Viale Bligny

The Viale Bligny is a street in the center Milan, it is the street where the prestigious Bocconi University stands.

In Viale Bligny the artist Maurizio Cattelan has a studio where he created many of his most famous works.

 Description 
Viale Bligny is a street in Milan, located in the Bocconi and Porta Romana neighborhoods, known for its proximity to Bocconi University and numerous cafes and restaurants.  

Since 2024, it has become one of the trendiest areas in the city, a true gastronomic hub with many restaurants and venues, often described as an open-air «food hall».

Viale Bligny is considered an iconic street of Milan, not only for the presence of Bocconi University and its historic buildings, but also because several famous scenes of the film Rocco and His Brothers by Luchino Visconti (1960) were filmed here.

From Viale Sabotino (Porta Romana) to Via Col di Lana, Viale Bligny is part of the exclusive Bocconi district.

The street is 1000 meters long. It links with Viale Sabotino and Corso Italia.

Streets inside this area include Viale Sarfatti, Viale Sabotino and the Parco Ravizza, the park where Bocconi Campus students go to study and play sports. In the Ravizza Park there is an open-air art gallery.

 Design palace 
 Palazzo Rimini, progettato da Alessandro Rimini e Ernesto Bontadini, Viale Bligny, 44, Milano (1929)
 Palazzo Soncini, complex buildings by Eugenio Soncini, Viale Bligny, Milano (1965/66)
 Palazzo Liberty, Viale Bligny 60, Liberty
 Palazzo Roentgen, Via Anelli 1, designed in rationalist style by Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell (2008)

 Transport 
 24px|Tram stop Tram stop (line 9)
 24px|Autobus stop Autobus stop (59, 90, 91, 92)

References

Related pages
 Bocconi University

Category:Milan
Category:Roads in Europe