Historic Navigli Canals

The Darsena di Milano is a vast, open basin of water, covering approximately seventeen thousand five hundred square meters in Piazza XXIV Maggio. It is distinguished by its elongated, curved shape, which follows the perimeter of the…

Near the bustling activity of the Naviglio Grande, a quiet double courtyard marks a distinct shift in the streetscape. The Corte degli Artisti is a remnant of an older, quieter Milan, tucked away behind a passage that separates it from the…

The Vicolo Privato Lavandai is defined by a perfectly preserved, eighteenth-century public washhouse that sits at the center of this narrow passage. Stone washing stalls line the edges of a channel, once fed by the waters of the Naviglio…

The Ponte Alda Merini is a modern pedestrian bridge crossing the Naviglio Grande in Milan. You can identify it by its minimalist steel structure that contrasts with the surrounding historic canal architecture, often adorned with love locks…

The Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio is marked by its unfinished brick facade, which stands in contrast to the ornate neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic details of its interior. Situated along the Alzaia Naviglio Grande, the…

The Centro dell'Incisione occupies the quiet courtyards of Palazzo Galloni, a seventeenth-century farmhouse located at number sixty-six Alzaia Naviglio Grande. The building remains recognizable by the low, arched structure that fronts the…

The Arco di Porta Ticinese stands as a monumental neoclassical arch in Piazza Ventiquattro Maggio, defined by its central passageway framed with Corinthian columns and its construction in gray granite. Architect Luigi Cagnola designed this…

The Naviglio Pavese is a historic canal stretching thirty-three kilometers from the Darsena dock in Milan to the River Ticino at Pavia. The Conchetta is a lock within this waterway that features two parallel channels and gates to regulate…