Holiday apartment in Novedrate: culture, trails and regional discoveries

Novedrate brings together religious architectural history, recurring festivals and specific routes through the Valle del Serenza valley. This creates a destination with several clear points of focus: Novedrate includes churches and a religious monument; the picture is complemented by an event featuring lace-makers, a pilgrimage section and destinations in the surrounding area. If you are considering a holiday apartment in Novedrate, you can tailor your stay to culture, local traditions, outdoor activity or regional discoveries.

Religious architectural history and local traditions

The independent Chiesa dei SS. Donato e Carpoforo was built in 1902. The Chiesa dei SS. Donato e Carpoforo complex in Novedrate is a religious monument built between 1902 and 1935. The Church of San Donato in Novedrate has been documented since the 13th century as one of the dependencies of the Pieve di Galliano. The local religious history therefore extends from the 13th century to the building activity of the 20th century. This is a clear focus for you if religious buildings and historical development are among your travel interests.

Villa Casana in Novedrate can be traced back to 1704 as a simple farm estate. The Mostra del Pizzo has been held in Novedrate since 1977 and attracts visitors as well as delegations of lace-makers from Italy and abroad. The annual ritual of burning the balloon commemorates the martyrdom of the patron saints of the parish of Novedrate. For 2025, the Festa Patronale di Novedrate is listed as the patronal festival. Anyone wishing to combine local history with cultural events will find various points of reference here.

Trails and religiously oriented experiences

A maintained path connects Novedrate, starting from Via Porro, with Carimate and leads through the Valle del Serenza valley to a bridge. Its route provides specific guidance for an active outing: the route names Via Porro, Carimate, the valley and the bridge as successive points of reference. Travel with a religious focus is also associated with Novedrate: a pilgrimage hike led from Cantù to the Santuario di San Pietro Martire in Seveso via the Via Francigena Renana, along the Antica Via Canturina section; in Novedrate, the sports centre served as a technical stop.

Museums, palaces, gardens and regional destinations

The area around Novedrate is home to the La Testimone Velata Di Mariani Isarella museum, the Palazzo Visconti palace, the Museo Giuseppe Gianetti museum and the Villa Pusterla palace. Parco Emanuele De Ermenulfis is located in the immediate vicinity of Novedrate. The Giardini Daniele Comboni gardens and the Giardino Comunale "Angelo Gays" municipal garden are located in the area around Novedrate. Further afield in the region lies Punta Caldera mountain.

This spatial layering offers a straightforward planning perspective: in the town itself, churches, religious history and local festivals take centre stage, while the surrounding area adds museums, palaces and gardens, and the wider regional area includes Punta Caldera mountain.

Further places for your regional orientation

For comparing other places, you can also include Cassina Rizzardi, Cantù, Faggeto Lario, Erba, Sant Abbondio, Griante, Valmorea and Sala Comacina.

For the overarching travel overview: Como.