GARDENS and PARKS in Milan
First public gardens were established between 1857 and 1862 which were designed by Giuseppe Balzaretto as a green town district. This district is situated in the centre, in the zone between Porta Venezia, Corso Venezia, Via Palestro and Via Manin. It is a typical English garden with a botanic richness.
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Parco Sempione
It is a project of Emilio Alemagna and it is situated between Castello Sforzesco and Piazza Sempione with the Arch of Peace. It contains the Napoleonic Arena, the Aquarium, the Tower, the Art Theater, which is called Triennale and the city library. There are little ponds with a romantic bridge. This park is for everyone something: A play-ground for kids, a relaxing place on the grass for young people and who wants to stroll through a park or go to a museum – enjoy it …
Parco Forlanini
The entrance is at Via Corelli No. 124, which starts in Via Argonne and Viale Forlanini and goes to the Idroscalo. It has a size of 235 hectares and is the biggest green space in Milan. There are ponds a hill.
Giardino della Villa Comunale
This garden, situated in Via Palestro 16, is a little English garden with a romantic interpretation of nature and classical elements.
Gardino Guastalla
Named like the street where it is, was an aristocratic garden and has in its center a fish pond.
Parco Lambro
This park is situated in Via Feltre, is a big park with nice and natural elements.
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Another relaxing area is the Naviglio area with Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese.
Between
the streets Viale Gabriele D’Annunzio and Viale Goriaza
there is the basin called Darsena where all the channels and rivers
of Milan get together. The river Olona which is subterraneous
today and the Naviglio Grande merge. The Darsena was built by
the Spanish Earl of Fuentes in 1603 to enhance the transport of
goods.
Naviglio Pavese
is part of the basin Darsena and merges together with Ticino after 33 km. It was built In the 13th century by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, but it was not finished until 1819.
Naviglio Grande
has its source in the river Ticino in Tornavento. The channel was important for the transport of marble which was used to build the Duomo.
