A six century's history from the monastery to the municipal hall

The monastery was founded in 1465 by Ugolino Crivelli who ordered the construction after some visions of the Virgin Mary for forecasting him the premature death of his son. The vicissitudes of the Order and the time are reflected in the archuctectural structures of the complex, the additions and modifications followed one another with irregular pace and different tastes. The facade exposed to the Olona lets distinguish the succession of different age's structures: the cotto tondos recall the '400s in Lombardy, the wrought iron of the balconies and the severe string of the windows take back to the '700s. The monastery stayed under the olivetan rules and hosted, throughout the centuries, from a minimum of 7 monks to a maximum of 14.