San Nazaro Maggiore

San Nazaro Maggiore is a church in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. San Nazaro Maggiore is situated nearby to the church San Nazaro in Brolo, as well as near the locality Bottonuto.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Nazaro in Brolo and Biblioteca Ambrosiana.

San Nazaro in Brolo

Church

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The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a 4th-century Roman Catholic church located in Piazza San Nazzaro in Brolo in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Library

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The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agents scoured Western Europe and even Greece and Syria for books and manuscripts. Biblioteca Ambrosiana is situated 750 metres northwest of San Nazaro Maggiore.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

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The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is situated 790 metres north of San Nazaro Maggiore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bottonuto and South Milan.

Bottonuto

Locality

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The Bottonuto was an ancient district of Milan, Italy, located near the center of the city. Dating back to Roman times, in the late 19th the district had become a place of ill repute, brothels and open-air outhouses.

South Milan

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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".