Stop 01
The Imperfect Façade
On the spotPhotoQuestion
Look up, wanderer. My brothers worked with the clay of their own kilns and a pinch of imagination: up there, among the little arches, plates from far away shine.
World · Lombardy
The Codex of Morimondo
Where the monks drained the marsh and hid time in the bricks.
GGYour guide: Brother Gualcherio
6hours
26quests
8stamps
2prizes
Where it is played
The Codex of Morimondoon foot · 26 quests
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“Peace be with you, wanderer. I am Brother Gualcherio, the first abbot of Morimondo. I speak from the afterlife and I use few words: we are Cistercians.”Brother Gualcherio
The walk
One walk, at your own pace
On foot
26
stopsOn foot or by bike through the village, the Naviglio and the hamlets
9 with a photo3 hidden4 unlocked by completing others
A taste
Taste four stops
What the narrator asks you. The answer, and the true fact behind it, is for you to find on the spot.
Stop 04
A Younger Porch
On the spotQuestion
The façade has a porch five centuries younger than the abbey. Time lays a hand even on the sternest monuments.
Stop 15
The Salt Naviglio
On the spotPhotoQuestion
Boats loaded with Venetian salt came up this water. Count the locks, wanderer, and walk the towpath without going near the water.
Stop 21
The Cloister of Sandstone Columns
On the spotQuestion
In the cloister the silence has capitals decorated with leaves. Three sides remain as my brothers left them.
Stamps and prizes
8 stamps, 2 prizes
PF
Page of the FounderPC
Page of the ChoirPB
Page of the VillagePA
Page of the WaterFA
Page of FallavecchiaCO
Page of CoronateCH
Page of the CloisterCR
The Codex FoundThe prizes
Keeper of the CodexScribe of Morimondo