Milan - Surroundings

The surroundings of Milan include Chiaravalle Milanese, Metanopoli and Monza.

Must-see attractions nearby:

Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente

Sant'Ambrogio

Brera Picture Gallery

Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology

Castello Sforzesco

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Teatro alla Scala

Related Attractions

Chiaravalle Milanese

Southeast of Milan is Chiaravalle Milanese, noted for its Cistercian abbey church, a fine brick edifice with a tall tower; it was founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux in 1135 and remodeled between 1170 and 1221 and has magnificent Baroque choir-stalls of 1640, an elegant little cloister and a cemetery.

Address

Santa Maria di Chiaravalle Milanese
Via Sant'Arialdo 102
I-20139 Milan
Italy

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	9:15	9:15	9:15	9:15	9:15	11:00
Close		11:45	11:45	11:45	11:45	11:45	12:30
Open		14:30	14:30	14:30	14:30	14:30	14:30
Close		17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45

Metanopoli, Italy

(Near Milan)

Southeast of Milan, in the commune of San Donato Milanese, is Metanopoli (188m/620ft), also called "Captital of Methane" or "Oil City", a satellite town which has grown up since 1940 with the headquarters or branch establishments of the leading Italian oil companies, such as ENI (Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi), SNAM (Società Nazionale Metanodotti), AGIP (Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli, with departments of mining and atomic research) and ANIC (Azienda Nazionale Idrocarburi).