How walkable is Brera?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Brera has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Milan, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
7,425 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Brera. The nearest grocery is Prodotti Naturali SPA, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Carrefour Express4 min
- laESSE4 min
- Caffè Fernanda1 min
- Vesta Fiori Chiari1 min
- COS1 min
- Pellegrini Walter1 min
- Kusmi Tea3 min
- Hekfan3 min
- Banco BPM4 min
- Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.5 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- Parco Sempione8 min
- Rigotondo5 min
- Scuola Primaria Via della Spiga10 min
- Libreria Galleria Demetra2 min
- Biblioteca del Centro di Brera2 min
- Inaf-osservatorio Astronomico Di Brera1 min
- Galleria d'Arte Moderna Il Castello1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Brera at 45.4715, 9.1877. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 156 street intersections per km², and blocks average 68 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Brera
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 700 m around the centre of Brera. Rings mark 350 m and 700 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Milan
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Municipio 1 | 500 m | 100 |
| Municipio 2 | 4 km | 97 |
| Milano Due | 6.8 km | 77 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Milan page.
Questions about walking in Brera
Is Brera walkable?
Yes. Brera in Milan has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Brera more walkable than the rest of Milan?
Brera is more walkable than Milan as a whole: it scores 100, against 94 for the 5 km around Milan's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 4 Milan neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Milan?
Of the 4 Milan neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Municipio 1 (100), Brera (100) and Municipio 2 (97).
How is the walkability score of Brera calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Brera it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 700 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.