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Ripa di Porta Ticinese et Alzaia Naviglio Pavese, Milan, Italy
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2024
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These poetic canals, the last survivors of the 16th century network that crossed the city, offer an unusual landscape of Milan.

Along with Brera, the Navigli are one of the few places where you can still breathe in the atmosphere of old Milan. It's the only place where you can still catch a glimpse of the network of canals built in part by Leonardo da Vinci, the main means of transporting goods and people. For six centuries, the Navigli were used to transport the marble slabs needed to build the Duomo from the Candoglia cellars on Lake Maggiore to the historic center. Knowing today's city as "terrestrial" as it is, it's hard to believe that just over fifty years ago Milan was Italy's fifth-largest port in terms of the number of tons of goods transported along its canals. With the advent of new technological means of locomotion, Milan's canals lost their usefulness. Deemed unsanitary, they were completely covered over in the 1930s. The only survivors, the Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese, still sing the song of the Milan of yesteryear. Along the Alzaia Naviglio Grande, there's a village atmosphere that becomes almost surreal when you see the old washerwomen's arbour and the characteristic "di ringhiera" (balustraded) popular houses. Today they house artists' studios, while along the waterway you'll find boutiques full of curious objects and a series of lively bars and pubs, cherished by a cheerful student crowd on summer evenings.

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Visited in february 2023
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Si vous voulez prendre un aperitivo ou tout simplement manger dans un restaurant près de l'eau c'est vraiment le lieux idéal !
enzo612
Visited in september 2022
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J'ai trouvé l'endroit décevant et peu intéressant mis à part les nombreux bars et restaurants. Pour moi c'est un attrape touriste.
fute_671388
Visited in july 2022
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Pittoresque
C'est un autre Milan que l'on découvre avec le quartier Navigli. Se promener au bord du canal, faire un tour de bateau. Le soir le quartier est très animé avec tous ses restaurants
Visited in november 2021
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bien sympa
Peu de touriste ose venir ici en visite c'est assez loin quand même à pied du centre, mais ça mérite quand même le coup d'oeil, avec en bord de l'eau, ses bars et restaurants ainsi que son marché couvert du plus bel effet. Le canal n'est pas très propre et lors de notre passage peu d'eau. Belle ambiance en ce lieu, à fréquenter pour s'en faire une idée.
laetice
Visited in october 2021
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aperitivo
on a fini la journée par le quartier des navigli, des bars sympas sont le long du canal, on choisit de faire un aperitivo un soir , on choisit une offre un cocktail avec buffet à volonté. ambiance chouette avec le soir qui décline

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