Vaprio d'Adda
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Vaprio d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Trezzo sull'Adda, Capriate San Gervasio, Grezzago, Canonica d'Adda, Pozzo d'Adda, Cassano d'Adda, Fara Gera d'Adda.
History
In 1799, Austrian and Russian troops under the guidance of Russian Field Marshal Suvorov inflicted a serious defeat on French forces here at the Battle of Cassano. It was during the Great French War.
Main sights
- San Bernardino, ruins of Romanesque church
- San Colombano; 12th-century Romanesque church
- Villa Melzi, where Leonardo da Vinci resided for a while when studying channelling of waters in the Milanese area. It includes a fresco of Madonna with Child attributed to him or his school.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Villa Castelbarco: private 18th century villa and gardens