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From to along ’s waterways First stretch: from Milan centre to Cassano d’ ITINERARY DESCRIPTION INFO route Difficulty: easy This tour has been planned to discover Milan’s North-Eastern channels which were used Travel time: one day by Leonardo to and test his experiments and projects. Length: 33,5 km We divided the tour in three parts that can be travelled also separately. If you have more elevation: 107 mt days available, we suggest to take your time in order to the landscapes and the cyclability: 100% most fascinating locations. The itinerary starts from Piazza Marconi in Brera district, Recomended Time: between March and October where there once was “Tombon de San Marc”, then continues on a cycle path beside the Suggested bike type: City bikes or Mountain bikes. Naviglio in via Melchiorre Gioia that has been unfortunately covered. After you cross the For the less trained, we suggest an e-bike. Isola and Greco districts you get to the memorable “Cassina de Pomm” where Naviglio della Martesana re-emerges. We move forward now using the old roads next to the Navi- For more multimedia and geo-referenced infor- glio that had been used by horses to pull back commercial boats to the Adda river and we mation: APP www.eguidexperience.com pass through North-East Milan’s suburbs and towns up to Cassano d’Adda. Info - Assistance - Guides: You can return by train from Cassano d’Adda. There’s the possibility to shorten the trip Turbolento Thinkbike SSD - c/o Rossignoli – catching the subway to Milan at several stops: , , Cascina Burrona, Cernu- Corso Garibaldi 71 MI - Phone: (+39) 02 804960 sco sul Naviglio, Cassina de Pecchi, and . If you want to proceed on [email protected] the cycle path alongside the Adda river instead, we suggest you stay in Cassano d’Adda Bici & Vacanze - Via Benedetto Marcello 34, Milano for the night, maybe at Visconteo Castle. We also strongly recommend to use the train MI - Phone: (+39) 02 8414 3812 - [email protected] for your transfers, to go to agreed upon structures to rent a bicycle if you need one - you First aid: number 112 MARTESANA can find them atwww.eguidexperience.com . You can get detailed information about the www.eguidexperience.com tour contacting the agencies “Turbolento Thinkbike SSD” and “Bici&Vacanze” or down- Ospedale Fatebenefratelli - Piaz Principessa Clotilde 3, loading the eGuideXperience app to get more multimedia and geo-referenced information. Milano MI Con il contributo di Regione Lombardia - Bando per la promozione innovativa del prodotto cicloturistico in Lombardia del prodotto innovativa - Bando per la promozione di Regione Lombardia Con il contributo

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main places of interest Tombone di San Marco Cassina de Pomm and Greco Michele Avola | www.micheleavola.it With Tumbun or Tombon, the Milanese indica- Milanese district ted the point where the , fed by different Thanks to the trading on the Naviglio della Mar- channels and irrigation ditches, formed dange- tesana - used to take goods to Milan - the di- rous currents caused by the different depths of strict was very rich and industrious. Cassina de the water. The area, in particular the bridge at the Pomm was once the main guest house and no- intersection of via San Marco and via Montebel- wadays just a little garden is left over, in its me- lo, was notoriously known as a favorite spot for mory. Among the celebrities that passed by we suicides. The Tombone of San Marco was a confluence-point connecting know about , P.B. , , Napoleone and the “” to Milan and linked the latter to the channel sy- . Also the old hamlet called Greco was rich in mills and stem of the inner Naviglio. In this area, now famous for the nearby district industries thanks to the “Darsenetta”, the most northern harbour of Milan. of the artists and the famous “”, opposite the church of For more info: www.ecomuseomartesana.it San Marco the canal opened in a sort of oblong pond designed.. Piazza Naviglio della Martesana This “modern” square Piazza Gae Aulenti will Also known as Naviglio Piccolo, it’s one of hold your attention not only for its size, which the that connect Milan to Adda river. is about 100 meters in diameter but also for its It leads on to Via San Marco, right near Brera di- unique position, rising 6 meters in height above strict, but the last part, up to Cassina de Pomm ground . It was designed by Argentine Archi- is totally covered. It was built in the fifteenth cen- tect Cesar Pelli and inaugurated on 8 December tury by Francesco Sforza and used to irrigate MARTESANA 2012. Around the square are three large tower the surrounding countryside. It represents the www.eguidexperience.com offices made of iron and glass - built by Pelli studios, designed and struc- beginning of the ambitious project to connect on a waterway the city Con il contributo di Regione Lombardia - Bando per la promozione innovativa del prodotto cicloturistico in Lombardia del prodotto innovativa - Bando per la promozione di Regione Lombardia Con il contributo tured according to eco-sustainable and energy saving measures, whilst at of Milan to lake and then the and river. the center of the large semi-circular auditorium... For more info: www.ecomuseomartesana.it ecomuseo

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