Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli

Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli is a historic public park in Milan’s Porta Venezia district, adjoining Corso Venezia near the city center. The gardens host public green space and several civic cultural institutions.

Within and beside the park are the Civic Natural History Museum and a public planetarium, both used for exhibitions and educational programming. The park itself offers tree-lined promenades, lawns and children’s play areas.

The gardens were laid out as public green space in the late 18th and 19th centuries and have long served as an urban park for Milanese residents and visitors.

The park sits in central Milan, within easy walking distance of major city landmarks, public transport and the commercial districts of the city.

• Central location: Located in the Porta Venezia area of central Milan, immediately adjacent to Corso Venezia and close to the city center's shopping and transport links.

What to See #

• Civic Natural History Museum: Home to Milan's Civic Natural History Museum, which occupies a building on the park's perimeter and displays natural history collections, fossils and zoological exhibits.
• Planetarium: Contains the public planetarium located within the park and used for astronomical shows and educational programs.
• Park grounds: Tree-lined promenades, ornamental flowerbeds and playgrounds occupying the central park area that provide public green space within the Porta Venezia district.