Mario Capponi Garden

Town Hall 5
Address: via Aicardo, Boeri, Giovanni da Cermenate, Piazza Caduti del Lavoro
Schedule: free access
How to Get There:: tram 15 - bus 90/91/95

Area 29.900 m²
Year of realization: 1984
Designer: Technical Office of the Municipality of Milan

What to do at the park

  • equipped children's play area;
  • stroll; 
  • stop and relax; 
  • basketball court; 
  • 2 dog areas

The park in brief

The garden, located in a quiet area away from urban traffic, is equipped for children to play and includes numerous rest areas along the main path that crosses it. There are 2 dog areas, and several tree species: negundo, white birch, mahonia, red oak, and a large plane tree. 

Main tree species

  • silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
  • white birch (Betula pendula)
  • hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
  • English oak (Quercus robur)
  • ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
  • mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium)
  • negundo (Acer negundo)
  • red oak (Quercus rubra)
  • American styrax (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Worth mentioning is a very large common plane tree (Platanus acerifolia).

Main shrubby species

  • chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)

Updated: 18/04/2024