Crocetta

Crocetta is a quarter in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Crocetta is situated nearby to the neighborhood Brolo, as well as near the quarter Quadronno.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Teatro Carcano and Crocetta.

Teatro Carcano

Theater building

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The Teatro Carcano is a theatre in Milan, Italy, located at 63 Corso di Porta Romana. Although now exclusively devoted to plays and dance, it served as an opera house for much of the 19th century and saw the premieres of several important operas.

Crocetta

Metro station

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Crocetta is a Milan Metro station on Line 3. The station was opened on 16 December 1990 as part of the extension of the line from Duomo to Porta Romana.

Santa Maria al Paradiso

Church

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Chiesa di Santa Maria al Paradiso is a church in Milan, Italy. It was begun in 1590 for the Third Order of Saint Francis, after designs by Martino Bassi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Milan and Porta Vigentina.

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".

Porta Vigentina

Quarter

Porta Vigentina was one of the city gates in the Spanish walls of Milan, Italy; the gate has since been demolished, but the phrase "Porta Vigentina" is still used to refer to the district where the gate used to be.