An area with an industrial vocation – thanks to the waters of the Lambro river and the Naviglio Martesana – with big working-class apartment buildings and historic villas.
10. Cimiano
Located between Precotto, Sesto and the Lambro river, this area has the aspect of the peripheral districts of Milan, which originated particularly in the postwar period, where working-class apartment buildings coexist with little factories.
Key Details
What to expect
A multiethnic area with multiple souls and historical venuesLifestyle
An area meant for those who love living in a multiethnic dimensionWhat not to expect
Boutiques and glamourous venuesReal estate market
Working-class residential buildings and redevelopment of abandoned industrial sitesYou are going to fall in love with
The Abbey of Santa Maria Rossa in Crescenzago, which was founded in 1140 and was part of a series of churches built by Lateran Canons in Milan (the “Bianca” in Casoretto and the “Nera” in Loreto, which no longer exists nowadays)Keywords
Serenity, green spaces, industrial desertion, council houses, detached houses, factories, plants, suburbs, Martesana, Lambro, Padova street, villages, multicultural area, transformations, redevelopments, organizations, Milan Riviera, council houses, Adriano district, foreign residents, Ciclofficina, cycle path
Commute times
Duomo: 27 min. by car, 32 min. by public transportation
Castello Sforzesco: 28 min. by car, 30 min. by public transportation
Cadorna Station: 30 min. by car, 29 min. by public transportation
Central Station: 16 min. by car, 23 min. by public transportation
Milano Malpensa: 44 min. by car, 1h 24min. by public transportation
Milano Linate: 9 min. by car, 45 min. by public transportation
Transportations
Closest underground lines
Line 2 (Stops Cimiano, Crescenzago, Cascina Gobba)
Surface Transport
Well connected to both trams and buses
Railroad Service
Central Station
Highways and freeways
30 min from the A1, 16 min from the A4, 25 min from A7, 22 min from A8, 10 min from the East freeway, 10 min from West freeway, 10 min from North freeway
Boundaries
East: San Raffaele Hospital
West: Ponte Nuovo street, Stamira d’Ancona street
North: Parco Adriano, Town of Cologno Monzese and Sesto San Giovanni
South: Angelo Rizzoli street, Bra street, Palmanova street
Neighborhood areas9. Udine, Lambrate
11. Precotto, Turro
22. Pasteur, Rovereto
What to expect
A lively area inhabited by foreigners and historic residents who, thanks to the numerous neighborhood committees, have activated a number of redevelopment projects. The recovery of the buildings and the improvement of the livability have made the neighborhood an ideal location for those looking for an affordable apartment.
Lifestyle
This area is meant for those who love places with a history which tenaciously resists despite modernity. The multiethnic dimension represents a meeting opportunity for people and different cultures.
The Unexpected
Despite being a suburban area, the neighbourhood offers lots of unexpected artistic beauties, like the Liberty house close to Cascina Gobba. Moreover, the headerquarters of Guna pharmaceuticals was awarded as best industrial facade of Europe in 2008.
Real Estate market
The Crescenzago-Padua area has a residential urban fabric, often with shops on the ground floor, while in Cimiano-Palmanova district also has industrial sites often turned into commercial spaces.
The Crescenzago-Padua area has a residential urban fabric, often with shops on the ground floor, while in Cimiano-Palmanova district also has industrial sites often turned into commercial spaces.
You are going to love…
You will love Naviglio Martesana with its cycle path amid nature and the city, which starts in Trezzo sull’Adda and finishes at Melchiorre Gioia in Milan.
Behind the corner
The neighbourhood is a stone’s throw from Milano Due, a residential district in the municipality of Segrate which was built in the ‘70s on an land facing the Lambro river, an area full of fields and farmsteads as far as the eye can see.