Vetra

Vetra is a metro station in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Vetra is situated nearby to the park Parco delle Basiliche, as well as near Bikethecity.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonne di San Lorenzo and Parco delle Basiliche.

Colonne di San Lorenzo

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The Colonne di San Lorenzo or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central Milan, region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Colonne di San Lorenzo is situated 160 metres northwest of Vetra.

Parco delle Basiliche

Park

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Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II, best known by its historic name Basilicas Park is a city park of Milan, Italy, located in Zone 1. It owes its name to the fact that it connects two major basilicas, the Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio. Parco delle Basiliche is situated 180 metres south of Vetra.

Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Library

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The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agents scoured Western Europe and even Greece and Syria for books and manuscripts. Biblioteca Ambrosiana is situated 760 metres north of Vetra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrobbio and South Milan.

Carrobbio

Quarter

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Carrobbio is a quarter.

South Milan

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Southern Milan is chiefly a residential part of Milan. While you can find a couple of old landmarks in here, there aren't as much of them as in the Centro Storico, and this part of the city is more "local" and "ordinary".