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with one of the nails from the Crucifixion. Charlemagne, King of the Franks and the first
Holy Roman Emperor, saw it as a symbol of empire and he was not alone. Various other
Holy Roman Emperors, including Frederick I (Barbarossa) and Napoleon, had themselves
crowned with it. The crown is on show in the chapel (Tuesday to Sunday only) dedicated
to the Lombard queen Theodolinda. Next door, the
Museo e Tesoro del Duomo
( 039 32 63
83;
www.museoduomomonza.it
; Piazza del Duomo; adult/reduced €6/4, with Corono Ferrea €8/6;
9am-1pm & 2-6pm Tue-Sun)
contains one of the greatest collections of early religious art in
Europe.
The
Parco di Monza
(Porta Monza, Viale Cavriga; 7am-7pm)
sits on the Lambro river and
incorporates not only the Autodromo, but a horse-racing track, a golf course, tennis
courts, a 50m Olympic
swimming pool
( 039 248 22 32; Porta Santa Maria delle Selve, Via
Vedano; adult/reduced €8/3; 10am-7pm Jun-Aug)
, horse-riding tracks and cycle paths. You
can hire bikes at the Porta di Monza entrance (€3 per hour).
Frequent trains connect Milan's Porta Garibaldi station with Monza (€2.10, 15 to 20
minutes), 23km to the north, making this an easy half-day trip.
