Nova Milanese: Art, Local History and Nature Trails

Nova Milanese combines an urbanized setting with natural and cultural attractions suited to a range of travel interests. Parco Grugnotorto Villoresi protects agricultural and natural areas; in the town, art collections, a decentralized museum, craft-related cultural work and a historically documented church take center stage. This gives Nova Milanese several concrete points of interest for planning your time in Italy according to your individual preferences.

Walks among fields and canals

Parco Grugnotorto Villoresi offers opportunities for walking. It protects agricultural and natural areas that have survived the intense urbanization of Brianza and the area around Milan. Its landscape includes cultivated fields, rows of trees, woods and canals. There are also paths for cyclists and pedestrians. The landscape is not limited to a single type: cultivated fields, rows of trees, woods and canals provide different spatial points of reference for walks. If you enjoy combining your stay with outdoor exercise, you can consider the park a specific focus of nature and landscape when planning your trip.

Art at Villa Vertua Masolo

Villa Vertua Masolo houses the municipal art collection of Nova Milanese, featuring painting, sculpture and the arts of fire. In the past, the villa hosted exhibitions and cultural activities. The villa's former exhibition activity represents a distinct part of its cultural history and stands alongside the municipal art collection housed there. In addition, the Civica Raccolta Artistica di Nova Milanese includes contemporary paintings and sculptures made of porcelain, ceramics, terracotta, glass and enamel. The combination of painting, sculpture and different materials gives travelers interested in culture several ways to explore the collection.

Local history, community and crafts

The Ecomuseo di Nova Milanese is a decentralized museum that conveys local history, traditions and identity through places and the community. It unfolds across the oldest streets of the historic town center, courtyards and neighborhoods of the town. Local history thus remains connected to specific urban spaces: the oldest streets of the historic town center, courtyards and neighborhoods. The Casa delle Arti e dei Mestieri is a cultural center in the town of Nova Milanese dedicated to developing and conveying craft skills as artistic expression and as part of craft work. In this way, craft skills acquire both an artistic and a practical dimension.

Historical evidence in the town

The first records of the existence of the Chiesa di Sant'Antonino Martire are found in the Liber Notiae Sanctorum from 1289. The Chiesa di Sant'Antonino Martire contains 11 oil paintings on canvas dating from the late 16th to the early 20th century. The written record from 1289 places the church within the local history, while the later collection of paintings forms a distinct body of artwork within the church. The Museum Villa vertua-masolo: collezione permanente delle arti del fuoco is also located in the immediate vicinity of Nova Milanese.

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