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Milan, Italy
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Southern Milan is chiefly a residential part of Milan. While you can find a couple of old landmarks in here, there aren't as much of them as in the Centro Storico, and this part of the city is more "local" and "ordinary". If you enjoy greenery, there are several small parks scattered around the area.
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An 18th-century Neoclassical complex. It is now an exhibition space.
A 19th-century gate and the surrounding area is a very old-fashioned quarter nearly untouched by World War II bombings.
The southeastern city gate, the "gate towards Rome" is simpler built than Ticinese. However Milan has had a "Porta Romana" as a part of its city walls already when the city was part of the Roman Empire. It has given the name to the district it's in, and to the nearby Metro station.
This landmark at the northern bank of Naviglio Grande bears the same name as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Western part of the country. The church is just a little over a century old, built in Romanesque Revival style, and is the third church built on that place.
Built in the late 16th century for the Third Order of Saint Francis, much of its interior including decoration and paintings has been preserved.
A late 15th-century church and sanctuary with many works of Milanese Baroque and Renaissance artists.
Parco della Guastalla
Among Milan's oldest (founded in the 16th century), but quite small gardens, and are very close to the University district. The parks, however, were only opened to the public in the early 20th century. You can have a nice walk inside, and you also have a classical temple-like structure and also a sort of pond with a Baroque railing surrounding it. Reachable via Crocetta, P.ta Romana, Missori or even San Babila metro stations. It's also not that far from the Duomo.
Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II or Parco delle Basiliche
Named the Basilicas Park as it connects two basilicas: the Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio. Formerly a place for drug use and anti-social behavior, it has been cleaned up and redesigned and is now more pleasant. It was renamed after the late Pope John Paul II.
Largo Marinai d'Italia
A park with many different trees in the southeast of Milan at the location of a former market. The park also hosts the building of Palazzina Liberty, where theater performances and concerts are held.
The seat of the Verdi orchestra with a program of classical and modern music.
At Osteria del Gnocco Fritto the €4.50 cover charge includes baskets of fried hand-size pastries (similar to sopapillas) accompanied by meats, cheeses, or jams (€8-11). The restaurant has a second location further southwest.
Very small place with great Italian-style burgers. Customized burgers available.
For an artistic dining experience, try Lacerba on via dei Orti, 4, which serves dishes inspired by the early 20th-century art movement, Futurism.
The Osteria dei Formaggi on the Grand Canal serves all manner of excellent cheese dishes in an intimate dining room heavily decorated with cows.
For a classic take on Milanese cooking, try Ill Brellin, where you can choose from homey classics such as rigatoni sautéed with pancetta, to modern interpretations on typical ingredients—a pumpkin tart as an appetizer. Outdoor seating makes this a perfect choice on a sunny day, although it is closed for dinner on Sundays.
It is the perfect place for a cocktail and Edo, the barman and the owner together with the chief Luca, is the grandmaster. They have strict code for preparing cocktails: no syrups are admitted, only fresh fruit. It is also a perfect place to eat.
A bohemian pub hosting comics, musicians, and €3 beer on Mondays.
A former lesbian club.
The Romana Residence modern hotel of the historic centre of Milan, 250 metres away from the Duomo. All the 66 bedrooms of the Romana Residence Hotel, divided in double, twin, triple, family, junior suite and suite, come with private bath and modern facilities. Some also have a small kitchen, and many face the garden of the hotel.
Aquae Calidae - L’hotel dispone di un moderno e spazioso centro benessere, sala fitness, ristorante e salone di bellezza.
Metro lines and connect the area to the central parts but if you are visiting the area around Porta Ticinese and want to walk as little as possible, take the tram.
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