Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Monza, Italy
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5.5 km
51 m
Explore Monza in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in MonzaSight 1: Santuario del Carmelo
The Sanctuary of Carmel or Santa Teresa di Gesù Bambino is a church in Monza, Italy.
Sight 2: Cappella Espiatoria
The Expiatory Chapel in Monza is a monument-chapel built to atone and commemorate the site at which the king Umberto I of Italy was murdered on July 29, 1900, by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. It stands near the entrance to the Royal Villa of Monza on Viale Regina Margherita and Via Matteo da Campione. Umberto's son Vittorio Emanuele III commissioned the aged architect Giuseppe Sacconi, and the work was completed by his pupil Guido Cirilli in 1910. Obelisk-like crosses emerge from a stone chapel, and are surmounted by bronze crown and royal symbols of the House of Savoy. The entrance is surmounted by a Pietà by the sculptor Lodovico Pogliaghi.
Sight 3: Chiesa di San Biagio
The church of San Biagio is a Roman Catholic church in Monza built between 1965 and 1968 next to the pre-existing church that collapsed in 1977.
Sight 4: Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli
The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is located in Monza, at the confluence of via Zucchi in Piazza Grandi.
Sight 5: San Carlo Borromeo
The statue of St. Charles Borromeo is located in Piazza Grandi in Monza, in front of the Church of St. Mary of the Angels.
Sight 6: Oratorio di Santa Marta
Santa Marta is a small oratory in Monza, in Piazza San Paolo.
Sight 7: San Michele Arcangelo
The church of St. Michael the Archangel was the oldest in Monza, later only than the theodolindean basilica of St. John.
Sight 8: Fontana delle Rane
The Fountain of the Frogs is a bronze work by the Friulian sculptor Aurelio Mistruzzi, located in Piazza Roma in Monza.
Sight 9: Musei Civici di Monza
The Civic Museums of Monza are located in the ancient Casa degli Umiliati in Monza in via Teodolinda 4.
Sight 10: Chiesa di Santa Maria in Strada
Santa Maria in Strada is a church in Monza, Lombardy, northern Italy.
Sight 11: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena e Santa Teresa
The church of Santa Maria Maddalena and Santa Teresa d'Avila, also called Church of the Sacramentine, is located in the center of the city of Monza, in via Italia at the corner with via Santa Maddalena.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena e Santa Teresa (IT)
Sight 12: Monza Cathedral
The Duomo of Monza, often known in English as Monza Cathedral, is the main religious building of Monza, Italy. Unlike most duomi, it is not in fact a cathedral, as Monza has always been part of the Diocese of Milan, but is in the charge of an archpriest who has the right to certain episcopal vestments including the mitre and the ring. The church is also known as the Basilica of San Giovanni Battista from its dedication to John the Baptist.
Sight 13: Cappella di Teodolinda
The chapel of Teodolinda, also known as the Zavattari chapel, is located in the Cathedral of Monza, to the left of the central apse. In a special case in the altar, the Iron Crown and the tomb of the Lombard queen are preserved.
Sight 14: Torre di Teodolinda
The Torre di Teodolinda is a medieval tower of Monza, located in the street along the Via Lambro.
Sight 15: Arengario
The Arengario is a historic building in Monza, northern Italy. It was built in the 13th century and is named after its original function as the town's "arengario". It is located in the most central square of Monza, Piazza Roma.
Sight 16: Monumento a Mosè Bianchi
The Monument to Mosè Bianchi is a bronze statue of the painter Mosè Bianchi that stands on the Piazza di Pietro in Monza, region of Lombardy, Italy.
Sight 17: Chiesa di San Pietro Martire
Sight 18: Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II
The monument, called "El Re de sass" by the people of Monza, is located in Monza, in the center of Piazza Citterio.
Sight 19: Chiesa di Santa Maria al Carrobiolo
The church of Santa Maria al Carrobiolo is located in Monza, in Piazza Carrobiolo 8. It was built in the sixteenth century as a church annexed to the attached convent of the Barnabites still existing, and preserves significant works of the mannerist era and a valuable fresco decoration in Baroque style.
Sight 20: Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces is a place of worship in Monza, in via Montecassino 18.
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