2) Castello Sforzesco: once it was Visconti family’s residence and today a museum. In the past, the plan of the castle was a six-pointed star.
3) Santa Maria delle Grazie : once it was a convent, and now the famous “ Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci is preserved. In the Middle Ages it was the residence of the general inquisitor of Milan.
4) Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio: inside there are two columns: on the firstthere is a cross, on the other a bronze snake that is believed to be dated back to Moses times. Just after the entrance on the northern wall we can find an enigmatic chess board. Above the altar there is a golden ciborium with a painting of the “iron crown” (the original piece is preserved in Monza Cathedral) . Outside the church, on the north-western side, there is the so-called Devil's column, on which there are two holes that,have been left by the horns of the devil, during a clash with St. Ambrogio ,according to the belief.
5) Piazza della Vetra: In the Middle Ages witches were burned alive.
6) Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio :In the Middle Ages it was the headquarter of the Inquisition. Inside the Basilica there is the tomb of the Wise Men.
7) Chiaravalle Abbey: erected in the twelfth century, it’s a saucer’s residency. The Ciribiciaccola tower has octagonal plan. The building was realized by cistercians, and here lived Guglielma the Bohemian in the 12 th century. She was a very interesting character at her time, for she was treated as a saint by her follone, but soon after she died, she received a post mortem condemnation in 1300bc