Giardino Scaldasole

Giardino Scaldasole is a park in Municipio 5, Milan, Lombardy. Giardino Scaldasole is situated nearby to the community center Centro aggregazione multifunzionale Scaldasole, as well as near Diocesan Museum of Milan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Diocesan Museum of Milan and Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio.

Diocesan Museum of Milan

Museum

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The Diocesan Museum of Milan is an art museum in Milan housing a permanent collection of sacred artworks, especially from Milan and Lombardy. Originally conceived by Ildefonso Schuster in 1931 as a vehicle to protect and promote the art collection of the… Diocesan Museum of Milan is situated 130 metres east of Giardino Scaldasole.

Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio

Church

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The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in Milan in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park. It was for many years an important stop for pilgrims on their journey to Rome or to the Holy Land, because it was said to contain the tomb of the Three Magi or Three Kings. Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio is situated 180 metres east of Giardino Scaldasole.

Portinari Chapel

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The Portinari Chapel is a Renaissance chapel at the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio, Milan, northern Italy. Commenced in 1460 and completed in 1468, it was commissioned by Pigello Portinari as a private sepulchre and to house a silver shrine given by Archbishop Giovanni Visconti in 1340 containing the relic head of St. Portinari Chapel is situated 230 metres east of Giardino Scaldasole.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ticinese and Porta Genova.

Ticinese

Quarter

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Ticinese is a quarter.

Porta Genova

Suburb

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Porta Genova is a neighborhood of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 6 administrative division. The name "Porta Genova" means "Genoa gate"; the district is named after a city gate of the old Spanish Walls of Milan, namely that leading to Genoa, that used to be in what is now Piazza Cantore.