BRIVIO, L’ANTICO VILLAGGIO SUL FIUME

Guided Tour

FRIDAY 14 MAY 2021

We propose a special guided tour of Brivio, an ancient village on the Adda river, still preserved today as a real self-subsistent village. Visitors, following the historical evolution of the place, will be accompanied to discover its civil and religious life, among the homes of the lords and its ancient churches. We will meet the castle, built on the basis of a late Roman fortification and transformed into a spinning mill in the 19th century, we will see two stately villas of the Magni-Recli and Piccinini of Marsciano, but we will also visit the beautiful church of San Leonardo from the 10th century and the oratory seventeenth-century church of Sant’Antonio Abate, with an ancient well. We will then continue along the river on a fascinating mule track, now transformed into a “romantic” walk, to meet the places of work on the water: we will discover the seventeenth-century mill and get to know the ancient nineteenth-century spinning mills. We will conclude our journey among the suggestive houses of freshwater fishermen, in a small square called “Synagogue”, where time seems to have stopped forever … here, on the banks of the Adda river.

Booking required.

Phone: +39 338 3090011

Email: info@villago.it

Web: www.villago.it

Visit Villa Sormani Marzorati Uva

Guided Tour

FRIDAY 14 MAY 2021

Fascinating summer afternoon in the splendid villa Sormani in Missaglia, guests of the eclectic Count Alberto Uva.
Just as guests of the past, we will be welcomed by the landlord, who, with the passion that distinguishes him, will lead us into the private rooms of his historic home, to discover the fascinating aristocratic world.
The itinerary will start from the fourteenth-century family chapel and will continue in the beautifully furnished rooms for refined receptions: from the music room, to the tea room, from the red room of historical relics to the large dining room.
Next, we will go up to the private apartments and the sleeping area.
We will start with the wunderkammer dedicated to the family passion: ancient weapons, uniforms and flags; we will continue in the historic bedrooms, to discover the elegant secrets of the noble nights in the villa, and in the wonderful bathrooms of the early twentieth century.
The visit will end in the evocative romantic park of the residence, among majestic centuries-old lime trees and hornbeams, to say goodbye … with the desire to return soon to Villa Sormani.

Booking required.

Phone: 338-3090011 – 320-4731613

Email:  info@villago.it

Web: www.villago.it

VISITA SPECIALE DI VILLA RAIMONDI E DELLE SUE COLLEZIONI DI GLICINI E PEONIE

Guided Tour

SATURDAY 15 MAY 2021

We offer you a guided tour to discover the historic country residence of the noble and powerful Raimondi family, the very same family that owned the beautiful Villa Olmo in Como.
It will be an opportunity to discover the neoclassical villa, now managed and preserved by the prestigious Minoprio Foundation, the magnificent botanical park around and the gossip of the time relating to the much discussed Marchesina Giuseppina Raimondi, who married General Garibaldi in the villa, sealing the shortest wedding in history, only a few hours.

The tour will start from the halls of the residence, where you can admire the original frescoed ceilings, then visitors will be accompanied to discover the historic agricultural estate, now transformed into a wonderful botanical park of 7 hectares, a real well-kept collection of plants and flowers from all over the world! You can admire the gardens, starting from the very elegant fountain of the villa and its wide avenue with a perspective telescope that connects to romantic paths, where you can discover the wonderful flowers that color the park every season.
In particular, spring will reserve the magical gift of a gallery with clusters of wisteria flowers and a collection of peonies from the most refined shades of pink and soft yellow to the varieties with strong tones, in addition to the numerous seasonal blooms.

The visit will continue to the discovery of two special greenhouses, the “Mediterranean garden” with collections of arboreal, shrub, herbaceous, flowering and leaf plants and succulent plants, to then reach the “tropical greenhouse” with dense vegetation of plants, shrubs and flowers typical of the tropical environment, from the traditional ficus, which adorns our living rooms, to unusual plants such as banana, papaya, coffee, strelitzia … In conclusion, after having discovered curious facts and beautiful tree essences, you cannot miss a stop at the special greenhouse dedicated to products (plants, flowers and vegetables) resulting from the work of the teachers and technicians of the Minoprio Foundation farm with the collaboration of the students of this school, which has been training for almost sixty years , research and dissemination in the sectors of horticulture, horticulture, fruit growing, gardening and ornamental greenery, nationally and internationally.

Booking required.

Phone: +39 338 3090011

Email: info@villago.it

Web: www.villago.it

The Atmosphere Garden of Poggio Castello

Spring experience in the garden close to Monguzzo Castle

SATURDAY 15 MAY 2021

Accompanied visit to the wonderful atmosphere garden, located under the ancient Castle of Monguzzo.
We will begin the guided tour on the veranda of the “rustic”, the modern annex of the villa, where we will tell you about the fascinating transformation of the place and the owner’s love for greenery.
We will then pass through the mini-park around the aforementioned building, and then go down the steps of the border garden.
Here, it will be like taking a step back in time and reliving the atmosphere of a small Italian garden, albeit with plants and flowers hardly known a few centuries ago.
Subsequently, through a hedge door, we will enter the gravel garden, where we will meet the “stone flowers”, and then pass, by contrast, into a perfect, very soft lawn, where there is a great desire to take off your shoes and feel fully the feeling of grass under your bare feet.
We will then visit a dense shady forest and, following a remote stone path, we will find ourselves in front of a perfect reconstructed pond: it is so perfect in its shapes and in the choice of plants on the banks, that it seems to be truly natural! After a “dark” part, one re-emerges again in a bright and particularly colorful “room”: the room of the “giant” rhododendrons, where the “Garbaldi”, so called for its deep red flowers, predominates.

Booking required.

Phone: +39 338 3090011

Email: info@villago.it

Website: www.villago.it

Experience tour in Villa Bordone La Rocchetta

Guided tour

SATURDAY 15 MAY 2021

Visit accompanied by a wonderful eclectic villa of the early decades of the twentieth century, to discover the artistic culture, the fashions and the daily life of the upper bourgeoisie of the ’20s. The dwelling was built between 1920 and 1923 by the architect. Andreani, commissioned by the industrial Giovanni Gussoni, with truly surprising artistic and architectural solutions. The structure has a “butterfly” plant and recalls a late medieval castle, with Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic and Art Nouveau additions. The interiors, fully furnished with custom-made ’20s furniture, impress its visitors with plays of light, views and “technological” solutions for the time, like a curvilinear “fly eye” window. Moreover, during the journey between the living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms of the dwelling, visitors can learn about the curiosities, customs, and customs of that era, even characterized by their own “etiquette of good manners”. The experience will end with a visit to the large garden, once a farming complex, then readapted into a romantic park, with the addition of facilities for recreation and hunting, such as large cages to contain the ferocious animals, so loved by the historic owner.

Booking required.

Phone: +39 338 3090011

Email: info@villago.it

Website: www.villago.it

Maggio in Cammino – Moregallo

Excursion

SUNDAY 16 MAY 2021

The trip takes place on Monte Moregallo, the mountain of Valmadrera, overlooking the Brianza and in view of the plain. Packed lunch with the possibility of refreshment in the refuge.
Difficulty: EE – Overall difference in height: 1100 meters – Travel time: about 3 hours for the climb alone. Considering the length of the itinerary, adequate physical training and good joint mobility are required in tackling technical trails.
The excursion will be carried out upon reaching at least 5 participants.
The program may be subject to variations based on the COVID emergency situation of the moment.

Phone: +39 335 5945329

Email: info@guidelariogrigne.it

Web: www.guidelariogrigne.it

TRA I BOSCHI E I BORGHI DELL’ALTA VALSASSINA, SULLE TRACCE DEGLI ANIMALI SELVATICI

Excursion

SUNDAY 16 MAY 2021

Through the woods of Alta Valsassina, this walk will take us to the historic village of Margno and to the town of Inesio with its evocative group of rustic houses, the beautiful wash house and the church. Difficulty: Medium Easy; difference in altitude 300 m; length 12 km; time 3 and a half hours; ends around 16:00.

Phone: +39 371 3206816

Email: assistenza@giteinlombardia.it

Web: associazione.giteinlombardia.it

Guided Tour in Villa Agnesi Alberoni

Guided Tour

SUNDAY 16 MAY 2021

Special visit to discover the beautiful rococo villa Agnesi Albertoni of Montevecchia. From the Italian-style garden to the romantic landscaped garden on the hill, passing through fully furnished living rooms and typically eighteenth-century frescoed rooms, the visitor will be able to relive the villa, take a dip in the atmosphere of the eighteenth century and learn about the daily life of the nobles of the time. The participants will be involved in a story-telling about her extraordinary life and her great works, which earned her the title of “Santa’s 18th-century scientist”.

The villa is heated, the visit will take place even in bad weather.

Reservations required

Phone: +39 338 3090011 – +39 320 4731613

VISITA DEL PARCO DELL’INFINITO DI VILLA BESANA

Guided Tour

SUNDAY 16 MAY 2021

Villago offers for lovers of historical gardens an accompanied visit to the majestic nineteenth-century park of Villa Besana di Sirtori (LC), called “of the infinite” for its symbolic-esoteric combinations of the extraordinary plant species present. Visitors will be involved in the re-enactment of a noble afternoon in the countryside, walking in the park’s avenues, among romantic corners, perspective telescopes and surprising views. Among the various monumental plants in the park, it will be possible to admire splendid specimens of “Liriodrendrum tulipifera”, majestic beech trees and ancient cedars. Furthermore, the mysterious meanings of plants will be deciphered, the refinement of plant suggestions and the continuous concentric forms of tree essences present.

Booking required.

Phone: +39 338 3090011

Email: info@villago.it

Web: www.villago.it

SUL RESEGONE TRA GUGLIE E CAMOSCI

Excursion

SATURDAY 22 MAY 2021

This excursion around the Resegone will introduce us to the rocky environment of one of the most evocative mountains of the Lecco Pre-Alps for its particular shape and the presence of breathtaking views. From Piani d’Erna, which we will reach by cable car, we will travel along some slight plateaus up to the Beduleta locality. From there a slightly more difficult path with some exposed stretches will lead us to Pian Serrada. Accompanying us there will be wonderful views of the Resegone spiers, the city of Lecco, the Briantei lakes and the Adda Valley. After lunch, we will follow the guide to enter the meadows in search of the chamois that inhabit these peaks. Medium-challenging difficulty; difference in altitude 350 m; length 7km; time 4 and a half hours.

Phone: +39 371 3206816

Email: assistenza@giteinlombardia.it

Web: associazione.giteinlombardia.it

Maggio in Cammino – Traversata Bassa delle Grigne

Excursion

SUNDAY 23 MAY 2021

Easy excursion that, between gentle ups and downs, takes us to the sources of the Pioverna river and then reaches Pialleral on the slopes of the Northern Grigna. After the lunch break we return along the same itinerary. Packed lunch with the possibility of refreshment in the refuge.
Total difference in height: 400 meters – Travel time: about 5 hours.
The excursion will be carried out upon reaching at least 5 participants.
The program may be subject to variations based on the COVID emergency situation of the moment.

Phone: +39 335 5945329

Email: info@guidelariogrigne.it

Web: www.guidelariogrigne.it

Maggio in Cammino -MONTE RAI E CORNIZZOLO

Excursion

SUNDAY 30 MAY 2021

From the Belvedere hamlet you go up to San Tomaso and then take the Val Molinata up to the hill of San Miro. from here you will soon reach Monte Rai and then descend to the S.E.C. where you will have lunch (packed or in the Refuge). Short climb up to Cornizzolo then our destination will become San Pietro al Monte (a beautiful monastery nestled on the mountain). From this location in ups and downs we will return to San Tomaso and then to the starting point.
Difficulty: EE – Total difference in height: about 1000 meters – Travel time: about 5 hours.
The excursion will be carried out upon reaching at least 5 participants.
The program may be subject to changes based on the COVID emergency situation of the moment.

Phone: +39 335 5945329

Email: info@guidelariogrigne.it

Web: www.guidelariogrigne.it