Bubbiano: Golf, Churches and Villa Bertacca

If you’re looking for a hotel in Bubbiano, you can plan your stay around specific interests: golf, sacred architecture, the Villa Bertacca complex and a flat landscape irrigated by canals each offer a different focus. Sports facilities, church architecture and historic building features will appeal to different interests. This makes it easy to choose Bubbiano as a destination based on what matters to you during your stay.

Golf and Sports

The Golf Club Ambrosiano has an 18-hole course with a par of 72. Twelve holes are surrounded by bodies of water of various sizes. These details complement each other: 18 holes and a par of 72 describe the size of the course, while the bodies of water highlight a feature of twelve holes. For golfers who care about both the course’s overall size and the design of individual holes, this offers a specific point of reference.

Churches and Architectural History

The Chiesa di Sant’Ambrogio in Nemus is a 16th-century church on Piazza V. Veneto in Bubbiano. Its single-nave layout, elliptical vault and four side chapels give the church a clearly articulated architectural profile. A single nave is a main space without side aisles; the elliptical vault defines the ceiling, while the side chapels complement the interior. This makes the longitudinal main space, distinctive vault shape and chapels tangible as separate architectural elements.

Villa Bertacca

The Oratorio presso Villa Bertacca is located in Bubbiano. The Villa Bertacca complex has a portico facing the courtyard, with double granite columns and a richly carved balustrade. The portico and columns shape the courtyard side; the balustrade adds a finely detailed architectural element. Remains of a wall with polygonal corner turrets are all that survive today of the former garden enclosure of the manor house. At Villa Bertacca, the courtyard architecture and parts of the former enclosure thus represent two different architectural features.

Landscape and Geographic Orientation

Bubbiano lies on the left bank of the Ticino. The area is largely flat and irrigated by artificial canals. Its position on the river provides geographic orientation, while the canals describe one aspect of how the landscape is used. This distinction is also useful when comparing the area with the Golf Club Ambrosiano: there, bodies of water are features of twelve holes; here, canals are used to irrigate the area. These are different ways in which water relates to the landscape and sports facilities.

Sports and Getting There

The Centro Sportivo Andrea Medici in Bubbiano is open to residents and non-residents; residents of the municipality receive discounted rates. As availability and rates may vary, check the latest information before visiting.

Bubbiano can be reached via the Binasco exit on the A7 motorway and by the Milano–Mortara railway line. If you plan to travel by train, check the current timetable in advance.

Discover more destinations: Bussero, Peschiera Borromeo, Trezzano Sul Naviglio, Corbetta, Vanzago, Bollate, Bresso, San Zenone Al Lambro.

For the broader travel overview: Milan.