Le Stanze del Paesaggio
Un viaggio nel cuore del paesaggio: 6 artisti per 6 stanze. 🕒 Orari di apertura: Sabato e Domenica: 10:00 – 12:00 e 15:00 – 18:00
Siamo felici di annunciarvi la nuova mostra "Le stanze del paesaggio", un’occasione unica per immergersi nell’arte e nella bellezza attraverso lo sguardo di sei grandi maestri.
L’esposizione, curata da Simona Bartolena e Armando Fettolini, mette a confronto le visioni e le tecniche di sei artisti: Gola | Frisia | Morlotti | Fraquelli | Vermi | Spadari
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House of the Water Custodian
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The house of the “water custodian”, strategically positioned between the Naviglio canal and the Adda River, dates back to the mid‑1500s. For many centuries it served as the place where duties were collected on goods transported along the Naviglio, as well as the residence and tool storage of the Camparo—the person responsible for keeping the entire water system functioning for navigation and irrigation purposes.
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Ponte Vaprio-Canonica
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Dal primo ponte, l’antico Pons Aureoli, realizzato intorno al 270 d.c. a memoria del Generale romano Aureolo qui sconfitto in battaglia dall’imperatore Claudio, molte sono le tipologie di ponte che si sono succedute per scavalcare le acque dell’Adda e collegare il borgo di Vaprio a quello di Canonica. Il ponte attuale fu costruito a metà del secolo scorso per sostituire il precedente, realizzato alla fine dell’800 e ormai troppo provato dall’intensificarsi del traffico lungo l’ex statale 525, che passando sopra il ponte collega le province di Bergamo e Milano.
Chiesa di San Colombano
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La chiesa di San Colombano è un vero e proprio gioiello di arte romanico-lombarda.
Madonna Ferita
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The Madonna has always been venerated by the people of Vaprio, and miraculous powers were attributed to her after what happened on the night of April 28th, 1945, during the firefight between German troops, Allied forces, and partisans. A column of German soldiers fleeing from Fara Gera d’Adda was intercepted by American tanks near Canonica d’Adda. The Germans took refuge in the fields along the left bank of the Adda River and from there returned fire, terrifying the inhabitants of Canonica, who fled toward Vaprio. Some of the fugitives sought shelter inside the factory, which the German soldiers began to strafe with machine‑gun fire. At dawn the shooting ceased, and only then did the population realize that the very heart of the Madonna had been pierced by a stray bullet. People cried out for a miracle and for the intervention of the Virgin, who had saved the town and those who had taken refuge in the factory. To commemorate the event, a plaque was placed with the inscription: “She offered her Mother’s heart to the enemy’s wrath so that Vaprio might be spared from irreparable ruin.”
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Chiesa di Sant'Antonio da Padova
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The earliest documents referring to it date back to 1684. However, records from the late 1500s already mention a church dedicated to Saint Anthony in this area—likely a smaller oratory—which was later demolished because it had fallen into ruin. For many years it served as the seat of one of Vaprio’s confraternities, which was dedicated to supporting young poor girls. By providing them with a dowry—funded through bequests and the rental income of a tavern in Canonica d’Adda—the confraternity helped them marry, provided that the ceremony took place on June 13th, the feast day of Saint Anthony. It later became an integral part of the nearby Villa Paleni Falcò complex, which in the 19th century inherited the property from the noble Spanish family Valcarcel De Lumiares.
