INGRESSO Comune Comune di Biassono di Lesmo ROYAL VILLA COMPLEX: CAPPELLA ESPIATORIA FARMS AND WATERMILLS E F G INGRESSO PARCO PARCO DI DI 1 VILLA, GARDENS, PARK Not far from the Villa Reale, on the right- The land acquired for creating the park hand side of the monumental avenue lead- included a number of existing farm- Bosco Bello ing to the Villa complex, stands the Cap- steads and watermills, which were sub- pella Espiatoria (1910), a memorial erected sequently rebuilt or converted to give + + ++ ++ + ++ + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ + ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ ++ + + ++ + ++ + ++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ + + + ++ ++ them a more dignified appearance. In + + + + ++ in atonement for the death of King Umberto I on the site of his assassination, on 29 July the vicinity of the Villa Mirabello stands 1900, by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. From the Mulino del Cantone and, further the chapel at the base rises a square ta- upstream, the mill of the Mulini As- 1. Villa Reale (Royal Villa) ciutti farmstead, the only one which 9LOOD5HDOH INGRESSO pering column 35 metres in height. The col- 7RUUHWWD2. Neo-gothic tower still has a working paddle wheel. The /DJKHWWRHWHPSLRGRULFR3. Lake and Doric temple umn is decorated on the north and south 4. Cascina Bastia – bicycle architect Luigi Canonica also designed &DVFLQD%DVWLDLQIR sides by large Latin crosses in alabaster, buildings such as the Cascina Frutteto, SRLQWQROHJJLRELFLFOHWWHhire while the summit bears the symbols of roy- 9LOOD0LUDEHOOR5. Villa Mirabello a farm with an arcaded facade and NO IAT MONZA 6. Villa Mirabellino ABELLO 16 SO alty and a crown, all of bronze. Above the door of the chapel is a Pietà R 9LOOD0LUDEHOOLQR S 16 A neoclassical turret. In a dominant po- I 7. Mulino del Cantone B 15 Comune 15 0XOLQRGHO&DQWRQH O I by Ludovico Pogliaghi. ER G di Villasanta sition stands the Cascina S. Fedele, neo-gothic in style, with marble TOURIST INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE 8. Mulini Asciutti R MI O 0XOLQR$VFLXWWL I G LE P (watermill) A LE facings recovered largely from the demolished Milanese church of Santa VI &DVFLQD)UXWWHWR N A 9. Cascina Frutteto S INGRESSO &DVFLQD6DQ)HGHOH VIA I THE PARK Maria di Brera. Also worth seeing are the Cascina Casalta, a fine example N (farm) I L &DVFLQD&DVDOWD U IAT main office 10. Cascina San Fedele M On 14 September 1805, Napoleon issued a decree for the creation of a of rural Lombard architecture, the Cascina del Serraglio, the Cascina &DVFLQD&HUQXVFKL E L 11. Cascina Casalta A I )DJLDQDLD5HDOH V Cernuschi and the royal pheasantry (Fagianaia Reale), which now Associazione Pro Monza 12. Cascina Cernuschi Comune “large royal park”, alongside the Villa Reale and its gardens. The work 3RQWHGHOOH&DWHQH13. Fagianaia Reale (Royal di Vedano The Villa Reale was built in the years 1777 to 1780 by imperial Austrian was begun in 1806 at the urging of the French viceroy, Eugène de houses a restaurant. Piazza Carducci - portici Palazzo Comunale $XWRGURPR1D]LRQDOHPheasantry) al Lambro architect Giuseppe Piermarini to the orders of Archduke Ferdinand of Beauharnais. The chosen area, north of the township of Monza beside *ROI&OXE14. Ponte delle Catene Habsburg, Governor General of Lombardy. The Villa was successively an Tel./fax +39 039.323222 &DVFLQD)RQWDQD15. Autodromo Nazionale the River Lambro, included the gardens of two patrician country houses 6HGH6HWWRUH3DUFR(Racing Circuit) INGRESSO archducal residence (under Ferdinand and Rainier of Habsburg), the THE LAMBRO VI (the Mirabello and Mirabellino), and a beautiful area of woodland ALE INGRESSO H9LOOD5HDOH DI seat of a French viceroy (Eugène de Beauharnais) and finally the home 16. Golf Club VE INGRESSO DANO AGNETTA known as the Bosco Bello. The park was intended for leisure pursuits, &RQVRU]LR9LOOD5HDOH T WC The River Lambro flows 17. Cascina Fontana, N V O of two kings of Italy (Victor Emmanuel II and Umberto I). I A M Infopoint - Railway Station gardens H3DUFRGL0RQ]DPark and Villa Reale L E The “U”-shaped ground plan is typical of country houses in eighteenth- including hunting, and also through the park and 17 13 E Department Office / 17 13 N o O r T b for activities of public util- 11 N once supplied a network A m LO C a century Lombardy: a central structure, only two storeys high, and two Villa Reale and Parco 11 L I T L e T Via Caduti del Lavoro EL E U VIA D m I ity, such as animal hus- LE C u C of canals whose waters .N i S di Monza Consortium A F A wings of the same height, extending forwards at right angles to the C O RAB A N S I A I L L N 6 VIA T U I LE D A L bandry and the growing of E M EI CA O powered the various INGRESSO 6 R PIN Tel./fax +39 039.362722 I M main building and terminating in less elevated, cube-shaped blocks – E L WC I A I 5 V E MI D 8 crops. In 1807 it was en- mills. The Lambro runs E 5 8 the Court Chapel to the left and the Cavallerizza (riding school) to the L T A E N E L V I A P I closed by a boundary wall VIA V right. Together, these buildings form the main courtyard. alongside the boundary IA VIALE C.NA E L Centro R.A.I. L CATTABREGA A I 14 kilometres in length, E WC The principal structure, crowned wall for some distance, [email protected] 7 V 10 7 9 10 GA 9 A VRI C built with materials from the I A L E by a belvedere, is accessed by a then enters the Park and RONDÒ V INGRESSO B DEI www.promonza.it TULIPIFERI grand central flight of steps. It orig- ruins of the Visconti castle. RIA follows a winding course, 6 bis 3 . I o G A R RI I r n inally housed the archducal and AV P . It thus became the most ex- NZ C S b describing a wide semi- S O LE S m . VIA S I a WC E L A D guest apartments, while the two V tensive enclosed park in the E I circle in the vicinity of INGRESSO L A L WC A e 4 LE C Porta di Monza 12 V m 4 E u wings were fitted out to accommo- L i 12 A whole of Europe. When the I the Villa Mirabello, be- F A V S WC WC C 3 I date visitors and the domestic 1 2 N INGRESSO 3 A trees were well established, fore leaving the Park 2 D E L staff. COMUNE DI MONZA (MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY) S 14 O L 14 E the park was opened to the again near the Franciscan monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Its VIA The more rustic outbuildings con- Giardini Reali general public. In 1919, Villa bridges include the double-arched Ponte delle Catene, designed by LE CO Tourism and Events Office C sisted of stables, coach-houses, INGRESSO Reale and its Park were handed over to the Italian State and, in 1920, LE Canonica, whose parapets consist of granite bollards joined by chains. E kitchens – converted into a Court VIAL ISTI BR BATT 1 A CESARE to a Consortium consisting of the municipalities of Monza and Milan, IA 1 VI Theatre in the early nineteenth Piazza Trento e Trieste N ZA V and the Umanitaria charitable foundation. In 1922, permission was IA VIA BOCCACCIO M century by Luigi Canonica – a large INGRESSO ON INGRESSO TEC ASSIN granted for the construction of a national racing circuit (Autodromo) Tel. +39 039.2372222 O conservatory (Serrone) and a Ro- VIALE REGINA MARGHERITA AUTODROMO tunda. Inside the central structure, within the park. At the present time, close on five million square metres the octagonal atrium serves as an of land are reserved for public use (including the Gardens, which The northern section of the park ante-room to the grand, high- account for 350,000 sq.m.), offering wonderful opportunities for sport, is occupied by the Autodromo [email protected] USEFUL INFORMATION ceilinged ballroom, from which leisure pursuits, health and fitness, social activity and culture, thanks Nazionale, the racing circuit there are fine views towards Milan to the siting of modern art installations at various points in the grounds. laid out in 1922 on the initiative www.comune.monza.it ROYAL VILLA COMPLEX www.reggiadimonza.it - www.comune.monza.it and out over the gardens. Of spe- of the Milan Automobile Club. VILLA REALE Tel. +39 039.39464213 cial interest are the royal apart- Work on the circuit, designed ROYAL GARDENS ments used by Umberto I and Margherita of Savoy, located on the first COUNTRY RETREATS by architect Alfredo Rosselli Free admittance. Open every day. Tel. +39 039.39464213 floor in the south wing, and the Chapel, beautifully designed by Pier- The park owes its beauty not only to the and supervised by engineer Winter opening times: 7 am – 6 pm – Summer opening times: 7 am – 8 pm marini to a central plan. Dedicated to Mary Immaculate, this tiny church luxuriant vegetation, but also to the pres- Piero Puricelli, began on 15 PARK is more richly decorated than any other part of the Villa, whose mag- ence of some fine buildings. These in- May 1922 and was completed in Open every day. Free admittance to public areas. Tel. +39 039.394641 nificent stucco and marquetry work, furniture and fittings were designed clude the Villa Mirabello, designed by just 110 frenetic days. The cir- Winter opening times: 7 am – 7 pm – Summer opening times: 7 am - 8.30 pm by artists of genius, such as Giocondo Albertolli, Alessandro Sanquirico the architect Gerolamo Quadrio and cuit is a mecca for motor-car and Giuliano Traballesi.