Milan: Historical Place

Places and attractions in the Historical place category

Gallerie d'Italia

Nestled in the heart of Milan, the Gallerie d'Italia is a cultural gem that beckons art lovers and history enthusiasts from around the globe. This prestigious museum, situated in the bustling Piazza della Scala, offers an exceptional journey through Italian art...

Sforza's Castle

Medieval fortress housing art treasures Nestled in the heart of Milan, Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco) is not only a monumental fortification but also a cultural cornerstone housing several of the city's museum and art collections. This grandiose castle, a symbol of Milan's rich history, was originally...

Church of Holy Mary of Grace

Church with Da Vinci's The Last Supper The Church of Holy Mary of Grace, more commonly known as Santa Maria delle Grazie, is a renowned cultural and spiritual landmark situated in the heart of Milan, Italy. This church is a shining example of Renaissance architecture and is most famous for housing one of...

Palazzo Marino

Large 16th-century palace with tours Nestled in the heart of Milan, Palazzo Marino stands as a majestic testament to Renaissance architecture and the city's rich cultural heritage. This grand palace, situated in Piazza della Scala, has been the seat of Milan's city government since 1861, but its history...

Casa di Riposo per Musicisti

The Casa di Riposo per Musicisti is a home for retired opera singers and musicians in Milan, northern Italy, founded by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. The building was designed in the neo-Gothic style by Italian architect, Camillo Boito. Both Verdi and his wife, Giuseppina Strepponi are buried there.

Arco della Pace

Porta Sempione is a city gate of Milan, Italy. The name is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, a part of the Zone 1 division, including the major avenue of Corso Sempione.

Casa Manzoni

Writer's birthplace with tours and library Casa Manzoni is a historical palace sited in via Morone 1 near the quadrilateral of fashion in the center of Milan, Italy. Owned by the Manzoni family, the house was the birthplace of the famous Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni in 1785.

San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore

Church known for its frescoes and artwork San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore is a church in Milan, northern Italy. It was originally attached to the most important female convent of the Benedictines in the city, Monastero Maggiore, which is now in use as the Civic Archaeological Museum.

San Babila

San Babila is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. It was once considered the third most important in the city after the Duomo and the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio. It is dedicated to saint Babylas of Antioch.

Archi di Porta Nuova

Porta Nuova is one of the two medieval gates of Milan that still exist in the modern city. It is sited along the ancient "Navigli Ring" on the perimeter of the medieval walls of the city.

Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Ossa

Historic church with a human bone chapel San Bernardino alle Ossa is a church in Milan, northern Italy, best known for its ossuary, a small side chapel decorated with numerous human skulls and bones. In 1210, when an adjacent cemetery ran out of space, a room was built to hold bones. A church was attached in 1269. Renovated in 1679, it was destroyed by a fire in 1712.

Casa degli Omenoni

Casa degli Omenoni is a historic palace of Milan, northern Italy, located in the eponymous street of Via degli Omenoni. It was designed by sculptor Leone Leoni for himself; he both lived and worked there.

Palazzo Tarsis

The Palazzo Tarsis is an 18th-century mansion in Milan, northern Italy, built in the Neoclassical style. Its interiors were fully renovated after the building was bombed in 1943.

Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio

Grand Catholic church with a museum The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in Milan in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park. It was for many years an important stop for pilgrims on their journey to Rome or to the Holy Land, because it was said to contain the tomb of the Three Magi or Three Kings.

Palazzo Belgioioso

The Palazzo Belgioioso is a palatial residence in the northern Italian city of Milan, completed in 1781 in a Neoclassical style by Giuseppe Piermarini.

Palazzo Anguissola

The Palazzo Anguissola or Anguissola Traversi is a palace located at Via Manzoni number 10, in central Milan, a city in the northern Italy. Construction began in 1778, and its Neoclassical facade, designed by Luigi Canonica, was added in 1829.

San Nazaro in Brolo

The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a church in Milan, northern Italy.

Certosa di Garegnano

Garegnano Charterhouse, also known as Milan Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, in the Garegnano district. It now houses a community of Capuchin Friars.

Chiesa di San Sepolcro

Medieval church built over a Roman site Chiesa di San Sepolcro is a church in Milan, Italy. It was originally built in 1030, but has undergone multiple revisions. The church is located at Piazza San Sepolcro in the historic center of Milan.

Abbazia di Mirasole

Mirasole Abbey is a monastery in the comune of Opera near Milan, Lombardy, Northern Italy. The monastery was initially founded by the Humiliati in the 13th-century. The buildings have had diverse uses over the centuries. Since 2013, houses a community of the Premonstratensians.

Porta Garibaldi

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.

Palazzo Mellerio

The Palazzo Mellerio is a late-baroque-style palace located on Corso di Porta Romana #13 in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Palazzo Taverna

The Palazzo Taverna is a late Neoclassical mansion in Milan, Italy, designed by Ferdinando Albertolli in 1835. It is located at 2, Via Montenapoleone, in the Porta Nuova district of the city.

San Fedele

San Fedele is a Jesuit church in Milan, northern Italy. It is dedicated to St. Fidelis of Como, patron of the Catholic diocese of Como. Presently it remains a parish church, owned by the Jesuit order, though focusing on religious works.

San Bernardino alle Monache

San Bernardino alle Monache is a Renaissance style church on Via Lanzone 13 in central Milan, Italy. This was originally a chapel within the nunnery of St Bernard. The monastery no longer exists. It was built around 1447 to designs by Pietro Antonio Solari. The interior contains frescoes from the 15th century and before.

Villa Arconati

The Villa Arconati, also known as the Castellazzo Degli Arconati, is a rural palace and gardens, located in the district of Castellazo of the town of Bollate, northwest of Milan, Italy. Built-in a grand Baroque style over the 17th and 18th centuries, it now functions as a museum and host for events and meetings.

Palazzo Orsini

The Palazzo Orsini is a neoclassic-style palace located on via Borgonuovo #11 in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Piazza San Sepolcro

The Piazza San Sepolcro is a piazza in the center of Milan not far from the Piazza del Duomo. During the Roman period the piazza was the forum at the intersection of the cardo and the decumanus. In 1030 the Church of San Sepolcro was founded, giving the piazza its name.

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