In December, the FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano invites you to visit its Lombard assets "dressed up" and to share joyful hours of leisure with your loved ones, participating in the many initiatives that will be organized on the occasion of the Christmas holidays. : themed visits, tastings, concerts, creative workshops for adults and children, concerts, nativity scene exhibitions and much more.

Many engaging initiatives for adults and children organized Villa Panza in Varese, Monastero di Torba in Gornate Olona, Villa della Porta Bozzolo in Casalzuigno and Casa Macchi in Morazzone , including special visits, creative workshops, art, exhibitions of nativity scenes and splendid decorated rooms.

VILLA PANZA

• Saturday 7 December - Once upon a time there was Villa Panza
  A special guided tour to retrace, as in a journey through time, the history of Villa Panza and the families who lived here.
  Timetable: 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
  Visits last 90 minutes.

• Sunday 8 and 22 December - Winter Magic at Villa Panza
  Villa Panza offers a creative workshop designed to introduce children and their families to contemporary art in the magical atmosphere of the days leading up to Christmas.
  Recommended activity from 4 to 8 years old.
  Timetable: 11:30am, 2:30pm and 4pm

FOR INFORMATION: faibiumo@fondoambiente.it | 0332 283960

MONASTERO DI TORBA

• Sunday 1 December - Christmas wreaths, art workshop
  Let yourself be guided by Maura Milani, an artist and nature lover, in the creation of your own Christmas wreath. A workshop in which to unleash your creativity and prepare for the festive season.
  Activity for adults, limited number of participants.
  Duration: 1h30.
  Before or after the activity, it is possible to visit the site independently.
  Timetable: 11am and 2.30pm

• Saturday 7 December - A painted nativity scene
  Starting with the reading of passages from the apocryphal gospels from which the images are inspired, we will discover many details about the story of the Holy Family. We will then reach the Monastery of Torba and discover how the sacred images change style and colour, always leading us back into the living history of ancient Christianity.
  Meeting point is at the archaeological area of Castelseprio, via Castelvecchio 1513.
  Guided tour, reservation required. 
  Duration: 2h30
  Timetable: 14:30

• Sunday 8 December - Guided tour and artisan panettone tasting
  The Torba Monastery encloses over 1500 years of history within its walls. A guided tour will lead to the discovery of the vicissitudes of the first FAI Property and World Heritage Site.
  To conclude, a tasting of the typical cake of the Lombard tradition, panettone.
  Guided tour, reservation required. 
  An LIS - Italian Sign Language - interpreter will be present during the activity. The project is made possible thanks to the contribution of the Lombardy Region             
  Timetable: 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

FOR INFORMATION: faitorba@fondoambiente.it | 0331 820301 

VILLA DELLA PORTA BOZZOLO

• Saturday 23, Sunday 24 November and Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December - The festive table
  An unprecedented journey among period ceramics and crystal to experience Villa Della Porta Bozzolo set up for the Christmas holidays.
  Timetable: Saturday 23 November at 14.30 - Sunday 24, 1 and 8 December at 14.00
   
• Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December - The Neapolitan crib
  A special guided tour of Villa Della Porta Bozzolo, set up for the Christmas holidays, to discover the Neapolitan crib housed in the villa and the artistic tradition to which it belongs.
  Hours: 2.00 p.m.

FOR INFORMATION: faibozzolo@fondoambiente.it | 0332 624136

CASA MACCHI

• Sunday 15 and 22 December - Christmas to the stars! 
  Special visit to Casa Macchi, accompanied by the reading of a Christmas story. At the end of the visit, the little ones can take part in a creative workshop to make a decoration for the house, which will make us feel a little closer to the stars. 
  3 p.m. (possible second round at 4.30 p.m.)

FOR INFORMATION:faicasamacchi@fondoambiente.it | 0332 1821610

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