{"id":11929,"date":"2013-12-19T15:23:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T14:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.camminacitta.it\/erba-citta\/erba-percorso-1\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T11:35:51","slug":"erba-percorso-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.camminacitta.it\/en\/erba-citta\/erba-percorso-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Erba Path 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Path1. Amongst lakes, hills, castles and beautiful pleasure villas: the Walk of the Graces<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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This path starts from Piazza Sant\u2019Eufemia 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, the \u201ccradle\u201d of the noble family of the Carpanis, and, after touching Villa Majnoni d\u2019Intignano and the provostship church of S. Maria Nascente (Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary), rises to Erba Alta (Upper Erba), which hosted another old fortress probably built between the 10th and 11th centuries to keep watch over the Pian d\u2019Erba (Erba Plain) and the lakes of Brianza. This area was chosen in the 18th and 19th centuries by wealthy Milanese families for their magnificent country houses, which played host to famous writers, poets and artists, such as Vincenzo Monti, Carlo Porta, Giulio Carcano, Andrea Appiani, Antonio Canova and Francesco Hayez.<\/p>\n

\u00ecThe best known of these mansions is Villa Amalia, the scene of Ugo Foscolo\u2019s romantic and tormented love for Maddalena Marliani Bignami, the owner\u2019s daughter, i.e. the charming priestess dancer immortalized by the poet in his short poem \u201cLe Grazie (The Graces<\/em>)\u201d<\/p>\n

The last point of interest of this itinerary is another noble villa, Villa Ceriani, which is now a municipal property and site of the Erba Civic Museum, a good opportunity to investigate the history of the town and its surrounding area.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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