Montenapoleone

Montenapoleone is a railway stop in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Montenapoleone is situated nearby to Grand Hotel et de Milan, as well as near the square Via Croce Rossa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Poldi Pezzoli and Pinacoteca di Brera.

Museo Poldi Pezzoli

Museum

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The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an art museum in Milan, Italy. It is located near the Teatro alla Scala, on Via Manzoni 12. The museum was originated in the 19th century as a private collection of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli and his mother, Rosa Trivulzio, of the family of the condottiero Gian Giacomo Trivulzio. Museo Poldi Pezzoli is situated 190 metres southwest of Montenapoleone.

Pinacoteca di Brera

Museum

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The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera. Pinacoteca di Brera is situated 420 metres northwest of Montenapoleone.

Montenapoleone

Metro station

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Montenapoleone is a station on Line 3 of the Milan Metro which opened on 1 May 1990, as part of the inaugural section of the line between Duomo and Centrale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Via Borgonuovo and Brera.

Via Borgonuovo

Neighborhood

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Via Borgonuovo is a neighborhood.

Brera

Suburb

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Brera is a district of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 and it is centred on Via Brera. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "brera", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda", meaning a land expanse either cleared of trees or naturally lacking them.