Palestro

Palestro is an underground station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto.

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Type: Metro station
Description: Milan Metro station
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano and Palazzo Dal Pozzo Benni.

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano

Museum

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The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano is a museum in Milan, Italy dedicated to the study of animals, plants, and the natural environment including geology. Exhibits include dinosaurs and Italy's largest collection of dioramas of ecosystems. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano is situated 120 metres north of Palestro.

Palazzo Dal Pozzo Benni

Castle

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Palazzo Dal Pozzo Benni is a castle.

Galleria d’arte moderna

Museum

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The Galleria d'Arte Moderna is a modern art museum in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Villa Reale, at Via Palestro 16, opposite the Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli. Galleria d’arte moderna is situated 220 metres northwest of Palestro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Milan and Porta Monforte.

North Milan

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While the Centro Storico is the unquestionable heart of Milan, it is the north of the city that is its hub. Here you will find two most important railway stations - the imposing Milano Centrale and busy Porta Garibaldi - as well as the ever-growing array of office towers that make up Milan's modern skyline, housing the headquarters of companies that make Milan Italy's economic capital.

Porta Monforte

Quarter

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Porta Monforte is a district of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division. It is named after the eponymous city gate, which was added in the 1890s to the existing Spanish walls of the city.