Bona Ventura

Scala / Piazza Belgioioso · Milan

Casa del Manzoni

Museum

Alessandro Manzoni lived here from 1814 until his death in 1873; his study and bedroom survive, and Cavour, Garibaldi and Verdi came here to pay their respects. The terracotta neo-Renaissance facade on Piazza Belgioioso was added for him in 1864 by Andrea Boni.

Address
Via Gerolamo Morone 1, 20121 Milano
Hours
Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00; Sat 14:00-18:00; closed Sun-Mon; last entry 17:00, hourly entry slots
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
Price
EUR 8 full; EUR 5 over 65, ages 9-18 and university students to 25; under 9 free (casadelmanzoni.it, 2026)
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • Booking is recommended; tickets on site or online.
  • Read a few pages of I promessi sposi first: the rooms follow the writing of the novel.
  • San Fedele, where Manzoni went to Mass, is 200 m away.

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