Francesco Biasia

Francesco Biasia is a shop in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Francesco Biasia is situated nearby to the historic building Casa Fontana-Silvestri, as well as near the theater building Teatro San Babila.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa Fontana-Silvestri and San Babila.

Casa Fontana-Silvestri

Historic building

Casa Fontana-Silvestri is one of the few Renaissance buildings surviving in Milan, Italy. The main structure dates back to the 12th century, but its current form is due to a thorough modification that were made at the end of the 14th century, in a style that mixes Renaissance and Gothic elements.

San Babila

Church

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Babila is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. It was once considered the third most important in the city after the Duomo and the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio. It is dedicated to Saint Babylas of Antioch. San Babila is situated 100 metres south of Francesco Biasia.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 720 metres west of Francesco Biasia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verziere and Porta Monforte.

Verziere

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Photo: Sordelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Verziere was the traditional greengrocery street market of Milan, Italy. The market itself has been relocated several times, and it is now in Via Lombroso, east of the city centre; the word "Verziere", anyway, still refers to the main historic location of the market, where it was held from 1776 century until 1911.

Porta Monforte

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Porta Monforte is a district of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division. It is named after the eponymous city gate, which was added in the 1890s to the existing Spanish walls of the city.