Top 14 Natural Monuments around Sesto San Giovanni

The Royal Gardens of Monza are a historic public green area of approximately 5.50 hectares located in the city center. This garden is part of the monumental complex of the Royal Villa of Monza and is strategically positioned to connect the historic city center with the southern entrance of the Gardens of the Royal Villa.

Inaugurated at the end of the 18th century by the Habsburg administration, the Giardini pubblici Indro Montanelli were Milan's first public park expressly intended for collective recreation, designed by architect Giuseppe Piermarini. It formerly housed the Milan Zoo, which was closed in 1992, of which the seal pool and the pavilion that housed the big cats' cages remain as remnants.

The connection between the Royal Villa, its Gardens, and the city of Monza was established through the so-called "Royal Groves," a triangular area aligned with the southern entrance to the Villa. The regular layout of the Royal Groves consisted of a series of avenues converging on a circular square, traversed by a system of secondary paths, with three squares at the main intersections. The layout still exists today: the lateral avenues (Regina Margherita to the west and Francesco Petrarca to the east) are now accessible to vehicles, as is the converging square (Piazza Citterio), while the other paths are pedestrian.

Inside Monza Park, the Lambro River is crossed by four bridges along its course (the Chain Bridge, the Cavriga Bridge, the Bertoli Bridge and the Neoclassical Bridge).

Bertoli Bridge Architect: Giacomo Tazzini Built in 1838 Location: Viale Mulini San Giorgio

The "La Fametta" sport fishing lake, nestled in Groane Park, is located in Garbagnate Milanese. "La Fametta" lake is known to anglers in the northwest of Milan for its tranquil setting, its abundance of fish, and the comprehensive services it offers, including a fishing shop that also provides fishing permits and a bar and restaurant overlooking the lake. La Fametta extends over an area of 5 hectares, containing two sport fishing lakes. The larger lake, covering approximately 20,000 square meters, has flat, easily accessible shores, clear waters approximately 4 meters deep, three small islands in the center, and is populated by various fish species. In the winter season, the lake is restocked with trout, while in the summer, various species are fished, including carp, sturgeon, grass carp, tench, chub, bleak, roach, and more. Catfish, pikeperch, and black bass are also present.

Entering the Park from the Dosso gate in Villasanta, after a few dozen meters of dirt road, you come across the Bertoli Bridge (also known as "del Dosso"). The bridge, designed by architect Giacomo Tazzini in the 1840s, owes its name to the family who owned the nearby land, and even today the bridge connects Viale Mulino del Cantone to Viale dei Molini Asciutti. Originally made of wood, due to repeated floods, it was rebuilt using a technique that was innovative for the time. The project modified the bridge's structure, replacing the multiple arches with a single pillar to support the structure and facilitate water flow in the event of river floods. The abutments and central pier of the bridge are made of masonry with a facing of ceppo, a type of stone widely used as an ornamental stone in all existing hydraulic structures within the Park.

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