LOCAL HISTORY Interieur Restaurant Coffee Pasticceria Cova; located in Piazza Della Scala; on the corner of Via Manzoni and Via Verdi (in 1812; at the time the inauguration of the Garden Street and Via San Giuseppe). The premises of the most elegant meeting place of Milan met Risorgimento patriots and prominent figures of Italian culture and politics; such as Giuseppe Mazzini; Benedetto Cairoli; Tito Speri; Arrigo Boito; Giuseppe Verdi; Giovanni Verga; Giuseppe Giacosa; Federico De Roberto ; Emilio Visconti Venosta; and many others. A laid room and bar counter; framed by friezes and decorations in gold on the back of the illustrated menu. Milan; 14 October 1912