La Vigna Di Leonardo
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The history of Leonardo's vineyard
Leonardo's vineyard was a vineyard, about 8300 square meters wide, that Ludovico il Moro, duke of Milan, donated to Leonardo da Vinci, while he was still working on the Last Supper, as a gesture of gratitude for the works he performed.
It is located near the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in the courtyard of the Casa degli Atellani, a splendid house that can still be visited. Here Leonardo lived while he was working on the Last Supper and the equestrian monument dedicated to Francesco Sforza.
The renovation of the vineyard
The house was renovated in the early twentieth century by the Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi and the work was commissioned by Ettore Conti, the then owner.
After years of inactivity and closure to the public, the vineyard, which survived the French invasion, the events of many centuries and even the bombings of 1943, was reopened in 2015 on the occasion of the Milan expo: visiting it is a unique experience, as you can access the only vineyard in the world still existing in a metropolitan center.
Sustainability and accessibility
Although the vineyard is a beautiful place to visit, located in the center of the city and rich in natural and architectural wonders, it is not accessible to wheelchairs, and visiting it with them was quite hard and complicated.
Actually, people with disabilities, especially if they are on a wheelchair, cannot reach the garden without help. In fact, as you can see in the picture, there are two steep flights of stairs that connect the house to the garden. So our friends remained on the terrace and looked at the garden from there.
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