Piazza Virgilio

Piazza Virgilio is a tram stop in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Piazza Virgilio is situated nearby to the apartment building Casa Dugnani, as well as near Casa Donzelli (via Vincenzo Gioberti).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Last Supper and Milano Cadorna railway station.

The Last Supper

Work of art

Photo: Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain.

The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The Last Supper is situated 240 metres southwest of Piazza Virgilio.

Milano Cadorna railway station

Railway station

Photo: JasonParis, CC BY 2.0.

Milano Cadorna is a commuter railway station located near the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Italy. Milano Cadorna railway station is situated 210 metres east of Piazza Virgilio.

Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Library

Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 1¼ km southeast of Piazza Virgilio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Magenta and West Milan.

Porta Magenta

Suburb

Porta Magenta, formerly known as Porta Vercellina, was one of the city gates of Milan, Italy. The gate was established in the 9th century, with the Roman walls of the city; it was moved with the medieval and Spanish walls, and was finally demolished in the 19th century.

West Milan

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Western Milan is the part of the city that encompasses its only UNESCO World Heritage Site, which includes a famous painting. Other sights are a cemetery with - as the name reveals - monumental tombs, and the old fair centre where you might end up if you are visiting Milan on a business trip.