Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.6 km
Ascend 31 m
Descend 34 m

Experience Busto Arsizio in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Busto Arsizio

Sight 1: Monumento equestre a Enrico dell'Acqua

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The monument to Enrico dell'Acqua is an equestrian monument located in Piazza Volontari della Libertà in Busto Arsizio, in front of the entrance to the railway station. It is dedicated to Enrico dell'Acqua (1851-1910), a pioneer in the export of cotton from Italy abroad and a gold medalist from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Wikipedia: Monumento equestre a Enrico dell'Acqua (IT)

1151 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 2: Basilica di San Giovanni Battista

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The prepositural collegiate basilica of San Giovanni Battista is a Catholic church in Busto Arsizio, dedicated to one of the patron saints of the city. Like the church of San Michele Arcangelo, this building also stands on the remains of a small Lombard chapel about eight metres wide.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint John the Baptist, Busto Arsizio (EN)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Battistero di San Filippo Neri

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The Baptistery of San Filippo Neri is a baptismal church of Busto Arsizio designed by Biagio Bellotti next to the Basilica of San Giovanni Battista and built between 1744 and 1751, when it was inaugurated on July 10th.

Wikipedia: Battistero di San Filippo Neri (IT)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate

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29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Santuario di Santa Maria di Piazza

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The Santuario di Santa Maria di Piazza is located in the historic center of Busto Arsizio, Italy, where an earlier church dedicated to the Virgin Mary stood, which in turn had replaced a chapel dating back to the time of Christianization. This Marian shrine was quickly built between 1515 and 1522.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria di Piazza, Busto Arsizio (EN)

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Edicola di San Carlo Borromeo

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The aedicule of St. Charles Borromeo is a votive capital located in Busto Arsizio, in Via Giacomo Matteotti, originally called Contrada Pessina, near the Canavesi-Bossi house. It stands where once there was probably a public well and a monastery, now demolished, in a crucial position, as the road was a passage for processions that from the churches of Santa Maria and San Giovanni reached the church of San Michele Arcangelo.

Wikipedia: Edicola di San Carlo Borromeo (IT)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Museo di Arte Sacra di San Michele Arcangelo

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The Museum of Sacred Art of St. Michael the Archangel is one of the two private museums in the city of Busto Arsizio and is housed in some parish rooms near the thousand-year-old bell tower of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel.

Wikipedia: Museo di arte sacra di San Michele Arcangelo (IT)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

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The provost church of San Michele Arcangelo is one of the most important Catholic places of worship in Busto Arsizio.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo (Busto Arsizio) (IT)

311 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di San Rocco

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Chiesa di San Rocco Paolo Tacchi / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of San Rocco in Busto Arsizio is one of the four churches belonging to the provost parish of San Michele Arcangelo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Rocco (Busto Arsizio) (IT)

655 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno in Camposanto

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The church of San Gregorio Magno in Camposanto is one of the churches that were built in the seventeenth century in Busto Arsizio. It is located in Piazzetta San Gregorio, an extension to the south-west of Piazza Trento e Trieste.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno in Camposanto (IT)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Parco Norma Cossetto

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The Norma Cossetto Park is a park in the municipality of Busto Arsizio that owes its name to its location: it is in fact located along the street of the same name, in particular between the church of San Gregorio Magno in Camposanto and the building in Via Ludovico Ariosto. To the east it is bordered by a recently built building of the Paolo Candiani Art School.

Wikipedia: Parco Norma Cossetto (IT)

479 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Teatro Sociale Delia Cajelli

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The Teatro Sociale "Delia Cajelli", also known as the small Scala of Busto Arsizio, is one of the theaters of Busto Arsizio, dating back to the end of the nineteenth century.

Wikipedia: Teatro Sociale (Busto Arsizio) (IT)

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