Milan rediscovers three bookstores that are fundamental to its and the country's cultural character. 'Rizzoli' in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 'Il Trittico' on Via San Vittore, and 'Libreria Cortina' on Largo Richini, opposite the University of Milan, chose to celebrate their rebirth with reader-friendly events. Alongside them comes the opening of a new Feltrinelli store in Corso Genova, which adds a contemporary and urban sense to the city's skyline. Rizzoli Milano, founded in 1929 and housed in the renowned Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II since 1952, has long served as a destination not just for Milanese inhabitants but also for visitors from all over the world. Founded in 1958, Il Trittico has established itself as a cultural hub in the Sant'Ambrogio district, eventually settling at Via San Vittore 3. On its shelves, there are approximately 14,000 titles. The tale of Libreria Cortina begins in 1946, when Aldo Cortina, a young man from Valbelluna who had come to Milan to study at the Brera Academy, started selling books in front of the university. The next year, he launched his first shop on Via Festa del Perdono; in 1967, the bookstore relocated to its current building on Largo Richini, designed by Italo Lupi; and since the 1980s, Aldo's children have handled the business. Cortina is now one of the city's best-stocked independent bookshops, with 90,000 titles spanning university textbooks, nonfiction, and fiction.