the third lock of the Naviglio Pavese in Rozzano, where the water jump was used to produce electrical energy for the factory.

The Abbey is famous because it contributed to the reclamation of the surrounding lands in past centuries, transforming the marshes of the Po Valley into productive organisms. And in fact, right here, around the year 1000, the monks invented Grana Padano, the globally less famous version of Parmigiano.