CASA DEGLI ATELLANI – LEONARDO DA VINCI’S VINEYARD

Leonardo da Vinci’s vineyard was in the middle of the fields at the bottom of Casa degli Atellani's current garden, in what was then the great vineyard of San Vittore. The Atellani were a family of Sforza courtiers to whom Ludovico, years before, had given two houses. Ludovico had a double dream for this corner of the city: to turn the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie into the Sforza family mausoleum and to build a residential neighborhood where he could establish his most loyal followers, including the Atellani family and Leonardo. Casa degli Atellani is one of the few traces left of this Renaissance dream.

Over the course of the twentieth century it was transformed by Piero Portaluppi, a major Milanese architect,while still retaining its magic.

With the help of important Milanese institutions, the owners of the house decided to replant Leonardo da Vinci’s vineyard and open Casa degli Atellani and its garden to the public on the occasion of Expo 2015.

The visit is divided into seven sections: each visitor is given an audio guide that is available in 10 languages and finds explanatory panels along the route. Each group is accompanied by a member of the staff.

A tour is scheduled every 15 minutes and it lasts approximately 25 minutes. Each tour group may have a maximum of 25 visitors.

Due to the high flow of visitors and limited access, it is always advisable to book in advance especially on Saturdays and Sundays..

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