Milan
Five Ways
This ancient crossroads formed by five streets, Via Bocchetto, Via Santa Maria Podone, Via Santa Maria Fulcorina, Via del Bollo and Via Santa Marta, was known as "ad Quinque Viaso" from the early Middle Ages, and the name still appears on a plaque on a house in Via del Bollo. In fact this district is very old, and preserves the original Ancient Roman city plan. Later it would include noble residences such as that of the Borromeo family in the square named after them, where there is also the church of Santa Maria Podone, an ancient place of worship, and the oratory of San Matteo alla Bacchetta, from circa 1100, partially incorporated into the 18th-century Palazzo Fagnani in Via del Bollo 20. Nearby there are the ruins of the Renaissance Palazzo Gorani, and the like-named tower, one of the rare examples of authentic Medieval architecture in Milan, and the tower in Via Morigi dating to the same period. In Via San Marta, there is Palazzo Belgiojoso at number 5, Palazzo Cornaggia Medici at number 25, while the very name Santa Marta recalls an ancient church, long suppressed, alongside which there was also a convent. The district is near the business area with the Stock Exchange building, while Via San Maurilio, also running along an Ancient Roman street, includes Renaissance houses such as the courtyard at number 14, and others from different periods such as Palazzo Greppi. The district also includes Piazza San Sepolcro with a church, the Ambrosiana building, and two 15th-century houses, Palazzo Castani, with its well-preserved interior courtyard, and Palazzo Marietti that has been refurbished. Finally, there is the 15th-century Palazzo Grifi in Via Valpetrosa 5, and the remains of the Ancient Roman theatre visible in the cellars of the house in Via San Vittore al Teatro, number 14.
| Neighborhood: | Magenta |
| Address: | Via Bocchetto |
| Milan, 20123 |
| Nearest train: | MM1 Cordusio, Duomo |