CENTRALE IDROELETTRICA DI CRESPI D’ADDA

Crespi d'Adda (BG)

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The Workers' Village of Crespi d'Adda, a UNESCO site, is a true journey through time at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. A lively testimony to an enlightened entrepreneurial vision, the site demonstrates how international comparison and openness to new models of living and working can generate avant-garde ideas, capable of revolutionising the very concept of community.

Founded in 1909 to meet the growing energy needs of the cotton mill and the workers' village, the hydroelectric power station in Crespi d'Adda stands next to the pre-existing hydromechanical structure. It was inaugurated on 25 July, on the day dedicated to St Christopher, the patron saint of water.

Although it is the smallest of the power stations on the middle course of the Adda, it is unquestionably the most fascinating: a true jewel of industrial archaeology embellished with decorations in the style late Lombard Art Nouveau. Inside, time seems to stand still between the original parquet floor, the historic control panel and the three Kaplan turbines from 1909. After a period of inactivity that began in 2009, the plant was brought back to life in 2015 thanks to the intervention of the Adda Energy (Gruppo Iniziative Bresciane Spa), which oversaw its restoration and reopening to the public.

➡️ Visitor information

The hydroelectric power station is a facility that is still in operation today.
Access is by guided tour only, which is included in the Lombardy and Aosta Valley Museums Pass (approximately 1 hour).
Booking is strongly recommended and can be made online; please ensure you present your card when you arrive at the ticket office.
To round off your visit to the UNESCO site at Crespi d’Adda, you can also combine it with the guided tour of the workers’ village, which is not included in the season ticket, by buying tickets online at www.crespidadda.it or at the ticket office of the UNESCO Visitor Centre in Crespi d’Adda.

Hours:

Monday: closed

Tuesday: closed

Wednesday: closed

Thursday: closed

Friday: closed

Saturday: closed

Sunday: 14:00 - 17:00

Additional information opening hours:

Open on the first and third Sunday of each month.

NB: le informazioni possono variare. Controlla sempre il sito del museo per orari e tariffe aggiornate.

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