The outskirts of Milano

The only time I saw something of the outskirts of Milan, was when I was approaching city by train to the west (from Genova) and leaving it from the north (to Bergamo). I noticed that there hardly was any rundown buildings or slums, except for the graffitti and backyards that you can see from railtracks in cities all over the world. Except for normal midsized apartment buildings and some commie highrise districts, I saw some office districts in the northern suburbs.

The skyline of a glass highrise complex in the northern outskirts of Milano.

Some office blocks seen from the Milano Rogoreda station in the northern outskirts.

At Nicolini street we found some kind of Chinatown. It was interesting since it was totally unexpected. We found it by chance on the way to Cemetery Monumentale.

There were almost only Chinese stores and restaurants and Asians on the street. The "Chinatown" is not exactly in the outskirts, but not in the center either. It is located just north of Parco Sempione.

Some triple highrises near Cemetery Monumentale.

Skyline seen from the entrance of Cemetery Monumentale, dominated by Ferrovio dello Stato.

Approaching Milano's central station from the north.

The outskirts with Stadio San Siro seen from Torre Branca.

The southwest outskirts of Milan seen from Torre Branca. In the distance you can see the city's tallest structure: Torre delle Telecomunicazioni Milano Sud from 1990, 185 m to the top of the antenna (171 m to the spire).