Milan neighbourhoods
QT8 and Monte Stella
A post-war experimental quarter, with a mountain of rubble at its heart.
- Market
- None on the street
- Transport
- M1 QT8, M1 Lotto, M5 Lotto / Portello; tram 1; buses 48, 68, 90/91
- District
- 8
What it's like
QT8 lies to the north-west, between San Siro, the Fiera and the Portello. The name comes from the eighth Triennale di Milano, which in 1947 chose this area as an experimental quarter to show how the city could be rebuilt: terraced and slab housing set in greenery, services within walking distance, plenty of light and little traffic, on a plan coordinated by Piero Bottoni.
The quarter's heart is the Parco di Monte Stella, nicknamed the Montagnetta: an artificial hill about fifty metres high, built by piling up the rubble of the Second World War bombing and the remains of the city fortifications. From the top you can see all of Milan as far as the Alps.
On the side of the hill is the Garden of the Righteous of the whole world, where trees are planted each year for those who stood against genocides. The rest of QT8 is a quiet, green residential quarter, much loved by those who live there.
The market
This neighbourhood has no weekly open-air street market. The nearest ones are in the neighbourhoods below.
Green space and the outdoors
Dog areas
- via Terzaghi · 832 m²
- vie Boine - Collecchio · 791 m²
- giardini dei Caduti di Nassiriya · 614 m²
- piazzale Accursio · 923 m²
- vie Traiano - Colonna - Arnaboldi · 491 m²
- piazzale Lotto · 1006 m²
Playgrounds
- parco Monte Stella · 1324 m²
- via Terzaghi · 415 m²
- via Montichiari n. 7 · 1624 m²
- via Laigueglia · 417 m²
- via Agrigento · 32 m²
- via Cesenatico n. 6 · 1114 m²
Where to eat and drink
QT8 is residential with a neighbourhood offer: bars, trattorias and pizzerias around piazza Santa Maria Nascente and via Isernia.
For a street market the nearest is Osoppo in San Siro, Thursday and Saturday, or the Gallaratese ones to the north.
Getting there
The red M1 stops at QT8 and at Lotto, on the edges of the quarter; Lotto also has the M5. On the surface tram 1 and the 90/91 trolleybus pass through. The Parco di Monte Stella is reachable on foot from both stops.
M1 QT8, M1 Lotto, M5 Lotto / Portello; tram 1; buses 48, 68, 90/91
Frequently asked questions
What does QT8 mean in Milan?
QT8 stands for Quartiere Triennale 8, the experimental quarter designed for the eighth Triennale di Milano in 1947 as a model of post-war urban reconstruction, coordinated by the architect Piero Bottoni.
How was the Montagnetta di San Siro created?
Monte Stella, the artificial hill in the QT8 park, was built after the war by piling up the rubble of the Second World War bombing and the remains of the city ramparts. It is about fifty metres high and gives a view over Milan and the Alps.
Nearby neighbourhoods
Data: City of Milan — weekly open-air markets (DS291), CC-BY. Reviewed .