It matters not whether you get around by bicycle,  (respite)

along the water on a canoe, (respite)

or on your own legs.

If you aim your course along the thread that unites nature and culture,  (respite)

follow the enchantment (respite) of the Ticino River, its valley, and its nature reserve.

Aristocratic courtyards and castles from the Sforza and Visconti dynasties will carry you from the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

The Naviglio Grande canal echoes with the hard work of the ferrymen and the jubilation of Milan’s aristocracy. Its feats of hydraulic engineering are astonishing.

Indifferent and majestic, flocks of cranes cross the Alps to winter along the azure river, where you will await them with excitement.

Ancient peoples, the Celts and the Longobards, followed similar routes, only to stop, as if enraptured, by the immense Po Plain.

Farmhouses, meadows, and irrigation canals weave a dense network. The most sustainable agricultural products have a brand of origin all their own.

In the great historic abbeys, the transformations that took place over time seem to stand still.

Biodiversity is the very essence of the Ticino River Valley Park in Lombardy. Whether along the river’s banks or in museums, its story is told by expert words. They fascinate and inspire those who know how to listen.

Because transmitting ecological knowledge is taken seriously around these parts.

The Ticino River Valley, there is no culture without nature.