A spa in the former De Montel stables in Milan, abandoned for decades
The investment is 50 million by the Azimut Group and the centre will be managed by Terme & Spa Italia. Inauguration in 2025. Agreement with the Municipality for social and charitable activities ready
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The former De Montel Stables in Milan are reborn: in a few months it will become the largest urban natural spa park. The Stables will reopen to the public with more than 16 thousand square metres of facilities, of which 6 thousand indoors and 10 thousand in the courtyard and equipped green areas, entirely dedicated to relaxation and wellness.
Designed in the 1920s by the famous architect Vietti Violi at the behest of the noble De Montel family of bankers, they were one of the city's Art Nouveau jewels and among the most renowned stables in Italy. After the Second World War, they experienced an inexorable decline until total abandonment and decay in the 1970s. After 50 years, an almost unknown architectural masterpiece will therefore be brought back to light with a new destination open to all citizens.
The idea of reconverting the area, restoring the buildings and creating a thermal spa was born more than ten years ago, in 2007, when the historic thermal water spring at a depth of 396 metres was restored and a balneotherapeutic future began to be imagined.
The turning point and the consequent new destiny of the structure came about thanks to the idea of the Milan City Council to include the De Montel stables in the first edition of 'Reinventing cities', an international call for tenders launched in 2017. The recovery of the complex and the re-functioning of the entire area, designed by a team of companies coordinated by Studio Marzorati, was made possible thanks to the investment of the Azimut Group's infrastructure fund - with a commitment of over 50 million euro - in partnership with the Terme & SPA Italia group.
The entire park will have a total of ten thermal pools with 800 cubic metres of water and will be organised on different levels. The entrance to the centre will be on Via Achille 6, which will be accessed through the central forecourt a few steps away from the San Siro Stadium and Hippodrome. The inauguration is planned for early 2025.
