Canale Villoresi

The Canale Villoresi

The canal in spring between Busto Garolfo and Villastanza (Parabiago)

Villoresi Park in Monza

Canale Villoresi is a canal in Italy; it was the brainchild of Lombardy engineer Eugenio Villoresi.

It originates from the River Ticino near the village of Somma Lombardo, and runs eastwards for 86 kilometres (53 mi) to the Adda River.

Construction began in 1877, but Villoresi himself died two years later. The works were completed in 1890 by a consortium.

Irrigation was the canal's main reason for being but the addition of locks enabled cargoes of sand to be carried along it.

Further reading

• Del Felice, Lorenzo; Roberta Valtorta (1997). Canali e Opere nell'Est Ticino-Villoresi (in Italian). Guerini e Associati. ISBN 88-7802-829-0. 

See also

• Villoresi Park

Sister projects

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Coordinates: 45°40′N 8°40′E / 45.667°N 8.667°E / 45.667; 8.667