Basilica di San Simpliciano: accessibility

How to get there by public transport
Tram no. 4, 12, 14, 61; M2 (Lanza or Moscova).
For more information on transport accessibility, please visit the ATM website: 
https://www.atm.it/en/ViaggiaConNoi/Disabili/Pages/ATMperidisabili.aspx

Parking
The church is located in a Ztl (limited traffic area), where access is monitored by video cameras. Along Corso Garibaldi there are four parking spaces reserved for people with permits for citizens with disability. 100 meters away in Via San Simpliciano there is one parking space reserved for people with permits for citizens with disability (in front of the post office).
For more information on traffic and parking in Milan, please visit:
https://www.comune.milano.it/aree-tematiche/mobilita/servizi-per-le-disabilita

Entrance
The churchyard paved with cobblestones, with wide walkways paved. Access to the church is by three steps (15 cm) or a milled metal ramp (gradient 9%, length 200 cm, width 102 cm) on the left. The entrance has one step (4 cm) and a swing door (94 cm) preceded by a double swing door.

Signage guidance
Inside and outside the church there are directional arrows written in large letters (at least 7 cm) and well contrasted.

Accessibility for people with sensory disabilities
Inside the church it is present an informative panel (h 83 cm from the ground) with a short text in Italian, in English and in Braille, too. It is possible to orienteer inside the building thanks to a raised plan in the central part of the panel. A depiction of the overview of the façade integrates visual and tactile contents. A Frame QR Code or a NFC for smartphone allow to establish peer-to-peer radio communications: audio suitable for people with visual impairment and video with subtitles and translation of the texts in Lis (Italian Sign Language) suitable for people with acoustic impairment. It describes, after a short introduction about the building history, its structure, some artworks and its façade.

Interior spaces
The Basilica di San Simpliciano was built in the fourth century to the orders of the Bishop Ambrogio; the apse vault is decorated by the Incoronation of Mary, realized by Bergognone. Inside the lateral naves there are eight chapels; from the right-hand nave it is possible to access the Confessional Chapel (two steps, 12 cm). The other chapels are not open to visitors. On the left of the altar, three steps (15 cm) and a door (85 cm) lead to the apse; from here it can be reached the Shrine (Sacello) by an arch (120 cm) and 10 wooden steps (18 cm with handrails on both sides). On the right of the apse, three steps (20 cm) lead to the theca with the relics of Saint Simpliciano. Inside the church there are pews and chairs (h 46 cm).