Musei di diversa natura sul percorso

The Gallaratese plain

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE

This route is mainly on cycle paths, with many things to see. Especially museums.

KM 50.2

Altitude gain 350 m

Difficulty ***

Category Well prepared family

Max. gradient -

Duration 2h00-2h30

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This route is mainly on cycle paths.
First part heading north to Bizzozero. This section crosses a number of villages, with many changes of direction until Gornate Superiore. Here we hit the Valle Olona cycle path (featuring some unpaved sections), which we follow almost all the way to Solbiate Olona in an environment bordering the river with the roadway carved out of a former railway track.
Short detour to Tradate to visit the Fisogni Service Station Museum, which offers an interesting collection of petrol stations.
The last part of the route crosses the industrial area with wide roads but heavier traffic.
To avoid this last section, it is possible to go from Solbiate Olona to Fagnano Olona via the SP 22 and then follow the signs for Cassano Magnago, without however leaving inhabited areas and their fair amount of traffic.

NOTES:
In the town centre, several alternative car parks to the official one at starting point are available. Being a very densely populated area, traffic is significant all year round and this should be taken into account when planning the trip.

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Tradate is a municipality in the province of Varese, home to the Fisogni Museum.

Founded in 1966 by Guido Fisogni, it is a rather original museum housing the world’s most comprehensive collection (Guinness World Record certified) of petrol pumps and objects related to petrol stations. An ideal venue for events such as rallies and shows related to the world of vintage vehicles, it is open to the public upon reservation.

The museum boasts several historical pieces in its collection, and possibly the best known one is a petrol stations ordered by Benito Mussolini, designed in the Littorio style: its structure is reminiscent of the Roman salute and its lines recall the architecture of the buildings of the ventennio (the twenty years of Fascist rule in Italy).