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Monza is a city in the Lombardy
region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. Monza is best
known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo
Nazionale Monza. From 2009 Monza is the capital of the new province
of Monza and Brianza. Previously, Monza was a comune within the
province of
Milan. Monza is the third-largest city of Lombardy and the most
important economic, industrial and administrative centre of the
Brianza area. Monza is famous for its Romanesque-Gothic Duomo of
Saint John. Other main sights of Monza are: the church of Santa
Maria in Strada, the Arengario, the church of San Pietro Martire,
the memorial Cappella Espiatoria, the church of Santa Maria delle
Grazie, the royal villa (Villa Reale) originally built by Giuseppe
Piermarini in 1777 is surrounded by Monza Park, one of the largest
enclosed parks in Europe. Monza can be reached through the following
motorways: A4-E64 (Turin-Milan-Venice), A52 (North Ring of Milan),
A51 (East Ring of Milan). State road (SS.36 - Nuova Valassina)
connect the city to Lecco and Sondrio. A 2 km long tunnel will be
added by around September 2011 and will alleviate traffic problems
that are happening in the city. Monza railway station is the most
important railway junction in the Brianza area. Every few minutes,
trains travel between Monza and Milano via the Suburban Railway and
via local trains that connect Monza to Lecco, Como/Chiasso (CH) and
Bergamo/Brescia. Also some EuroCity trains stop in Monza.
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