A visit to the Monastery of Torba
The resort of Torba, situated in the locality. Gornate Olona [V] the park archeoligico Castelseprio, over and ever suffered 'several transformations, already a Roman military outpost in the third century AD, was born with defensive purposes against the barbarians who gradually succeeded: Goths, Lombards, etc.. ; It constitutes' a place of considerable strategic importance because of its privileged position as it is adjacent to an area of \u200b\u200bhigh transit, the Olona valley.
After a relatively quiet period, from a strictly military zone in the eighth century AD, to gain the 'destination Following the establishment of a religious group of Benedictine monks did add that over time, the original building, the monastery and later the church. It was during this period that the area adjacent to the monastery were built of discrete agricultural activities.
In the centuries that followed, particularly in the twelfth century, after clashes between some noble families of Milan, the complex of peat was totally razed to the ground, except the only religious buildings, including the tower, which also was a member.
In 1482 the nuns, following the decision of the family that ruled the country Pusterla, they were transferred to nearby Tradate [V] and the place was given to local farmers for rural activities.
After a long period of neglect and carelessness, since 1977 the entire complex was bought by Mazzoni Giulia Maria Crespi and donated to the FAI, the Italian Environmental Fund, finally starting any work targeted rehabilitation and restoration that ended in 1986, making it possible to introduce the complex of peat to the general public.
The entire complex We can suddivivere into three distinct parts:
The Church was built between the eighth and the thirteenth century , DC, in honor of Santa Maria, were found inside numerous tombs and a crypt, it is believed that everything goes back to the eighth century AD, at the base of the crypt there is a wooden loft that is used for various cultural events.
The Monastery , always followed the restoration work came to light even the great arches of the portico of the monastery belonging to the then central body. The same function is to provide shelter and hospitality to pilgrims and visitors passing through.
The tower is a beautiful testimony of Romanesque architecture of the V - VII century AD. It has an imposing structure, whose outer walls of the base have a thickness of about two meters,
then taper gradually upward and is about eighteen meters high.
After the settlement nuns, some of the rooms were used as an oratory, confirms the finding of the altar and some depictions of a religious nature on the walls.
Now the whole totally restored and renovated in every detail, completely immersed in the tranquil Alpine foothills of Valle Olona, \u200b\u200b
is open to the public for guided tours or not, and offers the discerning visitor moments of great tranquility and intense concentration for the particular atmosphere that the place knows spread.
The foregoing does not want to be a simple report about a trip, a cultural nature, usually during a beautiful sunny day.
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A small piece of information for walkers, either on foot or by bicycle, a few dozen meters of the Peat, passes through a cycle track / pedestrian [former railroad Valmorea] that starting from Castiglione Olona , reaches the town of Castle, with a range of about 20 km completely immersed in the Valle Olona.
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26/27.11.2010 Cycle of Conferences on the architecture and engineering. Event organized by the Directorate of International Trade Fair for Architecture and the entertainment industry (Engineering and Architecture for Performing Arts - Research & Training). Series of lectures to be presented on 26 and 27 November 2010 in Orvieto, led by architects, designers and lightng Italian and foreign designers, gathered to address the issues related to architecture for the entertainment industry: the transitional, limited, quota: the city as a show of architecture and communication, the light and the change in the contemporary city, the exhibits and the visual design age of global communication, evolution of theatrical space: the architecture of theaters and performing arts at the beginning of the third millennium. 
