The church of San Fedele, one of the monumental central points of Charles Borromeo’s Milan, was built by the Jesuits starting from 1569 with Pellegrino Tibaldi as the main architect. Martino Bassi and Francesco Maria Richini (or Ricchino) also...
The city gate named Porta Romana is at the bottom of Corso Porta Romana, in Piazzale Medaglie d’Oro. The arch was inspired by Imperial Roman arches and built to celebrate the arrival of Maria Margherita of Austria in Milan, who stayed in the city...
The Arcimboldi represents the pulsating heart of the modern Bicocca quarter – well known as one of the cultural hubs of the city - it attracts public from all over the region thanks to its decentralised position and its wide-ranging choice of...
Not far from the courthouse is one of the most prestigious of Milan’s Renaissance buildings: the Basilica of Santa Maria della Passione. This imposing structure is located in the center of the city and is almost as large as the Cathedral.
The...
Located in the Brera district, one of Milan’s most beautiful urban settings, the church of San Marco (Saint Mark) was once reflected in the waters of the Navigli.
This church represented during all the late Middle Age until the Modern age the...
The Basilica of San Simpliciano is one of the oldest churches in Milan, in a quiet square off Corso Garibaldi. It looks like a Romanesque church, but beneath its skin it keeps the tall walls of a 4th-century basilica.
Tradition attributes...
The objects in the museum illustrate the history of the “Risorgimento”, Italy’s struggle for independence. Battles, personalities and fashion from that historical period are brought to life in the 16 halls of Palazzo Moriggia, built in 1776 by...
The Museo Diocesano Carlo Maria Martini holds the sacred art treasures of the Diocese of Milan in the cloisters of the old convent of Sant'Eustorgio, in Milan. From 4th-century fragments to drawings by van Gogh, it is a richer and more varied...
The Romanesque church of San Babila, built around the XI century, originally had three naves and three apses. The largest central nave was divided into three bays, in the second of which was an octagonal lantern dome. It was devoid of side...
Opera, theatre and popular performances at high standards of artistic quality. This was, and still is, the reputation enjoyed by Teatro Dal Verme, one of the most celebrated theatres in the world. It was built in 1871 by the Dal Verme family, and...
The Museo del Novecento occupies the Palazzo dell'Arengario on Piazza del Duomo in Milan, opposite the arch of the Galleria: about four hundred 20th-century works, from Futurism to Arte Povera, with a final picture window overlooking the...
San Nazaro Maggiore is interesting for the artworks conserved inside, and for its history. It is a church well worth visiting. It was founded between 382 and 386 A.D. by bishop Ambrose, who later became Milan’s patron saint. Its very early...
The church of San Vittore al Corpo was the basilica of the Olivetani monks who lodged in the convent annex, nowadays premises of the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia (Science and Technology Museum). Records of the history of the primitive...
The Madonnina is a statue of the Virgin Mary atop Milan Cathedral in Italy.
The Madonnina spire or guglia del tiburio ("lantern spire"), one of the main features of the cathedral, was erected in 1762 at the height of 108.5 m (356 ft). The...
The PAC (Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea) gallery offers the ideal venue for new trends and experimentation in art. This 1,200 square metre space has been used to stage over 200 exhibitions by Italian and international artists, presenting their...
Palazzo Marino is a building that presents a summary of Milan’s identity, in the form of culture, art and history. The building has been the seat of the civic administration since 9 September 1861, when the mayor at that time, Antonio Beretta,...
Palazzo degli Omenoni is a building between Piazza Belgioioso and Piazza San Fedele, not far from La Scala. This characteristic house was planned by sculptor Leone Leoni as his city home, and it was built between 1562 and 1566. Its name (omenoni,...
The Church Santa Maria at San Celso, originally an antique sanctuary in Milan, is located in Corso Italia.
The interior of the church is clear testimony to the Renaissance during the 16th century in Milan. There are numerous altar pieces and...
A continuation of the Bastioni di Porta Venezia (old city doors of Porta Venezia), Porta Nuova (New City Gate) was built between 1811 and 1813 along an antique Roman road that connected the city with Brianza. Its position was a commercially...
Construction of the church and the monastery alongside was begun by the Carmelite Order, and the first Mass was celebrated there on 25 May 1268 even before the church had been completed.
The buildings underwent a long series of changes that...
A work by Neoclassical architect Luigi Canonica who took inspiration from Circo Massimo in Rome. It was inaugurated on 18 August 1807, and still today it is one of the most important sports arenas of the city for its fame and size. The opening...
The "Ulrico Hoepli" Planetarium holds two records. It was one of the first to be built in Italy, opening in 1930, and, 80 years on, it is still the largest.
It is an institution providing education and information in the areas of astronomy and...
Teatro Grassi, the original location of the Piccolo Teatro di Milano, was founded in the post-war years by Giorgio Strehler, Paolo Grassi and Nina Vinchi, converting what was previously the Broletto cinema into “an arts theatre for all.”
It...
Pope John Paul II park - In a setting of rosebeds, autumn berries and ornamental cherries, visitors have a fine view of the two churches to which the park was originally dedicated: San Lorenzo and Sant'Eustorgio.
Very close to the bustling...
We don’t have to look through books or encyclopaedias to get an idea of what Milan looked like during the Middle Ages. All we have to do is take a walk amongst its many historical buildings, such as Palazzo della Ragione. From about 8 centuries...
The Porta Garibaldi, previously known as the Porta Comasina, is a city gate located in Milan, Italy, on the old road to Como. The Neoclassical arch was built to commemorate the visit of Francis I of Austria in 1825. It was reconstructed from 1826...
On February 21st 1552, the cornerstone was laid and the construction of the convent and the church of S. Angelo was commenced. Commissioned by the governor Ferrante Gonzaga, the church replaced the eponymous church that had been demolished as it...
The scrolls of pharaohs, elegant examples of writing on papyruses. Wood and stone tell us of the millennia-spanning Egyptian civilisation. Canopic vases sit beside work instruments and amulets. A mummy dating back to 650 B.C., funerary masks and,...
An elegant and noble residence built in the XVII century, it constituted an authentic villa with the principal façade on the park side. When the palazzo was built, surrounded by extensive verdant lands and woods, it was one of the biggest in the...
The Milan of times past: customs, celebrations, and the events that took place in the city. All this and much more can be explored in the print collection, initiated in 1800 by Achille Bertarelli and donated in 1925 to the community. Today it...
The city’s treasures are often rather concealed but nonetheless proudly conserved, and this inevitably instils a feeling of privilege when you actually discover them.
The church of Sant’Antonio Abate is on a street running parallel to Via...
Duke Gabrio Serbelloni and his oldest son Giò Galeazzo built a large Palazzo in order to enhance the prestige of one of the most famous and glorious Milanese aristocratic families. The construction prompted the large-scale renewal of the entire...
The church of San Cristoforo is located in the characteristic canal district, on the Naviglio Grande. It is noteworthy for the fact that it is a good example of Lombard architecture. The complex consists of two buildings, a Romanesque section...
This is a church that is highly unusual in many ways. It is located on Via Brolo, between the Verziere, one the city’s fruit and vegetable market, and Piazza Santo Stefano. The church and sanctuary dates back to the 13th century, when an ossary...
Built in 1508, the church was traditionally attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, Bramante or Cristoforo Solari (under the commission of Charles II d'Amboise, the French governor of the city, who was allegedly healed by a spring on the site of the...
Located at the corner of Via Luini and Corso Magenta it was once home to the most important female convent of the Benedictine order; its premises are now occupied by the Archaeological Museum of Milan.
The church is of ancient origin; some...
The Loggia degli Osii is a historical building of Milan, Italy. It is located in Piazza Mercanti, a central city square of Milan that used to be its centre in the Middle Ages. It was built in 1321 by order of Matteo I Visconti, lord of Milan, who...
Strolling along the central via Torino, one can easily encounter this church, one of the most interesting of the city, overlooking a small square. The elegant, yet understated, façade dates from the end of 1700s, while the interior - designed by...
Palazzo Lombardia groups all central regional offices, minimizing distances and simplifying relations with citizens. For a certain time, the tower, 160 metres high, has been the highest in Milan. However it had been surpassed by the tower of...
On one side of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, a few steps away from Piazza San Babila, lies the Basilica di San Carlo al Corso, a neoclassical building that was completed in 1847.
The basilica was built to replace the medieval church of Santa...