Milan neighbourhoods
Vigentino
South of Porta Romana, between warehouses, housing estates and the first fields.
- Market
- Fri see below ↓
- Transport
- M3 Corvetto, M3 Lodi T.I.B.B. (to the north); tram 24; buses 34, 65, 95
- District
- 5
What it's like
Vigentino takes its name from the road that led to Pavia, the Vigentina, and for centuries it was a village of farmhouses and rice-weeders south of the city.
The old core, around the church of San Michele e Santa Rita, is still recognisable among the newer buildings.
In the 20th century the area filled with light industry, warehouses and public-housing districts like the Quartiere Fatima, and further north, towards the Scalo Romana, it made room for the Fondazione Prada. It remains a quarter of work and homes, with no tourist vocation.
The best stretch of Vigentino is its southern edge: the Parco del Ticinello, with the Cascina Campazzo and its still-working fields, brings the countryside almost into the city.
The market
Green space and the outdoors
Dog areas
- vie Bugatto Zanetto - Erice · 510 m²
- parco Giovannino Guareschi e Alberto Manzi · 1022 m²
- vie Broni - Gargano · 704 m²
- via Fra Pampuri Riccardo · 725 m²
- via Bottoni · 2093 m²
- via Comisso · 2201 m²
Playgrounds
- via Ripamonti - Monti Sabini · 582 m²
- via Wolf Ferrari civ 6 · 675 m²
- via Val di Sole · 89 m²
- vie Bugatto Zanetto - Erice · 394 m²
- parco Giovannino Guareschi e Alberto Manzi · 882 m²
- via dei Guarneri · 359 m²
Where to eat and drink
Vigentino has a neighbourhood food offer: trattorias, pizzerias and the bars along the Vigentina and on via Quaranta.
The Cascina Campazzo, in the Parco del Ticinello, sells its farm produce directly. The via Dei Guarneri market runs on Friday mornings.
Getting there
Vigentino has no metro stop of its own: it relies on Corvetto and Lodi T.I.B.B. on the M3, just to the north, and on tram 24 which runs down from piazza Fontana to Vigentino and Chiaravalle. Several buses link the area to Porta Romana and Corvetto.
M3 Corvetto, M3 Lodi T.I.B.B. (to the north); tram 24; buses 34, 65, 95
Frequently asked questions
Where is Vigentino in Milan?
Vigentino is in District 5, to the south, between corso Lodi, via Ripamonti and the Parco del Ticinello. It takes its name from the old Vigentina road that linked Milan to Pavia.
Is there a market in Vigentino?
Yes, the via Dei Guarneri street market runs on Friday mornings. Just to the north there are also the Corvetto-area markets.
Nearby neighbourhoods
Data: City of Milan — weekly open-air markets (DS291), CC-BY. Reviewed .