Milan is the city in Europe with the most comfortable streets and the most beautiful courtyards inside houses. Square courtyards, enclosed, as at the ancient Greeks,
by a portico, formed of very fine granite columns.
(Stendhal)

One of the most fascinating neighborhoods to immerse oneself in the magic of the Milan of yesteryear, hidden from the view of those who live the city with the frenzy of our times, is definitely Corso San Gottardo. Here coexist the most glamorous versions of the Milan of the present and homes more faithful to the railing houses of yesteryear.

Milan’s City Hall 5 promotes a day of tours and performances curated by Elisabetta Invernici and Alberto Oliva

In collaboration with The Association of Merchants of Corso San Gottardo

A day of “Open Courtyards” in which the public was able to freely enter to admire these very picturesque views of high historical and cultural value, among the few that are still authentic and dense with meaning.

Throughout the day, the courtyards were enlivened by THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES dedicated to two female characters who helped make Milan great, starting from the very railing houses and workshops within the courtyards and courtyards: Rosa Genoni, whose 70th death anniversary falls in 2024, and Alfonsina Strada, who was a surprise protagonist of the Giro d’Italia a century ago, in 1924.