Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Few places on earth carry the raw electricity of Monza's temple of speed, where Formula 1 has roared since 1922. Walking the banked Curva Sopraelevata or standing on the start-finish straight gives you genuine goosebumps even in total silence.
The Circuit & Its History
Built in just 110 days inside the Royal Park in 1922, Monza is the oldest purpose-built racing circuit still in use — a fact that makes every cracked kerb feel like a relic.
The legendary steeply banked oval section, the Curva Sopraelevata, was retired from racing in 1969 but still stands as a jaw-dropping piece of brutalist engineering you can walk or cycle across on non-race days.
Visiting Beyond Race Weekend
On most days the circuit is open to joggers, cyclists and tourists who can freely enter the park and walk the pit-lane perimeter; guided paddock tours let you step behind the barriers and into the actual pit boxes.
The on-site Museo Storico Alfa Romeo collection and the small circuit museum display trophies, vintage cars and race footage that fill in a century of motorsport drama in under an hour.
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