What is "chiaravalle"

Chiaravalle is the Italian name for Clairvaux. It may also refer to:

• Chiaravalle, a district of Milan, Italy
• Chiaravalle Abbey: Cistercian abbey in the eponymous district of Milan
• Chiaravalle, a town in the province of Ancona
• Chiaravalle Centrale, a town in the province of Catanzaro

Chiaravalle (Ceravall in Lombard) is a district (" quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 5 administrative division of the city. It is located in the periphery south of the city centre, within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano nature reserve.

Before 1923, Chiaravalle was an autonomous comune, named Chiaravalle Milanese.

Despite being annexed to Milan, Chiaravalle has maintained the character of an autonomous town. The park that embraces the district also separates it from the urban agglomeration of the city. This isolation is reinforced by the scarceness of public transportation to the centre, which mostly consists of a single bus line connecting Chiaravalle to Porta Romana. As this bus line has a stop at the Milan Metro station of Corvetto, this is the subway station that actually serves Chiaravalle, despite that of Rogoredo being actually closer.

The main landmark of the Chiaravalle district is eponymous abbey, a Gothic- Romanesque 12th century monastic complex.