In the heart of Monza, the Chapter House Museum of Duomo Filippo Serpero preserves famous ancient works of the late Roman period and early Middle Ages, such as the ornaments donated by the Queen of the Lombards Teodolinda. Later on, the Treasury has been increased by the king of Italy, Berengar I, and by the Visconti family. Queen Teodolinda, in 595, founded a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist, adorned with gold and silver objects. This church has also been endowed of many lands.
Within the ‘perfect’ triangle of Como, Lecco and Milan, the province of Monza and Brianza lies mostly on flatlands with a few hilly areas to the north and east, crisscrossed by the rivers Lambro and Seroso and by many canals. Brianza lies in the middle of the Lakes region; the most ...
One of Italy’s largest regions, Lombardy lies in the north of the country, sharing a border with Switzerland . Stretching from the Alps to the lowlands of the Po Valley , it ...