Milan
Regional water reserve.
The Ticino river which flows both into and out of Lake Maggiore, stretches for 248km from its source in Switzerland to its confluence with the Po to the south of Padova, near the Becca bridge (a remarkable feat of civil engineering built of steel in 1912).
The first Regional Lombardy river park area was established along the banks of the Ticino in 1974 (run by a collaboration of 49 departments with its headquarters at Magenta). The objective of this park was to control the river, protect its banks and bed, as well as its wildlife and vegetation. The enterprise is intended to conserve the natural charcteristics of the riverlandscape and to regulate farming and tourist activity in the area.
The park stretches from Pavia to Sesto Calende, over 90,000 acres, and can be divided into four main areas: the splendid river valley, worn by the river over the plain; the irrigated plain, to the south, where there is intense farming activity; the alpine foothills in the Varese region; the higher, dry plains to the north, covered in woodland, the last stretches of the forest which 2,000 years ago extended over the entirety of the Padan plain.
In addition to attractive walks, there are numerous sites of historic and architectural interest in the hills and plains around the Ticino: Morimondo Abbey, Bernate, Abbiategrasso, Arsago Seprio, Vigevano, the villas along the Naviglio Grande are just some of the tourist attractions offered by Ticino park
| Neighborhood: | North-west |
| Magenta, Milano 20013 |
| Phone: | +39 0296210205 |