Milan neighbourhoods
Comasina
A dormitory quarter on the far north, under regeneration for twenty years.
- Market
- None on the street
- Transport
- M3 Comasina (terminus), M3 Affori FN; buses 41, 52, 89, 165
- District
- 9
What it's like
Comasina lies on the far northern edge of Milan, beyond Affori and Bruzzano, along the old Comasina road that leads towards Como.
Until the 1960s it was farmland; then a large public-housing quarter was built here in a few years, with slab blocks and little else around.
In the city's memory Comasina is tied to the gang led in the 1970s by Renato Vallanzasca, and for decades the quarter carried that mark.
From the early 2000s a large regeneration programme demolished and rebuilt part of the buildings, added services, a library and new green spaces.
The arrival of the M3, extended to the Comasina terminus in 2011, was the most concrete change: the quarter is today twenty minutes by metro from the Duomo.
The market
This neighbourhood has no weekly open-air street market. The nearest ones are in the neighbourhoods below.
Green space and the outdoors
Dog areas
- vie Dora Riparia - Carli - Salvemini · 400 m²
- vie Pesaro - Urbino · 545 m²
- vie Senigallia - Girardengo · 920 m²
- vie Forni - Comasina - Modignani · 974 m²
- vie Della Senna - Fontanelli · 560 m²
- vie Vincenzo da Seregno - Bisnati · 813 m²
Playgrounds
- vie Oroboni - Dora Baltea · 1524 m²
- via Senigallia · 451 m²
- via Oroboni · 259 m²
- vie Comasina - Forni · 419 m²
- vie Pesaro - Oroboni · 110 m²
- vie Pesaro - Urbino · 4107 m²
Where to eat and drink
Comasina has a basic neighbourhood food offer: bars, pizzerias, minimarkets and the kitchens of the communities living there.
For a street market the nearest is the via Gaeta one in Affori, on Wednesday, or the Bruzzano one, one stop to the south.
Getting there
The yellow M3 has its northern terminus at Comasina, with a large park-and-ride and the bus terminal for the hinterland (Paderno, Cormano, Bollate).
The previous stop, Affori FN, also has the suburban-rail station. Several buses link the quarter to Affori and Niguarda.
M3 Comasina (terminus), M3 Affori FN; buses 41, 52, 89, 165
Frequently asked questions
Where is Comasina in Milan?
Comasina is in District 9, on the far northern edge of the city, beyond Affori and Bruzzano, along the main road to Como. It is the northern terminus of the M3 line.
Has Comasina changed from its reputation?
Yes. From the early 2000s a broad regeneration programme rebuilt part of the quarter, added services and green space, and the arrival of the M3 in 2011 connected it directly to the centre. It remains a working-class quarter, but very different from that of the 1970s and 1980s.
Nearby neighbourhoods
Data: City of Milan — weekly open-air markets (DS291), CC-BY. Reviewed .