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ミラノ県とベルガモ県の境界

美しく滑らかで、人が多い

マルテサーナ運河は、1496年にルドヴィコ・イル・モーロの指揮下で最終的に完成し、トレッツォ・スッル・アッダからミラノまで全長38kmにわたって流れています。 このルートは、アッダ川をヴァプリオとカッサーノの2つの地点で渡っていた古代ローマ街道（現在のSS 11 padana superiore）に沿っています。 湧き水地帯の上方に位置する土地の水供給は、長い間この運河の主な用途でした。そのため、当初は週2日しか航行できませんでした。灌漑による農業構造の改善と同時に、バロック時代には、水上交通の利便性を享受し、所有地を管理するために、多くの壮麗な邸宅が建てられました。

In Groppello d'Adda, along the Martesana Canal, there is a large waterwheel called "el rudun." It is not a mill, but a noria that was used to raise water for irrigation. It was built in 1618 at the behest of Cardinal Federico Borromeo. It was used to irrigate the vegetable gardens and gardens of the Archbishop's Villa. Tradition attributes the design to Leonardo da Vinci. The water also fed kitchens, washhouses, and livestock watering troughs. The original wheel was dismantled in the late 19th century. The current one is a 1989 reconstruction, restored several times. It has a diameter of 11 meters and eight large blades. Today, it is a historical and educational symbol that tells the story of the area's past.

Iconic cycleable asphalt ramp leading to the Castle

Majestic, it appears at first glance to be undeniably original, lacking the essential features of Lombard castles: no battlements, a single tower, no bastions, no moat. This singular aesthetic appearance is nothing more than the result of a millennia-long history of renovations and abandonment!

Surroundings of Cassano d'Adda

In the center of town, on the right bank of the Martesana Canal, stands an imposing waterwheel (popularly known as a rudun) said to have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci himself. Despite appearances, the wheel is not a mill, but a noria. Its function, in fact, was never to grind grain or power machinery, but rather to lift water from the canal to channel it into an irrigation system.