Parks in Milan

Hidden behind the Pinacoteca di Brera, this intimate botanical garden is one of Milan's most peaceful secrets, a green oasis of medicinal plants, ancient trees, and quiet benches completely invisible from the surrounding streets.

Parco Sempione is Milan's largest central park, a 47-hectare English-style landscape garden stretching from Castello Sforzesco to the Arco della Pace.

Milan's oldest public park, the Giardini Indro Montanelli (formerly Giardini Pubblici), is a lush green haven between Porta Venezia and the city center, home to the Natural History Museum and the Planetarium.

The Biblioteca degli Alberi (Library of Trees) is a cutting-edge contemporary park in the Porta Nuova district, designed by Dutch firm Inside Outside. It features circular groves of trees arranged like botanical rooms beneath Milan's most dramatic skyscrapers.