The small town of Montevecchia lies on the crest of a hill. It was known by the Romans as Mons Taegia and forms a natural lookout point over the Milanese plain.
The elegant town boasts 18th c. houses overlooked by the sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin. The sanctuary is reached along a Via Crucis that winds around the hill with marvellous views and is surrounded by 2300 hectares of the Montevecchia and Curone Valley Nature Park. The park covers not only the hill but also the plain crossed by the river Molgora and its affluents. It is the last natural area in west Brianza in which the traditional human settlements blend harmoniously into the countryside.
The chestnuts, oaks, springs, archaeological remains (Neolithic and Iron Age villages), the many paths that cross the park, and the village itself with its lively restaurants (the soft cheeses are famous in this region) are the destinations of day trips by the inhabitants of Brianza and Milan.
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