Dating from 1750, it is the oldest business in the city's register of historic shops, a working pharmacy in the streets of the old Lazzaretto, the plague hospital of Manzoni's novel. Residents use it as their local chemist; visitors in Porta Venezia do not know its age.
- Address
- Via Panfilo Castaldi 29, 20124 Milano
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 08:00-19:00; Sat 09:00-13:00; closed Sun (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 10 min
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- It is a working pharmacy: be discreet with photos.
- Walk two blocks to San Carlo al Lazzaretto, the chapel that stood at the centre of the plague hospital.