Attila's Pilgrimage: Oleggio, Malpensa (near the airport and 60km from Milano)

We arrived this afternoon in Oleggio to catch our flight tomorrow morning. We really didn't know what to expect as this booking was really just to make it easier to fly home tomorrow. Well we got more than we would have hoped for. After a toasted sandwich at a roadside stop opposite the hotel, I asked the waitress for a local trattoria as there's basically nothing obviously near the hotel. Through broken Italian she recommended a small establishment just 5 minutes around the corner. We followed her directions to find the very uncommercial but beautiful township of Oleggio. We had a look around, came back to retrieve the camera, returned and even had a delicious last Italian meal in a tiny bar. Oleggio still adheres to the siesta so things closed from about 1:00pm until 3:30 - 4:00pm - very civilized as everything then comes alive. I think I could get Oleggio on the map with a few of my photos!

The first view of the town when we knew that we'd found somewhere special!

We had a look inside the church of Sts Peter and Paul. A stunning neoclassical church. A funeral began soon after for a local Nazione Alpini member. Many of the attendees wore their Alpini Tirola hats with the long feathers.