The best road cycling routes around Zibido San Giacomo

The Naviglio di Bereguardo is a historic Lombard artificial canal, 18.85 kilometers long, which starts at Castelletto di Abbiategrasso (branching off from the Naviglio Grande) and ends in the municipality of Bereguardo, on the outskirts of Pavia. Built mainly in the 15th century at the behest of the Dukes of Milan (Filippo Maria Visconti and Francesco I Sforza), it was created as a strategic commercial waterway to transport goods such as salt, wine from Oltrepò, and timber from the Ticino and Po rivers to Milan. It lost its commercial function in the 19th century with the opening of the more modern Naviglio Pavese, transforming today into a fundamental irrigation canal and a renowned destination for outdoor cycle tourism.

The former Church of San Bernardo in Morimondo (MI) is a building of medieval origin dating back to the 12th century. Located in Via Roma, 8, at the entrance to the historic center, it is a private and currently deconsecrated structure, which preserves the original flat apse and a Lombard terracotta bell tower. The building, which once served as the parish church for the settlement under the guidance of the monks, has a single-nave layout heavily renovated at the end of the 17th century. Today, the former church is one of the first evocative stops in the village and overlooks the cobblestones leading to the nearby and more famous Abbey of Santa Maria di Morimondo. Together with the surrounding rural dwellings, it forms a picturesque view greatly appreciated by visitors exploring the area.

The Naviglio Grande riverside in Gaggiano offers a picturesque cycle and pedestrian path immersed in the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano. It is easily reachable from Milan via the Naviglio Grande Cycle Path, is about 15 km from the centre, and is known for its historic villas, such as Palazzo Venini Uboldi and the characteristic Ponte Vecchio.

Church of Saint George the Martyr, located in the charming rural village of Fallavecchia (part of the municipality of Morimondo, in the province of Milan)

The Church of San Giovanni Battista of Tavernasco does not exist with this specific name; the small historic village of Cascina Tavernasco (located in the municipality of Noviglio, in the metropolitan city of Milan) actually houses the Oratory of San Rocco.

The fields and rice paddies near Noviglio can periodically be flooded due to heavy rainfall or normal irrigation and agricultural channel management operations. These floods generally concentrate near the local cycle paths and rural roads—such as those of the Sprint delle Risaie di Cantalupo on Komoot—which follow the course of local canals. The area is part of a region with an extensive irrigation network, making the fields close to the embankments easily prone to waterlogging during the rainier months and the sowing season.

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.

La Conca del Dazio is the first lock on the Naviglio di Bereguardo, located about 5 km south of Castelletto di Abbiategrasso. It takes its name from the toll that merchant boats had to pay at this point before entering the Naviglio Grande towards Milan.