Business Tour
Hotel Santa Barbara is on the south-east edge of the Milan metro area, in one of the most significant company towns in Italy.
The Metanopoli business district, brainchild of Enrico Mattei, president of Italian oil company Eni, was designed in 1952 as an innovative urban planning model. It is indeed not just a simple company headquarters, but an area designed with an advanced vision, in a strategic position on the outskirts of Milan.
The original intention was to create the neatest part of the Milan outskirts. Metanopoli – gas city – was not developed exclusively as an industrial area, but also included residential structures, sports fields, green spaces, and the Santa Barbara church, which gives the hotel its name.
Today, the Metanopoli district hosts major corporate headquarters, including SNAM and Eni, as well as technical and scientific research labs dedicated to sectors such as minerals and hydrocarbons, which are some of the most important in Italy.
The area also includes modern residential complexes, extensive green space, and efficient connections to the main Italian and European arteries. These characteristics make Metanopoli a company town comparable to European and US models, strongly oriented towards employee well-being.
Hotel Santa Barbara stands in this context as a structure dedicated to the business segment, offering solutions ideal for those travelling for work and who need to organise meetings and events.
wine and food tour
Before beginning a wine and food itinerary in the city of Milan, it is useful to consider how the local culinary landscape has evolved over time.
Today, Milano is ever-increasingly a culinary benchmark, able to welcome and enhance products and traditions from different Italian and international origins.
For this reason, talking about typical or traditional cuisine is a complex undertaking, since the offering stands as an equilibrium between tradition, innovation and international influences.
shopping tour
Milan is the main hub for Italian, and indeed international, fashion, and is home to major luxury fashion brands which have their marquee stores in the “Quadrilatero della moda”.