Museo del Ciclismo Madonna del Ghisallo di Magreglio — Attraction in Magreglio

We went to the museum on a sunday afternoon, barely any people there, so that we had the place almost to ourselves. Lovely staff, great museum for a history of cycling and bikes, you could really feel the enthusiasm that went into the creation of the museum. Combined with the lovely view and the incredible chapel dedicated to the patron saint of cyclists, it is a must-see for any cycling fan, and I imagine also nice for interested outsiders. Had a good shopping spree at the museum's shop, which I can also highly recommend. 5/5 would go there again, probably taking on the Ghisallo mountain pass on the bike this time (we went with a Vespa as we had not brought our bikes...

As a fairly hard core cycling fan, I found the museum average at best. The exhibition is essentially a collection of famous bikes, which is interesting but the museum didn’t do a great job in telling the stories behind the exhibits. I ended up telling my wife the stories about Eddy Merckx (yup, a few of his bikes are here), Pantani, Coppi, Anquetil, Bartali etc just to help her make sense of the exhibits. Many of the exhibits do have English translations, but the way the museum is presented needs to be...

Not only do I love cycling and its rich history, but I can say that this museum pays homage to it all. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. They helped me try on and purchase some clothing even when I was in a particularly indecisive mood! She knew about the exact thicknesses of the pads on each of the shorts. Amazing. They had support of many pro cyclists and have had many donations of jerseys to...