Parco Media Valle del Lambro, Local park of supra-communal interest in the Lambro valley, Lombardy, Italy
Parco Media Valle del Lambro is a large park spreading across multiple municipalities along the Lambro River, connecting walking routes with natural riverside areas. The space includes open meadows, woodlands, and sections where factories once stood that are now used as green zones.
The park came into being in the 1990s when local municipalities restored an ecologically damaged area and upgraded industrial sites in the process. Its development marked a turning point in transforming this region from industrial land to natural space.
The park serves as a gathering place for people exploring nature and reclaimed spaces along the river. Walkers and cyclists regularly share the paths while observing birds that have made the area their home.
Several entry points allow visitors to reach different sections, with marked areas available for walking and cycling. It is wise to wear proper footwear, and in wet weather some paths can become slippery.
The Sesto San Giovanni section, known as the "collinette", consists of heaps of blast-furnace slag dumped in disused quarries over sixty hectares. It received the park's most substantial recovery works, yet the motorway embankment still separates it from the rest of the former Falck steelworks area.
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