Yet, given that since the Roman age the city has kept on growing and evolving, several monuments and artifacts have been built over the course of history and are present to these days, starting from the ancient San Rocco Bridge, originally built by the Romans in the 3rd century, to the Collegiate church of Saint Stephen, consecrated in 1272, and the more recent Villa Gallarati Scotti of the 17th century.

[4][5] In 1950 Vimercate received the title of “Città” [6] and in 2009 the city was awarded with the “Medaglia d’argento al merito civile” for the role played during the resistance against Fascism.

[7] A hostel at the site was founded in 1052, just outside the walls of medieval Vimercate, offering refuge and assistance to travellers and pilgrims.

In one of the frescoes in the convent is an ornament (circa 1311) showing the coats of arms of the Visconti and Della Torre families.

The town has more new developments such as the Torri Bianche skyscrapers[9] which host a 16 screen cinema, a shopping arcade and many county offices plus the new Central Bus Station in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi designed by Mario Botta in 1998,[10] which serves the area and has many facilities.