Holiday apartment in Meda: Discover culture, nature and trails

Meda is a destination for a trip where architectural history, nature and craft traditions create distinct focal points. Villa Antona Traversi, historic churches, the Sentiero ME-MO and the Zoca di Pirutit provide concrete points of reference when choosing a holiday apartment in Meda and deciding how to shape your stay.

Villa Antona Traversi and historic interiors

Villa Antona Traversi in Meda was created when the former San Vittore monastery was redesigned by the architect Leopoldo Pollack in the early years of the 19th century. The villa includes the Rotonda, a semicircular garden covering 3,000 square metres.

The Sala del Coro is a 220-square-metre room in the upper part of the former inner monastery church. The room is decorated with 16th-century frescoes by Bernardino Luini and his school. The villa can thus be viewed through the architectural development of the former monastery and an interior where historic architecture and painting come together.

The Chiesa di San Vittore dates from around 1520 and was part of the former Benedictine monastery, which was dissolved in 1798. Guided tours of the Chiesa di San Vittore were scheduled for the last Sunday of each month from March to October. The church of S.S. Nazzaro e Celso is about a thousand years old. The “La Testimone Velata Di Mariani Isarella” museum is also located in the vicinity of Meda.

Trails and landscapes around Meda

The Sentiero ME-MO footpath begins in the town of Meda and leads through the Brughiera Briantea to Lago di Montorfano.

The Meda-Montorfano long-distance trail runs through the northern part of Parco delle Groane, is well signposted and suitable for everyone.

The Zoca di Pirutit was created as a result of clay extraction, subsequently filled with water and became a wetland of great importance to amphibian life. Today, it is a place for recreation and relaxation, with opportunities for peaceful walks. In Meda, therefore, alongside its historic buildings, a natural area shaped by its history of formation is also a focal point.

Furniture making as part of the city’s history

Around the turn of the 20th century, Meda developed into a centre of furniture manufacturing. High-quality products, together with increasingly refined woodworking and finishing techniques, made it possible to compete with French products.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Meda, you can weigh these focal points against one another: historic interiors and churches, trails through natural landscapes, a wetland with opportunities for peaceful walks, or the history of furniture making. This allows you to tailor your stay to the interests of your travel group without reducing Meda to just one facet.

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