Bona Ventura

Porta Romana · Milan

Rotonda della Besana

MonumentLocal favourite

A late-Baroque former cemetery built between 1695 and 1732, with a circular portico around a garden and the deconsecrated church of San Michele ai Sepolcri. Time Out calls it one of Milan's most unexpected urban escapes.

Address
Via Enrico Besana, 15, Milan
Hours
not verified
Best time to go
Afternoon · About 45 min
Price
Price not verified
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • The former church is now the venue of MUBA, Milan's Children's Museum
  • Linger over an aperitivo at the Rotonda Bistro
  • About 150,000 people were buried here, in catacombs that are no longer accessible

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