The best traffic-free bike rides around Lake Cava Increa

The Naviglio della Martesana (also called Naviglio Piccolo) is an artificial canal about 38 kilometers long that connects Milan to the Adda River. Designed in the 15th century under the guidance of Francesco Sforza and completed under Ludovico il Moro, it also saw the engineering contribution of Leonardo da Vinci. Today it is no longer navigable, but its ancient service road (the Alzaia) has become one of Lombardy's most beloved cycle paths.

The section of the Naviglio Martesana cycle path between Bellinzago Lombardo and Inzago is a flat, entirely asphalted stretch without technical difficulties, ideal for cycle tourists of all levels. This specific rural fragment runs for about 3-4 kilometers along the Martesana canal in a protected area.

These are facilities dedicated to free sport that create community. The goal is to entrust them to the management of city sports clubs, achieving on the one hand better control and faster maintenance, and on the other hand also giving life to a sort of street education for the younger generation. In short, it's about networking and bringing together existing resources. Currently, outdoor sports facilities consist of playground basketball courts, bocce courts, soccer fields, and green volley courts, as well as the skatepark in via don Sturzo (which was moved from the small park near the schools to the Parco della Pace). Now there is also a calisthenics gym that already has a sports club that churns out new members to learn how to use it. It is the Workout Arena, based in via Puecher. Since 2015, the year of its foundation, it has trained about a thousand people in this discipline.

The Locks of Bellinzago Lombardo are an important historical hydraulic engineering work located along the course of the Naviglio della Martesana. They represent one of the best-known stopping and points of interest for cyclists and hikers who frequent the canal bank. These historical hydraulic systems (locks or sluices) originally served to regulate the flow of water and allow commercial navigation between the Adda and Milan.

The Naviglio Martesana cycle path (also called Naviglio Piccolo) is a cycle-pedestrian route of about 36 kilometers that connects the center of Milan with the Adda river, reaching up to Trezzo sull'Adda or Cassano d'Adda. Completely flat and asphalted, it is an ideal itinerary for families, urban cyclists, and cycle tourists of all levels.

Villa Alari (also known as Villa Alari Visconti di Saliceto) is one of the most important and lavish 18th-century "ville di delizia" (pleasure villas) in Lombardy, located in Cernusco sul Naviglio along the banks of the Naviglio della Martesana. Nicknamed the "little Versailles of the Martesana", it represents a masterpiece of Rococo style in the Milanese area.

The Cascata della Vallategna is a spectacular waterfall of about 30 meters located on the geographical border between the municipalities of Asso and Canzo, in the province of Como. This natural attraction represents a famous symbolic border, as it separates the end of the hilly Brianza from the beginning of the mountainous area of Vallassina.

The course of the Naviglio Martesana in Cernusco is also a Park. It extends across the entire width of the territory of Cernusco sul Naviglio, from the border with Cassina de'Pecchi to that with Vimodrone.