Provincia di Milano

Villa Pisani Dossi - Museo Pisani Dossi

The villa belongs to the heirs of Carlo Alberto Pisani Dossi, the writer and diplomat who in 1898 discovered the remains of a house built in 1400 by Ambrogio Varese di Rosate, and personally supervised its restoration. A part of Pisani Dossi's library is preserved in the house consisting of books and documents from a range or periods and sources. One wing is also dedicated to the archaeological collections which Pisani built up throughout his life: a wide-ranging collection of finds from the iron and bronze ages, roman lamps, tombs from the Capuchin period, plus mediaeval and modern exhibits.

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Il Museo Pisani-Dossi raccoglie i reperti che, a partire dal 1896, Carlo Dossi sistemò in alcune sale della sua casa di Corbetta. Alla raccolta archeologica furono aggiunte una biblioteca storica, le raccolte archivistiche e gradualmente nacque un museo. Gli eredi ebbero cura di conservare il Museo così come era stato organizzato da Carlo Dossi. Il Museo può essere suddiviso in due blocchi principali che si trovano in parti distinte del palazzo. Al piano superiore si trova la Collezione che è costituita da materiale acquistato da Carlo Dossi nelle località in cui svolse gli incarichi diplomatici (Roma, Colombia e Grecia). Si tratta di materiale di cui non è possibile stabilire l’esatta provenienza e il contesto di rinvenimento. Al piano terra si trova il Museo vero e proprio, con i reperti rinvenuti durante gli scavi effettuati dallo stesso Carlo Dossi nelle vicinanze di Corbetta.

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via Francesco Mussi , 38
20011 Corbetta (MI)
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> Fiera MilanoCity
Crossing the area of the historical Fiera, we will arrive at the seat of Il Sole 24 Ore and at the stadium "Meazza".
> "Il Sole 24 ore" headquarter
> Giuseppe Meazza - San Siro Stadium
From the Stadium we will arrive at three parks, all of which are valuable elements of this area: Trenno Park, Boscoincitta and Cave Park.
> The Park of Trenno
> Bosco in citta'
> "Parco delle Cave" (Quarry Park)
Still an integral part of the metropolis, along the old Roman road towards "Novaria" (the Latin name for the city of Novara), we will find Settimo Milanese (For septimam lapidem the seventh - plaque) with a fraction of Cascine Olona. Located here is the gothic oratory of San Giovanni Battista.
> Oratory of San Giovanni Battista
Amongst the new and old buildings, we will continue along the Padana Superiore road, through the village of St. Peter all'Olmo, that has a Romanesque church of the same name.
> Church of San Pietro all'Olmo
Then we will continue onto Sedriano, where the oratory of San Bernardino stands out in this small and orderly historical centre.
> Saint Bernardino's oratory
Heading towards Novara still on the Padana Superior, in an urban area dense with successive new residences, industrial and commercial structures, we will find one of Milan's most stunning suburbs, an example of a high quality area. In the centre, the ancient Roman "curia picta", on the crossroads where the road that led from Switzerland to Milan and that between Milan and Turin, group together is surrounded by streets lined with elegant facades of villas that between the 1600s and 1700s were seen as ideal homes and proclaiming one's fortune. On recalling the most important names of Lombardy nobility, one will find that in many cases they are still the owners. It was not the presence of a scenic canal that drew them, as in Robecco or Cassinetta. It was the proximity to Milan and the mild climate, ideal for the construction of sumptuous mansions that adorned splendid parks designed by famous architects and it was also suitable for controlling their farms.
> Villa Frisiani Mereghetti
> Villa Borri Manzoli
> Villa Pisani Dossi - Museo Pisani Dossi
> Villa Carones Massari Pisani Dossi
> Villa Zari Mereghetti
> Villa Frisiani Olivares Ferrario
> Villa Brentano Carones
Naturally, amidst the scenery is the shrine of Our Lady of Miracles.
> Sanctuary of the Madonna of Miracles.
A short distance from Corbetta is Magenta, whose name is linked to the bloody battle that on June 4, 1859, with the victory of franco-piemontesi troops over the Austrians, started the process of Italy's unification with the second War of Independence. This historical event, is commensurate every year by a re-enactment, remaining on the battlefront of the House of Jacob are signs of cannon shots.
> Giacobbe house
In Magenta we will find the Opera Theatre and the Church of the Assumption.
> Teatro Lirico
> Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Leaving from Magenta a deviation will lead us to Naviglio Grande where we will see the Old Bridge, with the 17th century Villa Castiglioni.
> Pontevecchio di Magenta
> Villa Castiglioni
From the Villa we will take a side street surrounded by beautiful greenery along the Naviglio, where we will arrive in the village of Ponte Nuovo; continuing on the path along the industrial complex Saffa.
> Saffa industrial park
From Magenta we will enter the territory of Lombardo Park, in Valle del Ticino.
> The Ticino Valley Natural Park
Thus, we will arrive in Boffalora, where they have preserved the old atmosphere of the village with the characteristic Portico of Customs and its Bridge on Ticino.
> Portico of the customs house
> Bridge upon the Naviglio river
Now, in the outskirts of Milan, on an area of 53 hectares, where the former Agip refinery was, Milan opened the new Fiera di Milano in the territory of Rho - Pero, in 2005.
> Fiera Milano