Walk

Autumn gardens: Giardini Montanelli, Villa Reale and Giardino Perego

Three English-style gardens a few minutes apart, at their best when the maples and planes turn.

Difficulty	Easy
Start	Giardini Indro Montanelli, Via Palestro entrance (M1 Palestro)
Past	Groves, streams and the duck pond of the Giardini Indro Montanelli, The English garden of the Villa Reale behind the GAM (adults only with a child), Giardino Perego off Via dei Giardini, with its 18th-century statue of Vertumnus
Season	Best from mid-September to 11 November, the 'summer of San Martino' (YesMilano).
With children	Playgrounds in the Montanelli gardens; the Villa Reale garden is reserved for children and the adults with them.

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Checked on yesmilano.it, October 2026. Check seasons and hours with the place before you go.