Inside the Albergo Diurno Venezia

Everyone who claims he knows already everything about Milan will have to change his mind. The city has just brought back to life an architectural jewel built at the beginning of the 20^th century – precisely in 1926 – and signed by Pietro Portaluppi.

It’s an underground space hidden in the subsoil of the Oberdan Square called Albergo Diurno Venezia for its proximity to the train station with the same name.

This pearl of the Art Déco represents the place where people went once to have manicure, a relaxing bath or shave: from the haute bourgeoisie to the poorest ones.

The structure has come back to life thanks to the support of the FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) along with the municipality of Milan, which have now manifested the intention to entrust its future to the youngsters of the city through a contest which aims to value the space bringing it back to its original splendour.

All the curious will be able to see it through a series of visits organized between December and January (info on www.fondomabiente.it) and support its restoration through a crowdfunding campaign with a minimum contribution of 1 euro.