Brera

Brera is a quarter in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Brera is situated nearby to the quarter San Marco, as well as near the neighborhood Via Borgonuovo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and San Marco.

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.

San Marco

Church

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San Marco is a church in Milan, northern Italy.

Brera Academy

University

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The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, also known as the Accademia di Brera or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy.

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.