Sant’Erasmo Cloister

Sant’Erasmo Cloister is a church in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Sant’Erasmo Cloister is situated nearby to the park Giardini Perego, as well as near the castle Palazzo Perego di Cremnago.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: building in Milan
Also known as: “Ex chiostro di Sant’Erasmo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and Brera Astronomical Observatory.

Pinacoteca di Brera

Museum

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The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera. Pinacoteca di Brera is situated 290 metres west of Sant’Erasmo Cloister.

Brera Astronomical Observatory

Observatory

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The Brera Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Brera district of Milan, Italy. It is currently operated by the National Institute for Astrophysics and the Institute of Applied General Physics of the University of Milan. Brera Astronomical Observatory is situated 230 metres west of Sant’Erasmo Cloister.

Giardini Perego

Park

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Giardini Perego is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Via Borgonuovo and Brera.

Via Borgonuovo

Neighborhood

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Via Borgonuovo is a neighborhood.

Brera

Suburb

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Brera is a district of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 and it is centred on Via Brera. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "brera", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda", meaning a land expanse either cleared of trees or naturally lacking them.