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Portello (district of Milan)

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Square Gino Valle seen from the Alfa Romeo industrial park, Portello district, Milan, Italy
Square Gino Valle seen from the Alfa Romeo industrial park, Portello district, Milan, Italy

Portello is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city, located north-west of the centre. It is best known as a car-manufacturing area, as it used to house facilities of Alfa Romeo (now dismissed), Darracq, Citroën, and Fiat. The district also includes one of the major shopping malls in north-western Milan. It is crossed by the Circonvallazione ring road. Portello is adjacent to the new CityLife district.

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Portello (district of Milan)
Piazza Gino Valle, Milan

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Portello (Via Aldo Rossi)

Piazza Gino Valle
20149 Milan
Lombardy, Italy
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Square Gino Valle seen from the Alfa Romeo industrial park, Portello district, Milan, Italy
Square Gino Valle seen from the Alfa Romeo industrial park, Portello district, Milan, Italy
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