Erba, points of interest

Villincino

Villincino

Amongst hills, lakes, castles and pleasure villas: the Walk of Graces

This path starts from Piazza Sant’Eufemia in Erba, the square overlooked by the church of the same name, one of the most ancient parishes of the entire Diocese of Milan, with an imposing Romanesque belfry which has become the symbol of the town. The trail enters into the old fortified area of Villincino, and, after touching Villa Majnoni d’Intignano and the provostship church of S. Maria Nascente (Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary), rises to Erba Alta (Upper Erba), an area expecially chosen in the 18th and 19th centuries by wealthy Milanese families for