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ムッツァ運河は、12世紀から13世紀にかけて建設された重要な水利施設で、カッサーノ・ダッダでアッダ川から分岐し、カスティリオーネ・ダッダまで約39kmにわたって伸びています。ヨーロッパで最も古く、最も大きな灌漑運河の1つであり、ローディ地域の農業に不可欠で、現在はサイクリングロードも併設されています。

Muzza運河（全長61km）は、アッダ川の支流であり、最近800周年を迎え、ヨーロッパで最も古いものの一つです。その名前は、数世紀にわたるわずかな変化を経て、紀元前90年にここに移住し、最初の干拓工事を開始したローマのMutia家の名前を今も偲ばせています。広大な運河からは小さな水路が分岐し、約1000キロメートルの総延長にわたって田園地帯に入り込み、主に農業用水として利用されています。周囲の田園地帯と農家の風景は印象的で、木々の列と開けた畑が交互に続いています。また、自然の観点からも非常に興味深く、多くの水鳥を引き寄せ、ルート沿いで観察することができます。

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

Beautiful dirt road that can be cycled along the canal

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.

We are in Groppello, a hamlet in the municipality of Cassano d'Adda, and we must go back in time to 1618, when Cardinal Federico Borromeo commissioned this large wheel to convey the water needed to irrigate the vegetable gardens and gardens of the Archbishop's Villa. It is said that this majestic work, at the Cardinal's request, was designed by Leonardo da Vinci himself. Which, if anything, adds to its charm.