Robert Baden Powell Park

Town Hall 6
Address: Ripa di Porta Ticinese | via Argelati | via Lombardini | via Barsanti
Entrance: always accessible
How to get: M2 Porta Genova - Tram 2 - Bus 47/74 - BikeMi

Area 35.600 m²
Year of creation: 2005
Designers: Daniele Ferrazza, Luciano Gatti, Franco Dell'Orto

What to do at the park

playground;
stroll;
stop and relax even under the pergola or on the steps;
running and cycling along the avenues;
2 ping-pong tables;
2 dog areas.

The park in brief

Located next to the Naviglio Grande, the Baden-Powell, dedicated to the founder of scouting, is a very popular park created from a successful redevelopment project.
The land has an undulating layout, with lawns and groups of trees, and is crossed by pedestrian and cycle paths with ups and downs that lead to steps on one side and to a pergola on the other. The lawns are shaded by trees such as cedar, maple, red oak and cluster cherry.

The flooring is colored asphalt and stone; the park is periodically monitored by the GEV, the Volunteer Ecological Guards.

History and architecture

It is a park that makes multiple activities possible, enriched by a system of sinuous pedestrian paths and stairways to overcome the uneven terrain and a long path covered by a pergola.

The lawn land has an undulating shape and in the central part, where it reaches the lowest level, a flight of steps has been built which serves as a connection between the residential area and the public greenery.

The park project is part of a complex redevelopment project in the Navigli area.