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Legnano: 3 places to start with

1. 1 Churches Basilica di San Magno Renaissance basilica of the Bramante school built from 1504 to 1513, with Bernardino Luini's polyptych.
2. 2 Castles Castello Visconteo Medieval castle on an Olona island, once the convent of San Giorgio, with the Lampugnani keep of 1437-1445.
3. 3 Churches Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore Lombard Romanesque church of 1902 at Legnanello, with a Byzantine altar of Carrara marble and mosaics of 1923.

6 places covered in Legnano Grouped by type, most important first.

Churches and places of worship

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Basilica di San Magno ★

Renaissance basilica of the Bramante school built from 1504 to 1513, with Bernardino Luini's polyptych.

Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore ★

Lombard Romanesque church of 1902 at Legnanello, with a Byzantine altar of Carrara marble and mosaics of 1923.

Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio

Legnano's oldest church, rebuilt in 1590 and enlarged in 1740, with paintings by the Lampugnani.

Chiesa di Santa Rita

Church of the Purification, later Santa Rita, annexed to the Melzi institute, with Lampugnani frescoes.

Castles, palaces and villas

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Castello Visconteo ★

Medieval castle on an Olona island, once the convent of San Giorgio, with the Lampugnani keep of 1437-1445.

Museums, theatres and collections

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Museo civico Guido Sutermeister

Legnano's archaeological museum, set up in 1929, with finds from the Copper Age to the Lombards and the Sala collection.