Provincia di Milano

Villa Uboldo

Villa Uboldo was designed by the architect Camillo Rougier in 1817 for his cousin Ambrogio Maria Martignano Uboldo, an eclectic character who earned himself the title of Don Giovanni. It was inspired by the works of Piermarini, the architect who designed La Scala in Milan. It has an English garden in which a lake was created that was linked to the Martesana canal by inlet and outlet channels. A grotto, a maze and a wooden hut, the Angelica and Medoro farmstead, which was decorated with frescoes, were also built. There is the curious presence of what appears to be the facade of a Lombard Gothic church. It was placed over the front of an old cottage and was actually used for storing table wine. The crenelated tower and perimeter wall with coats of arms are also fake.

Notes

The villa is not currently open to the public; it is owned by the ASL Milano 2 (a local health agency) and contains part of the hospital examination rooms and administration offices. The facade of the villa can be seen from Parco della Martesana, which includes the garden of this villa and the garden of Villa Alari Visconti, both of which are now owned by the town.

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Where

via Uboldo , 1
20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI)

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The route begins right in the centre of the town, near the Cassina de' Pomm in via Melchiorre Gioia.
> Cassina de' Pomm
Taking via Tofane, you go past three railway bridges and arrive in the Gorla area, an ancient district of Milan, filled with history, that formed an independent municipality in the past. At the end of via Tofane you crosses viale Monza, which has heavy traffic.
The bike ride continues peacefully and safely along the towpath, past small green areas and ancient balustrade houses, where old constructions and renovated buildings stand side by side.
> Gorla
After viale Monza, you proceed along via Bestelli and come to Martesana Park, a large green area that leads to the centre of a recently built residential zone. Going further along, you reach via Padova, where the route turns to the left and becomes via Idro. The scenery along this stretch is mainly industrial.
> Via Idro lungo il Naviglio Martesana
The canal now flows past warehouses and industrial buildings and passes under the ring road near the Gobba farmstead. As you arrive at the suburb of Gaggiolo you can see Villa Cazzaniga.
> Villa Cazzaniga - Gaggiolo
After a few kilometres you come to Cernusco sul Naviglio, where you can see the garden and lodges of villa Alari Visconti and, on via Uboldo, the villa of the same name.
> Villa Uboldo

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