Milan neighbourhoods
Baggio
The far west of Milan: an old village with a strong identity.
- Market
- Fri · Sat · 2 markets see below ↓
- Transport
- No metro; tram 16 (San Siro terminus), buses 63, 76, 80, 423
- District
- 7
What it's like
Baggio is on the far western edge of Milan, beyond the ring road, and for Milanese people it is almost a byword for distance: the saying send them to Baggio comes from here.
It was an independent town until 1923, and the old village around the church of Sant'Apollinare and the square still looks like a Lombard country town, with its irrigation ditch and farmhouses.
Just outside the village is the former convent of the Assunta, and further south open the fields of the Parco Agricolo Sud and the Bosco in Città, one of Italy's first urban afforestation projects.
Around the historic core large public-housing districts grew up, the Quartiere degli Olmi and Valsesia, with problems typical of the outskirts but also an intense community life. Baggio remains one of the Milan neighbourhoods with the strongest sense of belonging.
The market
Green space and the outdoors
Dog areas
- vie Val d'Intelvi - Sgambati · 284 m²
- via Noale · 927 m²
- parco di Baggio · 1126 m²
- via Luraghi · 1268 m²
- parco in Memoria delle vittime Italiane nei Gulag · 3083 m²
- vie Amantea - Budrio · 1899 m²
Playgrounds
- via Val d'Intelvi n. 11 · 1416 m²
- vie Val d'Intelvi - Sgambati · 273 m²
- via Noale · 338 m²
- via Cabella n. 42 · 1331 m²
- via Valle Antrona n. 12 · 1682 m²
- parco di Baggio · 846 m²
Where to eat and drink
The Baggio village has historic trattorias, bakeries and the bars on the square; the rest is neighbourhood dining scattered between Olmi and Valsesia.
Baggio has two street markets: via Pistoia on Friday and the Quartiere Olmi / via Val d'Intelvi one on Saturday.
Getting there
Baggio has no metro: the main link is tram 16, which runs from the centre as far as piazza Anita Garibaldi in the heart of the village, plus several bus routes.
An extension of the M1 towards Baggio is planned, but the timescale is long. By car it is quick to reach from the western ring road.
No metro; tram 16 (San Siro terminus), buses 63, 76, 80, 423
Frequently asked questions
What does send them to Baggio mean in Milan?
It is a Milanese saying for getting rid of someone or sending them as far away as possible, from when Baggio was a country town separate from the city. Today the quarter is inside Milan but still on the far western edge.
How to get to Baggio in Milan without a car?
By tram 16, which links the centre (via Circo, San Siro) to the Baggio village, or by buses 63, 76 and 80. The quarter is not served by the metro.
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Data: City of Milan — weekly open-air markets (DS291), CC-BY. Reviewed .