Saint Ambrose, Milan

Name: Saint Ambrose
Address: Milan, Italy

#196 among attractions in Milan

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Saint Ambrose is a small church which is an annex to the farmhouse that takes its name from it, in Brugherio, Italy. ()

Local name: Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio Architectural style: Romanesque architecture, GothicCoordinates: 45°32'48"N, 9°18'55"E

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Saint Ambrose – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Increa Park, Saint Bartholomew, Villa Fiorita, Saint Lucius.

0.5 miSE
Park
Increa Park, Milan
12 min walk • The Increa Park is a green area in communal ownership in the south-west part of Brugherio, in Lombardy. Inside the Italian park is a large lake and the remains of the Increa Quarry, which gives its name to the park.
0.7 miW
Church
Saint Bartholomew, Milan
19 min walk • The Church of Saint Bartholomew is the cathedral and the oldest parish in Brugherio, Italy. It houses relics of the three Magi. It is characterised by its relatively high bell tower measuring 36.8 metres.
0.8 miW
Park
Villa Fiorita, Milan
21 min walk • Villa Scotti-Cornaglia-Noseda-Bertani, commonly known as Villa Fiorita, is a building in Lombardy, Italy, where the Brugherio Comune's headquarters are housed.
1.1 miW
Church
Saint Lucius, Milan
28 min walk • Saint Lucius in Brugherio, Italy, is a small church dedicated to Saint Lucius in the grounds of the Villa Sormani. First located in Lugano, Switzerland, where it was a Franciscan chapel, the building was disassembled and transported to Brugherio where its reconstruction was completed 17 years later.
1 miW
Church
Cascina Guzzina, Milan
27 min walk • Cascina Guzzina is a farmhouse located in the southern part of Brugherio, on the border with Cologno Monzese. The name comes from gussetta, which formerly referred to the cocoon of the silkworm, whose breeding was widespread in the area.
1.1 miW
Baroque architecture
Villa Sormani, Milan
29 min walk • The baroque Villa Sormani is in the village of Moncucco in the city of Brugherio. The Villa Sormani was the site chosen by Count Paolo Andreani to demonstrate the first public balloon flight on Italian soil in 1784. In the grounds is a church that was moved from Switzerland.
~1950 ftS
Church
Saint Mary Immaculate, Milan
10 min walk • The church of Saint Mary Immaculate is a church that is annexed to Cascina Increa, next to the entrance of Villa Tizzoni Ottolini in Brugherio. The church has undergone renovations, however, like the farmhouse to which it is attached, has maintained its original architecture.
0.9 miNW
Church
Saint Margaret, Milan
23 min walk • The church of Saint Margaret is a 16th-century chapel dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch. It is located in Cassina Baraggia, Brugherio, Italy. The church is adjacent to the Villa Brivio, to which it belonged.
1 miNW
Cemetery
Cimitero Storico, Milan
27 min walk • Cimitero Storico is located in Viale Lombardia, Brugherio, between Via Cajani and Via Virgilio. It was originally located in the block between Viale Lombardia, Via Vittorio Veneto and Via Galvani.
0.7 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Library
Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva, Milan
19 min walk • The Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva is a patrician building in the old town of Brugherio, Italy. Built in the first half of the nineteenth century, it now houses the public library.
0.4 miS
Renaissance architecture
Cascina Increa, Brugherio
11 min walk • Cascina Increa is one of the farmhouses of Brugherio, on the southeastern border of the municipality. It enjoys the protection of the Soprintendenze per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici, i.e. the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism of its respective province because of its surviving Renaissance architecture.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Saint Ambrose?

Nearby attractions include Saint Mary Immaculate, Milan (10 min walk), Cascina Increa, Brugherio (11 min walk), Increa Park, Milan (12 min walk), Saint Bartholomew, Milan (19 min walk).

How to get to Saint Ambrose by public transport?

The nearest stations to Saint Ambrose:

Bus

IKEA Carugate • Lines: Navetta IKEA (20 min walk)
Via Adua - Via Adamello • Lines: C022 (27 min walk)

Metro

Cologno Nord • Lines: M2 (38 min walk)