“Can you imagine a time when this bustling city was a patchwork of farmlands?” our guide asked, gesturing towards the sturdy structure of Cascina Vecchia. “This, my friends, is a living testament to that era.” Cascina Vecchia, he explained, is a ‘cascina a corte,’ a type of traditional Lombard farmstead common to the Po Valley since the 16th century. “This wasn’t just a farmhouse, though,” he continued. “These cascine were like self-contained villages. They housed families, livestock, and even had their own mills and workshops. Imagine the activity, the sounds, the smells!” He painted a picture of a bustling community, the air filled with the scent of hay and the lowing of cattle. “As Milan grew, many of these cascine were swallowed by the city. But Cascina Vecchia,” he declared, placing a hand on its weathered wall, “has endured. It stands as a reminder of a simpler time, a time when life moved at the pace of the seasons.”
Nuovo Cimitero di Cologno Monzese
“A timeless sanctuary,” the old woman whispered, her gaze fixed on the rows of marble within Nuovo Cimitero di Cologno