Milan Central may not be the largest railway station in Europe anymore, it is still the most pompous. Milan's famous cathedral fits in twice and the canopy has the size of ten football fields. The railway terminus was inaugurated in 1931, but had a long prehistory which started in 1906. Delayed by World War I, the plans were revised under Mussolini. The result was a mixture of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and fascism.
Located on the west side of the Central Station overlooking Piazza IV Novembre and Via Sammartini, the brand new Mercato Centrale Milano opened its doors and offers a new meeting place for the Milanese and tourists. Following the model already opened in 2014 in Florence on the first floor of the historic San Lorenzo market, in 2016 in Rome at Termini Station and in 2019 in Turin at Porta Palazzo, the Milanese structure confirms the Mercato Centrale’s winning formula of craftsmanship, territory, meeting and cultural vocation.
Open from 7am to midnight, this space offers the possibility of sitting down to eat or wandering around the shops doing your shopping – or deciding to have the Market delivered to your home by ordering specialities at home – meeting with friends or taking part in workshops, but also listening to good music.
