Parco delle Basiliche
Parco delle Basiliche fills forty thousand seven hundred square metres of central Milan, green space between two of the city's oldest basilicas. The Basilica of San Lorenzo stands at one end, the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio at the other. A walk between the two runs past Roman ruins and the remnants of an ancient amphitheatre: an archaeological promenade. The bustle of Milan runs up to the edges, yet inside it is an oasis of shade and calm.
In 1925 the city set out to reclaim the area, then a mix of polluted marshes and decaying buildings. The park you walk now took shape after World War Two, designed by Pier Fausto Bagatti Valsecchi and Antonio Grandi. Maples, European hornbeam, cherry plum and European beech give the paths their shade.
Play areas, a basketball court and designated dog areas give the grounds their everyday Milanese life. Few city walks let you take in a basketball game, an amphitheatre and two basilicas without ever leaving the path.
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