HISTORY AND STORIES
OF MILAN FOR KIDS

A CITY IS MADE OF STORIES

  • Why is it called Porta Venezia if there never was a doorway there?
  • Who was the famous countess of Broth?
  • Where in Milan can you admire the four sisters with tails?
  • Why were the Three Wise Men kidnapped in Milan?
  • Why is there a boxer on the Duomo?

MILANO MILLESTORIE BRINGS TOGETHER THESE AND MANY OTHER STORIES
ABOUT MILAN FROM ITS ORIGIN TO TODAY.
AND THAT’S NOT ALL! THE BOOK CONTINUES ONLINE
WITH CURIOUS ADVENTURES, INTRIGUES AND SECRETS,
DARING EXPLOITS, THRILLING ENCOUNTERS…

7 CHAPTERS
FOR SEVEN GATEWAYS

This book tells stories of
people, places, and buildings.

It is divided into seven parts
corresponding to as many areas in the city.

Each area is introduced by its respective city gateway – some standing, some no longer there. You may use them as starting points for your visit by reading about the adventures that have taken place in that area. 

CLICK HERE FOR A PREVIEW OF SOME OF THE STORIES






EXTRA CONTENTS

This is a special book!
To discover more stories go to the Extra Contents section of this website.

  • AUDIO STORIES
  • THEMATIC ITINERARIES
  • MAPS

Audio
stories

Giuseppe Verdi and Empress Sissi, Tex Willer and General Radetzky, the Colla family, and many other stories about the women and men who made Milan unique

AUDIO STORIES

You may listen to them at home or as you walk about in Milan.

THEMATIC ITINERARIES

To discover Milan’s many secrets

MAPS

So that you may find the place where the story that you are reading happened and, if you are walking around, you can discover what stories happened nearby.

Patrizia Zelioli

Author

She was born in Cremona and lives in Milan.
She has a degree in Philosophy.
She has worked for daily newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, and teaches creative writing
and journalism at the Università Cattolica di Milano.
Patrizia loves stories very much, reading and telling them.

Giulia Orecchia

Illustrator

She works in a former paint shop as illustrator and author
of image books. She makes up visual surprises
on and with paper, illustrates texts, poetry and book covers, and creates short animations.
She holds workshops and courses for children and adults, and for a small group of psychiatric patients

ABOUT US


Dear Children and Youngsters
I have been asked to write a few thoughts to introduce this book so I wish to start by thanking
the editor and you, great readers. This is not just a formal thank you; let me explain why.
You should know that my life as Mayor is very busy, I never have any free time, I rush madly from one meeting to the next, I must study many difficult things, meet many people and I have to read many books, some of them boring, in order to present them. Well this time, thanks to Babalibri and to you,
I really enjoyed myself…”


The Mayor of Milan,
Giuliano Pisapia

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