Bosco antico

Bosco antico is a park in San Vittore Olona, Province of Milan, Lombardy. Bosco antico is situated nearby to Foppa di San Vittore, as well as near the church Chiesa di San Pietro.

Type: Park
Description: park in Canegrate
Also known as: “Ancient Wood”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canegrate railway station and Palazzo Visconti-Castelli.

Canegrate railway station

Railway station

Photo: Airon90, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canegrate is a railway station in Italy. Located on the common section of the Domodossola–Milan, Luino–Milan and Porto Ceresio–Milan lines, it serves the town of Canegrate. Canegrate railway station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Bosco antico.

Palazzo Visconti-Castelli

Photo: Dm.insubre.82, Public domain.

Palazzo Visconti-Castelli is situated 1 km southwest of Bosco antico.

Visconti Castle

Photo: Aldosignorelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Visconti Castle is a medieval fortification that stands south of Legnano on a natural island in the Olona River. It has also been known as the castle of San Giorgio since the 13th century. Visconti Castle is situated 1½ km northwest of Bosco antico.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canegrate and Cerro Maggiore.

Canegrate

Village

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Canegrate is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres northwest of Milan. The town gave its name to the Canegrate culture, a prehistoric civilization whose main archaeological site has been excavated in the communal territory.

Cerro Maggiore

Town

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Cerro Maggiore is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres northwest of Milan. On 25 August 1946 Benito Mussolini's corpse was hidden in the town, remaining here until 30 August 1957.