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The Ginkgo Biloba of Gorgonzola

An excellent Ginkgo biloba, a legendary tree from the Far East, embellishes the heart of Gorgonzola.

Where
Parco Sola Cabiati
Via del Parco, Gorgonzola (MI)

The historic Sola Cabiati Park is a fundamental green lung in the center of Gorgonzola, a town famous for having given birth and name to the famous blue cheese, but also for its ancient history certified by its citation both in Manzoni's The Betrothed and Parini's day.

 

The garden turns out to be a real oasis in an area, such as that to the east of Milan, where the landscape, crossed by the Martesana, is characterized by intensive agricultural areas interspersed with urbanized and industrialized areas. In the pleasant green space, well equipped and also home to a pond, the most striking tree is undoubtedly a Ginkgo biloba.

The specimen is among the largest in Lombardy, with a trunk circumference of more than 4 meters (diameter 130 cm) and a height of 30 meters. It belongs to a truly extraordinary ornamental species, not only for the splendid autumn color of the foliage. Ginkgo biloba is considered an ancient living fossil, being the only surviving species of the entire Ginkgoales order. It is also a species with medicinal properties and sacred in the Far East, as well as a symbol of the city of Tokyo. It took on even more symbolic importance after the atomic bombings in Japan: in Hiroshima six specimens survived nuclear radiation, becoming a symbol of rebirth. The Ginkgo is truly a tree full of charm; even the poet Goethe was so impressed by him that he dedicated a poem to him.

Green monument that can be freely visited during park opening hours.

(Ph: Luca Pernechele)
 
Take me here: The Ginkgo Biloba of Gorgonzola

Places

Cernusco sul Naviglio

History, interesting facts and attractions of this green city, on the shores of the Martesana
  • Active & Green
Naviglio Martesana a Cernusco sul Naviglio
5.74 km

Villa Alari Visconti

Villa Alari is a sumptuous Rococo-style villa that was built in the 18th century in Cernusco sul Naviglio.
  • Art & Culture
Villa Alari Visconti
5.77 km

Molinetto Country Club

A few kilometres from Milan and from Linate airport, a Club in a verdant setting that unites tradition and modernity.
  • Golf
Molinetto Country Club, Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI)
7.44 km

The Mulberry Tree of Cassano d'Adda

  • Art & Culture
The Mulberry Tree of Cassano d'Adda
9.1 km

Leonardo's El Rudun in Groppello

  • Navigli
El Rudun on the Martesana Canal
9.27 km

The Prehistoric Park

Come to the park and discover the protagonists of the history and of the life on the Earth
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The Prehistoric Park
9.39 km

Infopoint Vimercate

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9.87 km

Vimercate

From the Vimercate district museum to the jewels of little Oreno. Discover what to visit in Vimercate.
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Vimercate
10.3 km

Santa Maria Immacolata Church

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Santa Maria Immacolata Church
10.33 km

San Sigismondo and Maria Assunta Church

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San Sigismondo and Maria Assunta Church
10.36 km

Villa Pertusati and its fountain

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Villa Pertusati
10.54 km

Vaprio d'Adda

A journey through time on the Adda, among the locations that inspired Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings.
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Ph: I Mille
11.01 km

Villa Melzi d'Eril

Villa Melzi is a residential villa belonging to the Melzi family that looks out onto the River Adda
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Villa Melzi D'Eril
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Saletta Reale della Stazione

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Saletta Reale della Stazione
11.83 km

Mulino Colombo - Museo Etnologico

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Mulino Colombo - Museo Etnologico
11.92 km

Duomo di Monza

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Musei Civici
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Naviglio Martesana
12.1 km

Events

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festival delle geografie 2025
11.69 km

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Teatro Binario 7
11.7 km

WALKING GROUPS IN MONZA 2025/2026

Vari luoghi
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  • Sport
GRUPPI DI CAMMINO A MONZA 2025/2026
11.72 km

L'ESTATE BRILLA

Vari luoghi
03/07/2025 - 25/09/2025
  • Music and show
estate brilla
11.98 km

STRAWOMAN

viale Cavriga
12/10/2025
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11.98 km

GUIDED TOURS IN MONZA

vari luoghi
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025
  • Art & Culture
visite guidate
11.98 km

LE MISTICHE

Musei Civici, via Teodolinda 4
19/06/2025 - 13/11/2025
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le mistiche
11.99 km

SUNDAY AT THE MUSEUM: FREE ADMISSION

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05/10/2025
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11.99 km

CONFERENCES AT THE CIVIC MUSEUMS

Musei Civici via Regina Teodolinda, 4
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11.99 km

LUMEN FLOWERS

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11.99 km

PLAYMUSEUM

Musei Civici, via Regina Teodolinda 4
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Foto musei civici
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Musei Civici, via Regina Teodolinda 4
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Gama

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