South Milan is a district of the city of Milan. South Milan is a
mainly residential area of Milan, near which the Prada Foundation is
located. This part of the city looks like an ancient village, full
of services and shops, and is characterized by being the greenest
area with the cleanest air in the city of Milan. If you like
greenery, here are the largest parks in Milan including the Mirasole
Oasis and the Vettabbia Park.
In the south of Milan are the
canals (Navigli) which in the past were used for navigation from the
Lombard countryside, where there are numerous trendy clubs and
restaurants, while other water reserves are located further east
around Porta Ticinese.
Neighborhoods
Ticino
Quadronno
Roman Gate
Navigli
Mouthfuls
The M2 and M3 underground lines connect the area to the centre, but
if you are visiting the area around Porta Ticinese and want to walk as
little as possible, you can take the tram.
There is a railway
station near the Navigli; Porta Genova station. It is currently used
only for local trains from Mortara, a town in the Pavese area about 55
km away.
1 Roman Gate. The gate to the southeast of the city, the "gate to
Rome" has a simpler construction than the Ticino one. Milan had a "Porta
Romana" as an integral part of its city walls already when the city was
part of the Roman Empire. Subsequently he gave his name to the district
which is located near the nearby underground station.
2 The Rotunda
of the Besana. An 18th-century neoclassical complex, now an exhibition
space.
3 Ticino Gate. The surrounding area is made up of a very old
style neighborhood, which has remained almost untouched by the bombings
of the Second World War. At night the Milanese like to stroll near the
Columns of San Lorenzo.
4 Medieval Ticinese Gate (Porta Cicca). About
600 meters north along Corso di Porta Ticinese there is another gate of
the same name from the Middle Ages.
5 Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio, Piazza Santa Maria
delle Grazie, 1-2 (Near the northern bank of the Naviglio Grande).
Namesake of the UNESCO World Heritage church, located in the western
part of the city. The current church is only a little over a century
old, built in a neo-Romanesque style and is the third church built on
that site.
6 Church of Santa Maria al Paradiso, Corso di Porta
Vigentina 2-18. Built at the end of the 16th century for the Third Order
of St. Francis. Much of its interior, including decorations and
paintings, has been preserved.
7 Church of Santa Maria presso San
Celso, Corso Italia 39. A late 15th-century church and shrine with many
works by Milanese Baroque and Renaissance artists.
8 Basilica of
Sant'Eustorgio, piazza Sant'Eustorgio, 3. The original facade of the
basilica, dating back to the 12th century, is the result of a
restoration in neo-Romanesque style, carried out by the engineer
Giovanni Brocca between May 1864 and August 1865. Since then it has had
the typical hut shape, with protruding arches below the upper cornice.
The interior of the basilica is divided into three naves surmounted by
cross vaults.
9 Basilica of San Calimero, via San Calimero, 4. The
basilica appears today as a neo-Romanesque building, with a terracotta
façade rebuilt from scratch, and an interior decorated in a medieval
style with concessions of pre-Raphaelite taste in the paintings. The
crypt preserves the altar-tomb of Bishop San Calimero, to which the
saint's bones were moved in 1609 at the behest of Bishop Federigo
Borromeo.
10 Church of Santa Maria Della Pace, via San Barnaba, 42.
Externally, the church is in Lombard Gothic style, restored in the
context of the 1900 restorations. The church represents the seat of the
lieutenancy for Northern Italy of the Order equestrian of the Holy
Sepulcher of Jerusalem. The facade is gabled, with brick walls. The left
side of the church is characterized by the succession of side chapels
that protrude from the wall of the nave. Near the facade, there is a
small porch that precedes the side entrance to the church. The interior,
with a single nave with five bays, is in a sober Renaissance style which
has been superimposed on the original Gothic, still visible in the
structures. In the church there were valuable frescoes by Gaudenzio
Ferrari, parts of which, detached, are exhibited in the Pinacoteca di
Brera. The church is the seat of the lieutenancy for Northern Italy of
the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
11 Church of
San Pietro in Gessate, via Chiossetto, 20. The church dates back to the
15th century and is a fine example of 15th century Lombard architecture.
The architecture is due to Guiniforte Solari or to his son Pietro
Antonio, and is divided into three naves with square-plan bays covered
by ogival cross vaults, flanked by two rows of polygonal-ending chapels.
The church was badly damaged by bombing in 1943.
12 Church of San
Barnaba, via della Commenda, 3 (South Milan). The church of San Barnaba,
whose church facade is a pure example of Mannerist architecture, was
built to a design by the Perugian architect Galeazzo Alessi in 1561. The
interior of the church of San Barnaba has a single nave with three
chapels on each side and the walls are decorated with gilt stucco.
13 Guastalla Gardens (Parco della Guastalla), Entrances: via
Francesco Sforza, via San Barnaba, via Guastalla (Reachable from via
Crocetta, metro stations: Porta Romana, Missori or even San Babila. Not
far from the Duomo). Mon-Sun 7am-7pm (March 8pm, April and October 9pm,
May-September 10pm). Among the oldest (founded in the 16th century), but
rather small, gardens in Milan, and are very close to the university
district. However, the parks were only opened to the public in the 20th
century. You can take a nice walk there, and it also has a classical
temple-like structure as well as a sort of pond with a Baroque-style
railing surrounding it.
14 Pope John Paul II Park (Park of the
Basilicas). Mon-Sun 6.30am-10pm (April-June 11pm, July-September
11.30pm). The old name derives from the fact that it connects two
basilicas: San Lorenzo and Sant'Eustorgio. It was once a place for drug
use and anti-social behavior but thankfully it has been cleaned up and
redesigned over the last decade and is now more pleasant.
15 Vittorio
Formentano Park (Largo Marinai d'Italia). A park with many different
trees in southeast Milan, at the site of a former market. The park also
houses an Art Nouveau building, called Palazzina Liberty, where theater
performances and concerts are held.
16 Diocesan Museum, corso di Porta Ticinese, 95. Located in the
Cloisters of Sant'Eustorgio, part of the ancient Dominican convent, the
museum houses works owned by the Diocese of Milan.
17 Ansaldo atelier
laboratories - Teatro alla Scala, via Bergognone, 34. Museum divided
into three pavilions in which it is possible to see the workers at work
with the sets of the various shows and the warehouse which preserves the
thousands of costumes that were used during the performances At La
Scala. Exceptionally it is also possible to visit the tailor's shop.
18 Museum of Sant'Eustorgio, piazza Sant'Eustorgio, 3.
19 MUDEC
(Museum of Cultures), via Tortona 56,
info@mudec.it.
20 Palazzo Sormani, corso di Porta Vittoria, 6. Today the building
houses the central municipal library
21 Luigi Bocconi University -
New Headquarters, via Corrado Guglielmo Röntgen, 19. Designed by the
Irish company Grafton Architects, and, more precisely, by Shelley
McNamara and Yvonne Farrell, it is an excellent example of contemporary
architecture in Milan. edit
Prada Foundation.
Navigli Once the
center of the city's commercial life (the industrial canals), these cute
"Milanese par excellence" spots are now home to many late night clubs,
and today, there's a nice mix of antique shops, funky bars and trendy
boutiques.
The Navigli are made up of:
22 Naviglio Grande. On the
last Sunday of each month there is an antiques market along the Naviglio
Grande. On either side of the canal are restaurants and shops, including
bookstores.
23 Naviglio Pavese.
24 Vicolo dei Lavandai, vicolo
Privato Lavandai, 2-6. Up until the first half of the 20th century, in
this alley near the Naviglio Grande, which supplies water to the El
Fossett stream, laundresses cleaned their clothes equipped with buckets,
soap-brushes and bleach while kneeling on the wooden brellin.
25
Palazzina Liberty, Largo Marinai d'Italia. Designed in 1908 by the
architect Alberto Migliorini, it was originally part of the Verziere,
the ancient fruit and vegetable market which existed from 1911 to 1965.
It is the only structure still remaining today of the ancient complex.
It is characterized by large windows, a classic art nouveau facade and
internal decorative motifs of ceramic tiles. Since 1994 the Milano
Classica Chamber Orchestra has held its concert season there; it is also
home to the Casa della Poesia.
Milan Auditorium, Largo Gustav Mahler. The home of the Verdi orchestra with a program of classical and modern music.
Shows
1 Teatro Carcano, corso di Porta Romana, 63.
2 Rita, Via
Angelo Fumagalli, 1, ☎ +39 02 8372865. It is the ideal place for a
cocktail or to eat. They have strict code for making cocktails: no
syrups, just fresh fruit. edit
3 Cicco Simonetta, Via Cicco Simonetta
16. Monday: beer for €3. A bohemian pub with comedy and musical
performances.
Gay clubs
Plastic, Via Gargano, 15.