The Visconti Castle of Trezzo was a mediaeval castle built between 1370 and 1377 by Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, at Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy, Northern Italy. It included a massive tower, 42-mete
The tower of the castle in 1980 photo by Paolo Monti
The peninsula formed by the Adda river with the position of the remains of the Early Middle Ages fortifications (a, c) and the Visconti Castle (b)
The tower and the ruins of the castle from west (in the foreground the Taccani hydroelectric power plant)
Naviglio Martesana
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The Naviglio della Martesana is a canal in the Lombardy region, Northern Italy. Running from the Adda river, in the vicinity of Trezzo sull'Adda, to Milan, it was also known as Naviglio Piccolo. It is
Visconti Castle (Trezzo sull'Adda)
…to obtain construction materials. Decorative elements were transferred to the Royal Villa of Monza. Being Trezzo in the proximity of the inlet of the Martesana Canal, the blocks of the collapsed bridge were easily moved to Milan, where they were used in the construction of the Napoleonic Arena Civica. At the beginning…
The Martesana Canal at Cassina de Pecchi
The canal between Vaprio d'Adda and Trezzo sull'Adda. Today the towpath is popular among cyclists.
Piazza San Marco on the canal, 1835–40, by Luigi Bisi