Provincia di Milano

Selva farmhouse

Grain producing and animal rearing company with milk production and cultivation following eco-compatible criteria.
A farm holiday centre right in the heart of Parco del Ticino, just a few kilometres from Morimondo, the site of an ancient Cistercian Abbey. The restaurant was built within the area that once housed the stable, in it you can sample the farm produce transformed into tasty dishes.

Details

educational suggest: Getting to know and experiencing how cheeses are produced, how honey is gathered from bees, how bread is made, how cows are milked or how animals are reared and taken care of. For information please get in touch directly with the commercial farm.

Notes

This business has been remarked upon by Coldiretti, Confagricoltura and Cia for Milan and Lodi and by the Consorzio Terre d'Acqua.
Theme events- guided visits - bike excursionsRestaurant, overnight stay and educational activities.

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Info

Where

via Cascina Selva , 1
20080 Ozzero (MI)

Contact us

information
Web site
info@cascinaselva.it
telephone: +39 02 9407039

Services

educational farm
overnight stay
restaurant
direct selling of alimentary products

Transports

Find the public transportation and plan the route (The page is available in Italian only)

People with motor disabilities

Completely accessible to the disabled

For the schools

educational suggest: Getting to know and experiencing how cheeses are produced, how honey is gathered from bees, how bread is made, how cows are milked or how animals are reared and taken care of. For information please get in touch directly with the commercial farm.

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Planning your trip

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We will arrive in Abbiategrasso, the largest centre in the south-west of with the history of the Milanese, monuments and attractions . It was built at the junction between the two major channels of Lower Lombardy The Naviglio Grande receives its water from Ticino, flowing onwards to London, and the Naviglio of Bereguardo, that detaches at Abbiategrasso flows towards Pavia
> Abbiategrasso
> Naviglio Grande
> Naviglio Bereguardo
We will meet the first group from Abbiategrasso when they arrive from Milan alongside the Naviglio Grande Castelletto.
> Castelletto - Abbiategrasso
> Cittadini Stampa palace
> S. Antonio hotel
Amongst the Castelletto and the centre of Abbiategrasso, along Viale Mazzini, are some important buildings: At numbers 95 and 97 the elegant Palazzo Corio, at number 83 the Palace Citterio Hall Cocini, at number 45 the church of San Rocco and the number 25, near the railway station, Palazzo Sacchei.
> The Corio palace
> The Citterio Sala Cocini Palace
> Church of San Rocco
As always near the railway station, is the most important building: il Visconteo Castle.
> Visconteo Castle
To the side of the Castle, over the road, is the Kiosk of San Carlo in the tree lined Garibaldi square.
> San Carlo niche
Near the Castle, the original medieval village of Abbiategrasso stands in the area between Via Santa Maria, Via Angelo Teotti, V Giornate square and San Martino avenue: known today as the neighbourhood of Santa Maria. Medieval is the former church of Santa Maria, we can get away with the same name.
> The district of Santa Maria
> Church of Santa Maria vecchia
Along the street Angelo Teotti you will see the medieval facades or the 18th century Palazzo said to be the House of Rome, now the representation of Banca Agricola Mantovana.
> Casa Orsini di Roma
From Castello Visconteo take Matteotti avenue, the most direct route to the towns central square: to number 41 the 18th century Palazzo Cattaneo.
> Cattaneo palace
Proceed along the avenue to the brick front Pianca Albini Household, which overlooks Golgi square.
> Casa Pianca Albini
In front, stretches the façade of the Pia Casa Incurabili today known as the Golgi Institute, named after the Nobel prize winner Camillo Golgi.
> Pia Casa degli Incurabili
> Church of Santa Chiara
And now we arrive in the very heart of Abbiategrasso: Marconi square.
> Piazza Marconi - Abbiategrasso
> Municipal palace
> "Colombo" tobacco-shop
> Besuschio bakery
From Marconi square take the path from Annoni way, at number 28 is the elegant Palazzo of the same name.
> Annoni palace
Continue along Ticino way, to number 26 where you will find Palazzo Pionnio.
> Pionno palace
We will head back towards the nearby avenue Cattaneo, in the area where we will find the hospital at number 2 Villa Sanchioli.
> Villa Sanchioli
Among the castle, via Felice Cavallotti, via Alessandro Manzoni and via Serafino dell'Uomo there is an urban park called Fossa Viscontea.
> The Fossa Viscontea public park
We will complete our visit in the centre of Abbiategrasso passing through via Borsani along the way where we can see the church of San Bernardino
> Church of San Bernardino
In addition, between via Borsani and via Confalonieri we can also admire the most important historical presence in the city: the Basilica of Santa Maria Nuova.
> Basilica of S. Maria Nuova
In the case that we we lose each other we will meet in the centre, at the Palazzo Arconati between via Fratelli Bandiera and via Goffredo Mameli.
> Arconati Palace
If you wander off, in the same area, there is a 15th century mill that still works in via del Mulino.
> The new mill
Finally, a place a little out of the way, next to the bypass and close to the Magenta you will find the former convent of Annunciata, recovered between 1997 and 2006.
> The convent of the Annunciata
Leaving Abbiategrasso and heading to Morimondo, along Ticino, we will arrive in the small Ozzero.
> Ozzero
> Villa Bianchi Calvi
We will go into the small square where the town hall is housed in Palazzo Cagnola.
> Cagnola Palace
The parish of San Siro is a short distance.
> Parish church of San Siro
Located on the highest point of the village, is the 16th century Palazzo dei Centurioni that you may admire from afar, it inaccessible due to the surrounding dense vegetation.
> Palazzo dei Centurioni
We continue our walk along the streets of the town, in the direction of Ticino where we will see the Palazzo Barzizza.
> Barzizza Palace
Noteworthy, for those of you interested in gourmet food: The farm stay Calcaterra and the Agricultural agency Cascina Selva.
> Calcaterra farmhouse
> Selva farmhouse
Leaving the centre, in an area smaller than Bugo, next to Highway 526, we can stop at the 15th century oratory of St. Francis, restored several times over the centuries and decorated with frescoes. We can also find 15th century frescoes in the churches of Sant'Alberto and the surrounding castles of Morimondo.
> The Oratory of San Francesco
> Church of Sant'Alberto
At first glance Morimondo seems to look similar to the other Lower areas, at least until you discover the great Abbey amongst the meadows.
> Morimondo
> Morimondo Abbey
That signals the agriturismo Cascina Lasso.
> Lasso farmstead
After the visit we can continue our journey through the surrounding countryside: and make some other pleasant discoveries. For example, a short distance in the direction of Ticino is Cascina Fiorentina and from there we will go from Morimondo to Besate, Fallavecchia.
> Fiorentina farmstead
> Fallavecchia