The best traffic-free bike rides around Golasecca

The Castle of Somma Lombardo, officially known as Castello Visconti di San Vito, is a magnificent 13th-century fortress located in the province of Varese, a short distance from Milan Malpensa Airport.

The Monument to the jet of the Cameri Air Base is an installation located at the entrance of the military airport (headquarters of FACO F-35 Leonardo and NATO base Juragentium). The square is characterized by the presence of a historic F-104 Starfighter fighter-bomber with "Tiger" Clipper livery. Cameri Airport (NO) boasts a long Komoot tradition, having been founded in 1910 as one of the first flight schools in Italy Facebook. At the base, there is also an outdoor museum area with historic aircraft, and sometimes guided tours or open days of the Aeronautica Militare are planned.

L'Alzaia del Naviglio di Bereguardo is the historic towpath, today transformed into a splendid cycle-pedestrian path of about 19 kilometers, which runs along the artificial canal of the same name. It connects Castelletto di Abbiategrasso (where the canal originates, branching off from the Naviglio Grande) to the municipality of Bereguardo, finally flowing into the Ticino river. Built in the 15th century at the behest of the Dukes of Milan (the Visconti first, then the Sforza), the canal served as a fundamental commercial route (particularly for salt and cheeses) to connect the city to the Po river and the sea.

Another great hydraulic dam work on the Ticino

Villa Clerici on the Naviglio Grande (also known as Palazzo Clerici or Il Castelletto) is one of the most majestic and extensive noble villas located along the Naviglio Grande canal. It stands in Castelletto di Cuggiono, in the province of Milan, perched on a natural spur overlooking a bend in the canal. It stands on the remains of an ancient medieval fortress from the 10th century, transformed in the 16th century into a residence of the Crivelli family. In 1658, the property passed to the wealthy Clerici family of bankers and merchants. The Clerici invested enormous fortunes in the complex. They wanted the facade to have 365 windows (one for each day of the year) and 12 balconies (like the months) to flaunt their wealth in front of the local nobility. In the 19th century, due to the family's economic collapse, the structure was sold and adapted first into a spinning mill and weaving factory, entering a long period of semi-abandonment. In 2026, an important private recovery project was initiated.

The unique name "Panperduto" derives mainly from the local dialect and ancient stories related to river navigation before the construction of the dam. In the past, commercial barges carrying goods or stones often collided with the rapids and rocky riverbeds of this stretch of the river, ending up capsizing and losing their entire cargo. This meant the loss of the entire day's work and the earnings needed to buy food, hence the saying "we lost the bread" (hence Panperduto).

La Diga del Panperduto (or rather, the Dighe del Panperduto) is one of Lombardy's most important and fascinating hydraulic junctions, located on the Ticino river in the municipality of Somma Lombardo, in the province of Varese. This monumental complex of hydraulic engineering dates back to the late 19th century (inaugurated in 1884) and mainly serves to divert the waters of the Ticino to feed two fundamental artificial canals: Villoresi Canal: used for irrigation purposes, guaranteeing water for over 100,000 hectares of agricultural land in the Po Valley. Industrial Canal: fundamental for the production of hydroelectric energy through various power plants in the area.

The Naviglio di Bereguardo is a historic artificial canal in Lombardy, 18.85 kilometers long, which originates from the Naviglio Grande in Castelletto di Abbiategrasso and ends in Bereguardo, a short distance from the Ticino river.