オルナーゴの天然記念物・トップ10

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

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 Originally made of wood, due to repeated floods, it was rebuilt using a technique that was innovative for the time.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.

Very quiet place

The 700 hectares of the Monza Park are strongly marked by the presence of the Lambro: a resource primarily for fishing and a determining factor in the local flora, the river also became the protagonist of the artistic embellishment of the area. Thanks to precise canalizations, it was possible to build eclectic nineteenth-century mills and create picturesque water features in the gardens of the Villa Reale between the end of the 18th and 19th centuries.

the Lambro

The single tracks that run parallel to the Lambro are nice, and stopping to admire the landscape is always nice!