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Certainly known for a famous Nun of Manzonian memory and even more for an equally famous racing circuit where one of the most important Formula 1 Grand Prix in the world is held, Monza is, in reality, a modern city with an ancient heart. Capital of Brianza, center of one of the most productive areas of Europe, it is also the third municipality of the Lombardy region by population, preceded only by Milan and Brescia.
The history of Monza has very ancient origins, but it had a period of particular political importance and intense artistic development during the 7th century, when it was the summer capital of the Lombard Kingdom. The importance of the city is also demonstrated by the precious Iron Crown, considered a relic and became famous for having been placed on the head of Napoleon Bonaparte, to whom the phrase "God gave it to me, woe betide anyone who touches it" is attributed.
Monza, after the Lombard period, came under the dominion of the powerful Durini family who gave it a significant economic and cultural boost, built important buildings commissioned to the most important architects of the time and gave life to large decorative campaigns in their palaces as well as in the Cathedral, where the same artists chosen by the Durinis for the sumptuous palace in Milan in via Durini worked.
The Durinis were instrumental not only for the relationships they had with the Habsburgs and for the prestige they enjoyed in Monza, thanks also to the numerous artists and intellectuals who frequented their salons, in influencing the choice of Maria Theresa of Austria to bring the Habsburg court to this city, thus building the archducal villa, now called Villa Reale.
The Durinis dominated the city and its territory for a long time, later Monza ended up under Austrian rule until it became part, in 1859, of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which later became the Kingdom of Italy.
Thanks to its location, Monza is now a central hub for moving around all the most important economic and tourist routes of Lombardy and Veneto. You can quickly reach Lake Como, Lake Garda or Lake Iseo, reach Milan, Bergamo or Brescia with their wonders, or move towards the cities of Crema and Cremona or, if you love the mountains, head towards the renowned Valtellina.
But don't forget to visit the center of Monza... many surprises await you.
