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Naviglio di Paderno

It was a product of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci who in the early 16th century was a guest of Count Melzi in Vaprio d'Adda.

Where
Robbiate (LC)

The Naviglio di Paderno is an artificial canal that flows parallel to the River Adda in the municipality of  Paderno d’Adda northwest of Milan.

This Naviglio di Paderno is 2,605 metres long; 11 metres wide on the bottom; the water is always kept at a depth of 1.20 metres, there is a minimum gradient of  0.10 and a maximum of 0.45 every thousand metres so that the speed per second is a minimum of 0.31 and a maximum of 1.50.

The gradient is divided into 26.40 metre sections between the supports and 1.10 metres between the margins of the bottom. The slope is distributed for 26,40 metres onto the supports and for 1.10 metres as the bottom slope. (C. Cantù, Grande illustrazione del Lombardo Veneto, Milano, 1857).

Identity card:

Year of birth: 1777

Length: 2.9 km

Start: Robbiate

End: Cornate d’Adda


History:
The Naviglio di Paderno, which like the Bereguardo canal does not reach Milan, was a product of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci who in the early 16th century was a guest of Count Melzi in Vaprio d'Adda. The shortest of the Navigli canals, it is also the most complex with a change in level of 27.5 m thanks to a series of six locks.

It was intended to finally make it possible to travel by boat from the city to Lake Como which would then be linked to the inner canal ring via the Martesana canal. Work began under Francesco Sforza I in 1516, but the project was only finished almost three centuries later under Marie Therese of Austria and finally inaugurated in 1777.

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PHOTOS FROM BOOK: Cornate d'Adda. Acqua, roccia, energia (Missaglia, Bellavite, 2018)
Credits PH: Mario Donadoni
Take me here: Naviglio di Paderno

Places

Bridge of Paderno d'Adda

Also known as the Rothlisberger Bridge it is a rail-road traffic and connects Paderno and Calusco through the Adda River
  • Art & Culture
Bridge of Paderno d'Adda
1.22 km

Tre Corni alla Rocchetta: Leonardo’s Landscape

  • Leonardo
Tre Corni alla Rocchetta
1.24 km

Church of san paolo in imbersago

  • Religious Tourism
Church of San Paolo in Imbersago
1.73 km

The magic of Lago di Sartirana

  • Lakes
The magic of Lago di Sartirana
3.07 km

Montevecchia and Curone Valley Park

  • Active & Green
motevecchia collina
4.78 km

Montevecchia

A balcony over Upper Lombardy, from which to admire a romantic sunset
  • Villages
Ph IMille
4.99 km

Sanctuary of Beata Vergine del Monte Carmelo

  • Religious Tourism
Sanctuary of Beata Vergine del Monte Carmelo
4.99 km

Cornate d'Adda

In the province of Monza e Brianza, the history of Cornate d'Adda goes back a long way and starts with water.
  • Art & Culture
Cornate d'Adda, Centrale idroelettrica Esterle
5.13 km

Monastero di San Giacomo Maggiore

  • Religious Tourism
Monastero di San Giacomo Maggiore, Churches of Bergamo
6.55 km

Villa Paradiso Golf Club

Villa Paradiso Golf Club is situated in the splendid Adda Natural Park, just 20 minutes from Milan and Bergamo.
  • Golf
Villa Paradiso Golf Club, Cornate d’Adda (MB)
6.67 km

Golf Brianza Country Club

Golf Brianza Country Club is located in the south of Lake Como in a charming and wavy natural amphitheater.
  • Golf
Golf Brianza Country Club
8.23 km

Naviglio Martesana

Also called 'Naviglio Piccolo', it is the canal that connects Milan with the river Adda
  • Navigli
Naviglio Martesana
9.83 km

Vimercate

From the Vimercate district museum to the jewels of little Oreno. Discover what to visit in Vimercate.
  • Art & Culture
Vimercate
10.11 km

Infopoint Vimercate

  • Infopoint
Infopoint Vimercate
10.34 km

From Lecco to the Martesana Canal

  • Cycle Tourism
Borgo di Pescarenico on the Adda river
10.35 km

Visconti Castle

From the tower of the Castle the view of the river and of the surrounding territory is priceless, from the Pre-Alps to the plain
  • Art & Culture
Visconti castle
10.77 km

Golf Club Bergamo l’Albenza

Golf Club Bergamo l’Albenza It is a very technical course is located just 13 km from Bergamo and 50 km from Milan.
  • Golf
Golf Club Bergamo l'Albenza, Almenno San Bartolomeo (BG)
11.38 km

Lake Olginate

In the past there was a Roman bridge now there is the dike of Lake Lecco. Here you are Olginate.
  • Lakes
Lake Olginate
11.55 km

Former Convent and Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Brugora

  • Art & Culture
Ex Monastero e Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo di Brugora
11.61 km

Leonardo Adda Ecomuseum

Open-air museum along the Paderno Canal in which to rediscover the historical, artistic and naturalistic events of the territory
  • Art & Culture
Adda Leonardo Ecomuseum
11.8 km

Events

Ma mere l'oye, omaggio a Rave

Cascina Maria
Paderno d'Adda piazza Vittoria, 8, 23877, Lc
25/10/2025
  • Music and show
Ma mere l'oye, omaggio a Rave
1.05 km

The bridge festival

Vari luoghi del paese
Paderno d'Adda, 23877, Lc
10/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
  • Music and show
The bridge festival
1.22 km

Al centro del mio cerchio

Municipio
Via Lina Castelbarco, 1, 23898, Imbersago, Lc
19/10/2025
Al centro del mio cerchio
1.71 km

Mercatino dell'antico 2025

Piazza Garibaldi e vie del paese
19/10/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino dell'antico 2025
1.78 km

Mercatino dell'antico 2025

Piazza Garibaldi e vie del paese
16/11/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino dell'antico 2025
1.78 km

I giardini di villa Belgiojoso Sforza

Villa Belgiojoso Sforza
Via Roma, 26, Merate, Lc, 23807
11/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
I giardini di villa Belgiojoso Sforza
1.89 km

100 anni di astonomia in Brianza

INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
Piazza Prinetti, 1, 23807, Merate, Lc
11/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
100 anni di astonomia in Brianza
2.03 km

100 anni di astonomia in Brianza

Merate piazza Prinetti
Piazza Prinetti, 1, 23807, Merate, Lc
18/10/2025 - 19/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
100 anni di astonomia in Brianza
2.03 km

Merate incontra la fotografia 11esima edizione

Merate varie sedi
Merate, 23807, Lc
04/10/2025 - 26/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Merate incontra la fotografia 11esima edizione
2.05 km

Profilo Basso

teatro Manzoni
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 23, Merate, 23807
23/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Profilo Basso
2.07 km

Bentornata Mercoledì

CineTeatro Manzoni
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 23, Merate, 23807
25/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Bentornata Mercoledì
2.07 km

Cortili di Palazzo Prinetti Merate

Piazza Prinetti
Piazza Giulio Prinetti, 10, Merate, Lc, 23807
12/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Cortili di Palazzo Prinetti Merate
2.12 km

Arte senza confini

Auditorium Comunale G. Spezzaferri
Piazza degli Eroi, 3, Merate, 23807
10/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Arte senza confini
2.18 km

Musica e parole

Auditorium Comunale Giusi Spezzaferri
Piazza degli Eroi, 3, Merate, 23807
11/10/2025
  • Music and show
Musica e parole
2.18 km

Le schiacciate

Auditorium Comunale G. Spezzaferri
Piazza degli Eroi, 3, Merate, 23807
15/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Le schiacciate
2.18 km

Orgoglio e popcorn

Auditorium Comunicale G. Spezzaferri
Piazza degli Eroi, 3, 23807, Merate, LC
17/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Orgoglio e popcorn
2.18 km

Le bisbetiche domate

Auditorium Comunale Giusi Spezzaferri
Piazza degli Eroi, 3, 23807, Merate, LC
18/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Le bisbetiche domate
2.18 km

Asini che volano

auditorium Spezzaferri
Piazza degli Eroi, 3, Merate, 23807
24/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Asini che volano
2.18 km

Hop hop street food

Via Alpini, 23807, Merate, LC
10/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
  • Food & Wine
Hop hop street food
2.24 km

Tutti assieme a Merate

Via Collegio Manzoni, 43, 23807, Merate, LC
19/10/2025
  • Sport
Tutti assieme a Merate
2.27 km

Activities

Longboard advanced course

  • Active & Green
Longboard advanced course
11.66 km

Where to sleep

B&B ADMIRAMINI

Robbiate
B&B ADMIRAMINI
481 mt

B&B DAISY HOME'S

PADERNO D'ADDA
B&B DAISY HOME'S
1.08 km

ETRUSCO

Calusco d'Adda
ETRUSCO
1.33 km

CAV ALICE IN WANDER DI ALICE CACIORGNA

Imbersago
CAV  ALICE IN WANDER DI ALICE CACIORGNA
1.47 km

MELAS

Merate
MELAS
1.58 km

CAV MERATE VICOLO TRE SPADE

MERATE
CAV MERATE VICOLO TRE SPADE
2.19 km

LT CASA NOBILE di Giorgio Nobile

Merate
LT CASA NOBILE di Giorgio Nobile
2.31 km

CAV MERATE VIA MANZONI

MERATE
CAV MERATE VIA MANZONI
2.32 km

LT APPARTAMENTO CANEVA MERATE di Florentina Ifrim

MERATE
LT APPARTAMENTO CANEVA MERATE di Florentina Ifrim
2.36 km

Agriturismo FATTORIA LAGHETTO

Merate
Agriturismo FATTORIA LAGHETTO
2.73 km

ROMANI'

Calusco d'Adda
ROMANI'
2.75 km

LT CASA SOFIA 1 di Luisella Cavalli

MERATE
LT CASA SOFIA 1 di Luisella Cavalli
2.96 km

LT CASA SOFIA 2 di Luisella Cavalli

MERATE
LT CASA SOFIA 2 di Luisella Cavalli
2.96 km

Foresteria AL CASTELLO DI CERNUSCO LOMBARDONE

Cernusco Lombardone
Foresteria AL CASTELLO DI CERNUSCO LOMBARDONE
3.1 km

VILLA MARIUCCIA

Villa d'Adda
VILLA MARIUCCIA
3.27 km

Foresteria IL PORTICO - 1711 LUXURY GUEST HOUSE

CALCO
Foresteria IL PORTICO - 1711 LUXURY GUEST HOUSE
3.32 km

Foresteria IL BORGO - 1711 LUXURY GUEST HOUSE

CALCO
Foresteria IL BORGO - 1711 LUXURY GUEST HOUSE
3.44 km

Foresteria IL POZZO - 1711 LUXURY GUEST HOUSE

CALCO
Foresteria IL POZZO - 1711 LUXURY GUEST HOUSE
3.45 km

LA MOLGORA HOTEL

CERNUSCO LOMBARDONE
LA MOLGORA HOTEL
3.52 km

B&B BRIANZA EST

Cernusco Lombardone
B&B BRIANZA EST
3.64 km