Milan – East Central Milan

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East Central Milan is the part of Municipio 1 located between the former medieval and Spanish walls of the city, to the east of the historic center. This area includes the neighborhood of Guastalla and the inner part of Porta Venezia.

✪ Villa Reale

Also known as: Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte

Villa Reale is a Neoclassical villa erected at the end of the 19th century in Milan. The palace is richly decorated and it features many richly adorned halls. A large garden is located behind the villa. Villa Reale is best known for hosting the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, a collection of modern artworks dating between the 18th and 20th century. The museum houses paintings by Van Gogh, Picasso, Gauguin, Manet, and Cézanne, among others, as well as numerous sculptures.

✪ Civic Museum of Natural History of Milan

The Civic Museum of Natural History of Milan (Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano) is a natural history museum located inside the Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli. The museum houses a huge collection with sections dedicated to mineraology, paleontology, human evolution, and zoology. The paleontology section includes numerous dinosaur fossils including the only known fossil of Scipionyx.

Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli

The Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli are a city park located to the northeast of the historic center of Milan. Erected in 1784, this is the oldest public park in Milan, and it was expanded various times and adorned with various monuments. The Baroque Palazzo Dugnani, which hosts a hall frescoed by Tiepolo, is located at the western end of the park, while the Milan Planetarium and the Civic Museum of Natural History are on the eastern side of the gardens. The historic city gate Porta Venezia is located just outside the park.

Villa Necchi Campiglio

Villa Necchi Campiglio is a house museum in Milan. Originally built in the 1930s, it has been restored and transformed into a museum hosting ancient furnishings and various artworks. The villa houses a series of paintings and sculptures by 20th-century Italian artists.

Church of Santa Maria della Passione

The Church of Santa Maria della Passione is a large Renaissance church in Milan, erected starting in the 15th century. The church houses numerous artworks, including various paintings and funerary monuments, and its interiors are covered with a rich series of frescoes painted in the early 16th century.

Rotonda della Besana

The Rotonda della Besana is a former cemetery built between the 17th and 18th century in Milan. The complex features a former church and is surrounded by a Baroque portico enclosing a garden. The area now hosts a cultural center for children.

Church of Santa Maria presso San Celso

The Church of Santa Maria presso San Celso is a Renaissance church located south of the historic center of Milan. The sanctuary was built between the 15th and 16th century adjacent to the medieval Church of San Celso. The church features an elaborate facade decorated with many sculptures and reliefs, and considered a masterpiece of Mannerism. A square portico is placed in front of the facade, while the interiors of the church house numerous frescoes and artworks by Renaissance and Baroque artists.