Silk production had an important station in Cernusco for processing and distributing silkworms from the Contado Martesana. By 1847, there were seven silk mills operating in the Cernusco area, including the Gavazzi Silk Mill. The Gavazzi mill had 136 vats for silkworm maceration, as well as specialized equipment for reeling and degumming. “In towns like Cernusco, a significant portion of the population worked in tasks like pulling, reeling, spinning, and twisting silk obtained from locally produced cocoons. The semi-finished product was then sent to businesses in larger centers, such as Monza and Milan.” (S. Zaninelli, The Prevalence of the Silk Industry among Rural Industries, in History of Monza and Brianza, Milan 1969). The streets and squares surrounding the Gavazzi Silk Mill, now restored and transformed into a lively social center and restaurant, are paved with designs that recall the cultivation of silkworms and silk production, activities that were highly developed until the early 20th century. Starting from Gavazzi Square, where a sinuous caterpillar emerges from the porphyry pavement, you follow the wavering trail of its silk thread along Via Balconi, leading to Piazza della Repubblica, where there is the Bozzolo with Chrysalis monument, a marble work by sculptor Nado Canuti. Other silk mills in Cernusco included the Bonsignore Mill in Piazza Matteotti, the Tizzoni Mill in Piazza Giuliani, the Carini Mill in Via Cavour, and the Gadda Mill in Via Balconi.