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The Garden of the Villa Bonaparte Belgiojoso

Giardino della Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About The Garden of the Villa Bonaparte Belgiojoso

The garden of the Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte is the English-style landscape garden in front of the Villa Reale on Via Palestro 16 in Milan, the neoclassical villa built between 1790 and 1796 by architect Leopoldo Pollack for Count Ludovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso and now home of the Galleria d'Arte Moderna. Covering about 24,000 square metres including the villa, the garden was designed by Pollack in collaboration with Count Ercole Silva and Luigi Villoresi. Following the landscape style, its layout is asymmetrical, favouring curved lines over straight ones, with a sinuous pond, little bridges, a small temple and grottoes. The gardens were reopened to the public between 1935 and 1938.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

A small waterfall springs from a group of rocks and feeds a stream that crosses the whole garden before flowing into a pond in front of the villa, separated from it by a large lawn; in the middle of the pond, shaded by trees, a small island holds a circular temple dedicated to Love by Ettore Silva. Most of the trees are old, but not from the 19th century as is sometimes claimed, since disease and neglect led to the felling of the oldest specimens. On the edge of the garden stands the Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea (PAC) by Ignazio Gardella. Sculptures include Fausto Melotti's I sette savi and Adolfo Wildt's fountain Il santo, il giovane, il saggio, now kept inside a small temple.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

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Common questions

Who designed the garden?

Architect Leopoldo Pollack, with Count Ercole Silva and Luigi Villoresi, in the English landscape style.

How big is the garden?

About 24,000 square metres, including the villa.

Where it is

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Nearby

Within 2 min on foot
  • Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano 1 hr 30 min
    1 min walk

    Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano

    • Must see · Heritage site
    • Museum
  • Royal Villa of Milan 45 min
    1 min walk

    Royal Villa of Milan

    • Must see · Heritage site
    • Historic site
  • Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea 1 hr 30 min
    2 min walk

    Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea

    • High · Heritage site
    • Museum

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