Comments on: Naviglio Martesana

By: Stanley Crabb

Stanley Crabb — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:38:48 +0000

Jean, thank you so much for this contribution. As long as we lived in Italy, we were mostly based in Torino and Rome. Milano was a poluted city that we drove around to get to Switzerland or Germany, or somewhere else. I had heard of these canals, the Naviglio, but really didn’t understand them. As I considered it I recalled that the famous hiking area of Cinque Terre was reachable ONLY by sea until the trains were built and connected those sea-side towns. And I think of other coastline towns, in Calabria where several towns had no connecting roads until the 1900s when the FFSS (trains) were built. At that time these Calabrian towns were reachable only by sea. The Waldensians who settled those 2-3 towns moved there in order to escape religious persecution. The townspeople still speak Piemontese.
I appreciate your stimulating insight into these things, starting with Milano’s Naviglio. By the way, a few years ago we had occasion to drive through that great city once again. We were amazed to be able actually TO SEE the mountains far to the north. The polution has been much lessened. Great work Milano. La Madonnina risplende di nuovo. And thanks to YOU, It.N.com for your continuing increbibly informative and site. WOW.

By: Antoinette Quesada

Antoinette Quesada — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:11:38 +0000

Beautiful photographs, thank you! Keep up the good work! Antoinette

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:36:10 +0000

Thank you so much for these wonderful photos. Most visitors to Milano (including me) are unaware of Naviglio Martesana. I’ll be sure to go there next time I’m in Milano.

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:46:59 +0000

How absolutely lovely! Thank you for this beautiful note.

By: Monica Pileggi

Monica Pileggi — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:14:22 +0000

Very nice! I was in Milan years ago but didn’t know about these canals. I think it would be a nice to explore these canals. Quiet and beautiful.