Porta Volta
Porta Volta is a suburb in Zone 8 of Milan, Milan, Lombardy. Porta Volta is situated nearby to the suburb Porta Garibaldi, as well as near the neighborhood Borgo Ortolani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Porta Volta and Milano Porta Garibaldi Railway Station.
Porta Volta
City gate
Photo: Simone priori, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porta Volta is a former city gate of Milan, Italy, part of the Spanish walls. Nowadays, the name "Porta Volta" is most commonly used to refer to the surrounding district, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city.
Milano Porta Garibaldi Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: DaveM93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milano Porta Garibaldi is a major railway station in the Italian city of Milan, located just to the north of the neighbourhood known as Porta Garibaldi.
ADI Design Museum
Museum
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The ADI Design Museum is a museum in Milan, Italy, which houses the historical collection of the ADI Compasso d'Oro Foundation, as well as hosting temporary exhibitions, public talks and other initiatives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porta Garibaldi and Porta Tenaglia.
Porta Garibaldi
Suburb
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Porta Garibaldi, previously known as the Porta Comasina, is a city gate located in Milan, Italy, on the old road to Como. The Neoclassical arch was built to commemorate the visit of Francis I of Austria in 1825.
Porta Tenaglia
Suburb
Porta Tenaglia was one of the gates of the old Spanish walls of Milan, Italy. It owes its name to the so-called "Tenaglia", a fortified walls system that embraced the north-west side of the Sforza Castle.
Isola
Suburb
The Zone 9 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 9 of Milan, is one of the 9 administrative divisions of Milan, Italy. It was officially created as an administrative subdivision during the 1980s.
Porta Volta
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Zone 8 of Milan, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.48207° or 45° 28′ 55″ northLongitude
9.18182° or 9° 10′ 55″ eastElevation
123 metres (404 feet)Open location code
8FQFF5JJ+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4545225168OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
12022943
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Notable Places Nearby
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