A stroll in the Giardini Reale, at the southern end of Parco di Monza, will bring you to the Villa Reale . Built between 1777 and 1780 as a viceregal residence for the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, it is modelled on Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace. It was abandoned in 1900, after the murder of Umberto I, and has only recently been restored in preparation for a key role in Expo 2015.
