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Discover the only example of industrial archeology in Lombardy region.
Crespi d Adda is part of the Municipality of Capriate San Gervasio, just 20 minutes drive from Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY).
In December 1995, the industrial site became a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as an exceptional example of a workers village both for its perfect conservation state and for its unique urban planning.
The village was build based on an idea of The Crespi family which began their business in 1878 knowing that there was a lot of manpower available in the area and seeing the possibility of creating an industrial canal along the Adda river to profit by its hydraulic energy.