Porta Lodovica

Porta Lodovica was a city gate of the Spanish walls of Milan, Italy, named after Ludovico Sforza. According to a survey conducted by Scenari Immobiliari in 2020, this area is in first place in the ranking of the neighborhoods that offer the best liveability in Milan.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Maria presso San Celso and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Santa Maria presso San Celso

Church

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Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso is a Roman Catholic church and a sanctuary in Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy.

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

University

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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore or Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, colloquially the Catholic University of Milan or simply the Cattolica, is an Italian private Catholic research university founded in 1921.

Portinari Chapel

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The Portinari Chapel is a Renaissance chapel at the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio, Milan, northern Italy. Commenced in 1460 and completed in 1468, it was commissioned by Pigello Portinari as a private sepulchre and to house a silver shrine given by Archbishop Giovanni Visconti in 1340 containing the relic head of St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Milan and Via Santa Sofia.

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".