Alberto Moravia Garden

Town Hall 6
Arrival: via Berna, via dei Ciclamini
Working hours:: always open
How to get: MM1 Deceptions | bus 49 | 58 | 63

Area: 56.800 sqm
Year of creation: 1969
Designer: Milan Municipality Technical Office

What to do at the park

  • 2 play areas
  • walk
  • stop and relax
  • running and cycling 
  • playgrounds: basketball, volleyball, skating rinks
  • 2 dog areas
  • the "Pietro Gobetti" football association is present; e-mail: calciogobettimilano@virgilio.it

The park in brief 

Park suitable for parking and some sporting activities. In 1969, the Gardens dedicated to the writer Alberto Moravia were created to provide a green area to the residential neighborhoods that arose around the Primaticcio military hospital. The park has a large central avenue, pedestrian and cycle path, which divides and connects the garden from north to south, while the secondary avenues allow for parking and recreational and sporting activities. Among the trees to admire, the Atlas cedar and beeches, such as the Aspenifolia and the Purpurea.

The flooring is in asphalt, self-locking blocks and concrete; the park is periodically monitored by Volunteer Ecological Guards.

The area and the surrounding area in the past belonged to the Municipality of Sellanuova, an agricultural village consisting mainly of farmhouses, bordering the city of Milan to the west; in 1923 its territories were annexed to those of Milan, maintaining rural characteristics for a long time. The park was created in 1969 with the aim of enhancing the new residential neighborhoods characterized by high population density and located in the area adjacent to the Primaticcio Military Hospital.

The layout of the garden is simple: a central avenue, wide and cycle-friendly, in a north-south direction divides the space into two sectors, while the secondary avenues lead to rest areas with a circular design and simple style.

The park was named after the writer Alberto Moravia (1907-1990).

Main tree species

  • field maple (Acer campestre)
  • silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
  • hackberry (Celtis australis)
  • white birch (Betula pendula)
  • Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica)
  • Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara)
  • curly candle (Acer platanoides)
  • beech trees (Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' and F. sylvatica 'Purpurea')
  • fig (Ficus carica)
  • ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
  • negundo (Acer negundo)
  • American black walnut (Juglans nigra)
  • elm (Ulmus spp.)
  • manna ash (Fraxinus ornus)
  • pines (Pinus nigra and P. wallichiana)
  • common plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
  • red oak (Quercus rubra)
  • sophora (Sophora japonica)
  • American styrax (Liquidambar styraciflua)
  • hybrid lime tree (Tilia hybrida)

Worth mentioning are the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica glauca) and the beeches (Fagus sylvatica Aspenifolia and Fagus sylvatica Purpurea).

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Updated: 15/12/2022