{"id":4010,"date":"2014-09-03T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T07:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.italygreentravel.com\/?p=4010"},"modified":"2014-09-03T18:57:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T16:57:05","slug":"mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount on your bicycle: a green itinerary just outside busy Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting point at 10.00 AM on September,7th at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.it\/maps\/place\/Associazione+Nocetum\/@45.431818,9.224482,14z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4786c5b409df3c4f:0x55d95f5fb0e03a6b\" target=\"_blank\">Nocetum<\/a><br \/>\nAnd \u2026off we go!<br \/>\nNocetum, Fiab Ciclohobby and Rete Valle dei Monaci, together with\u00a0Servizio per la pastorale sociale e del lavoro, have launched the <em>\u201cMoving sentinels\u201d<\/em> initiative: 15 km on bicycle along the protected path crossing the faraway south limits of the Parco Agricolo Sud of Milan.<br \/>\n5 km and we will be reaching the ancient and <strong><em>Romanic Abbey of Chiaravalle<\/em><\/strong> a Cistercian monastic complex dating to 1135.<br \/>\n10 km more through countryside lanes and roads will lead us to the more <em><strong>mysterious Abbey of Mirasole<\/strong><\/em>. Abandoned 500 years ago by the Humiliati oder, the friars of a new oder have been living there since 2013 and trying to restore the abbey to its original function: a centre for spiritual life and for agriculture.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4010 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan\/percorso\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/Percorso-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Countryside\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4014'>\n\t\t\t\tThe countryside of Parco Sud photo of Milano Depur Spa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan\/abbazia-chiaravalle-e-torre-ciribiciaccola\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/Abbazia-Chiaravalle-e-Torre-Ciribiciaccola-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Abbey of Chiaravalle\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4013\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4013'>\n\t\t\t\tAbbey Chiaravalle and the so-caled Ciribiciaccola Tower photo of Milano Depur Spa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan\/la-campagna-attorno-a-milano\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/La-campagna-attorno-a-Milano-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Countryside\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4016\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4016'>\n\t\t\t\tThe countryside of Parco Sud photo of Milano Depur Spa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nThe Abbey of Mirasole was one of the richest and most flourishing agricultural property of the area and the friars made use of the most modern techical tools and practice both for\u00a0crops and for wool weaving.<br \/>\nIs the old story of the Abbey and its new story tickling your curiosity?<br \/>\nDo not miss <em>the free guided tour<\/em> starting at 02.30 PM or you may wish to go to the <em>theatre performance<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertoabbiati.it\/spettacolo_7.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cLa radio e il filo spinato\u201d<\/a> about Father Kolbe, his experience in the Nazi lager and his hope in the strength of love.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4010 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan\/chiostro-abbazia-chiaravalle-di-luca-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/Chiostro-Abbazia-Chiaravalle-di-Luca-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Abbey cloister\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4020\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4020'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cloister of the Abbey of Chiaravalle photo of  Luca via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan\/la-torre-della-ciribiciaccola-e-i-ciribiciaccolini-a-chiaravalle-fotografia-di-luca-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/La-Torre-della-Ciribiciaccola-e-i-ciribiciaccolini-a-Chiaravalle-fotografia-di-Luca-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tower of Ciribiciaccola\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4019\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4019'>\n\t\t\t\tThe so-called Tower of Ciribiciaccola and its ciribiciaccolini at Chiaravalle photo of  Luca via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/mount-bicycle-green-itinerary-awaits-km-milan\/abbazia-mirasole\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/Abbazia-Mirasole-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cloister of Mirasole\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4017\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4017'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cloister of Abbey of Mirasole photo of  Luca via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nThe entire path spans over 15km and it will show us the new initiatives for EXPO 2015 in the Parco Agricolo Sud:<br \/>\n<em><strong>Parco Vettabia<\/strong>:<\/em> This green park just a few minutes from Milan city centre is the selected location for the <em>Giardino dei Frutti antichi<\/em>, a garden where the old vegetable and fruit species will grow: Pomona apples, wild figs, sorbs etc.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Casa Chiaravalle:<\/strong><\/em> An old rural property around a large courtyard whose buildings are being completely restructured to house families in need of a home.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Casa San Bernardo<\/strong><\/em>: Abandoned by\u00a0farmers who flew to the big city the old rural property will come back to life thanks to a series of initiatives. A kid lab is one of these initiatives: a lab especially designed for children who have grown up in the city to discover Nature.<\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Want to join?<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Just email to info@nocetum.it or call 02.55230575<\/p>\n<p>Nature sentinels? &#8230;on the bikes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting point at 10.00 AM on September,7th at Nocetum And \u2026off we go! 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