Aquarium
Civic Aquarium of Milan
🇮🇹 Italy
🐠 Aquarium, Italy 52 spp. present
The Civic Aquarium of Milan (Acquario Civico di Milano in Italian) is an aquarium in Milan, Italy, and the third oldest aquarium in Europe. Built in 1906 on the occasion of the Milan International, it is the only surviving building from the event. Sited on the edge of Sempione Park, the aquarium has over 100 different types of underwater life located in several tanks with a particular attention for the fishes and aquatic vegetation of the Italian seacoasts, lakes, and rivers. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
45.474° N 9.181° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
52
speciesOpened
1906
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Tue–Sun · 10:00–17:30Mon · closed1 Jan · closed1 May · closed25 Dec · closed
Getting there
- Address
- Viale Gerolamo Gadio 2, 20121 Milano
- Phone
- +39 02 88465750
Who runs it
- Run by
- Comune di Milano
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Civic Aquarium of Milan?
Milan, Italy
Civic Aquarium of Milan is an aquarium in Milan, Italy, at Viale Gerolamo Gadio 2, 20121 Milano. Its coordinates are 45.474° N, 9.181° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Vanoise National Park, about 185 km away.
What animals can you see at Civic Aquarium of Milan?
52 species
Citizen-science photos record 52 species at Civic Aquarium of Milan, including Pond Slider, Common Moorhen, Mallard, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Peach-faced Lovebird. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Civic Aquarium of Milan in the wild?
Pond Slider: Congaree National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Civic Aquarium of Milan also live in the parks and cities we cover: Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park), Common Moorhen (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Keoladeo National Park) and Mallard (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Elk Island National Park).
When is Civic Aquarium of Milan open?
Tue–Sun · 10:00–17:30
According to its open map listing, Civic Aquarium of Milan is open Tue–Sun · 10:00–17:30; Mon · closed; 1 Jan · closed; 1 May · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Civic Aquarium of Milan open and how big is it?
Opened 1906, 0.1 ha
Civic Aquarium of Milan, an aquarium in Milan, Italy, opened in 1906 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 52 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)