Milan
Home of the famous poet
Next door to the imposing Palazzo Belgiojoso, looking out onto Piazza Belgiojoso (with an entrance in Via Morone), is the house that Alessandro Manzoni lived in from 1814 until he died in 1873.
The building itself, which is a block with a central courtyard and side porticos is one of the characteristic examples of architecture from the renaissance. The most defining element of the building is the facade facing the piazza which has graffito plasterwork underlined by a rich decoration in terracotta executed in 1864 by Andrea Boni in traditional Lombardian renaissance style.
Restored between 1962 and 1965, the building has housed the Centro Studi Manzoniani, the Societa Storica Lombarda and the Museo Manzoniano Casa del Manzoni since 1939.
| Neighborhood: | Downtown |
| Address: | Via Morone, 1 |
| Milan, 20121 |
| Phone: | +39 0286460403 |
| Nearest train: | MM1, MM3 Duomo |