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Benvenuto offers a variety of ways for members to connect, socialize, and feel at home within the community. From regular coffee meet-ups to special activities and one-off events, our calendar is designed to suit different interests, schedules, and social styles. Whether you’re new to the club or a long-standing member, there’s always something to look forward to.

main coffee

Main Coffee

Every second Tuesday of the month, the women of Benvenuto meet for our Main Coffee. It’s a friendly opportunity to meet new people, reconnect with members, and enjoy a speaker or light entertainment. When the weather allows, we gather in a lovely garden setting, and it’s also the best time to sign up for upcoming activities and visit the book exchange table.

drop-in coffee

Drop-in Coffee

We meet every Wednesday for our Drop-in Coffee, a relaxed and informal gathering in a smaller group setting. Open to both new and long-standing members, it’s an easy way to connect, chat, and feel part of the community. The venue changes each month, offering variety and the chance to discover new places together in a casual, welcoming atmosphere.

Special Activities

Special Activities

The club organizes a variety of special activities each month, from guided museum visits and trips to nearby towns to wine tastings, cooking classes, lectures, luncheons, and a monthly aperitivo. All members are welcome to take part, and some activities are also open to partners and children.

Upcoming events

    • 8 Jun 2026
    • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    • Swiss Corner Piazza Cavour, 2

    Piazza Cavour/ corner Via Palestro, 2. Our aim is to exchange points of view on various topics using both English and Italian. It is a collaborative exercise and we help each other improve our knowledge of both languages. We also translate. English mother tongue newcomers are encouraged to attend.

    Contact: Barbara Migone at bami64@hotmail.com 

    • 9 Jun 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Circolo Volta
    Register

    Our June Main Coffee also serves as our General Assembly for 2026, and as always, it promises to be a full and engaging morning:

    President’s Speech – Ivana will highlight the Board’s achievements over the past year. 

    Treasurer’s Financial Report – Elizabeth will present an overview of the club’s financial situation. 

    Approval of the New Charter – a dedicated committee has worked for several months — supported by lawyer Margherita Stucchi (Martini Manna & Partners) — to update our governing documents. 

    Awards and Presents

    Donations to Charities

    New Features of Our Club’s Website

    Election and Official Establishment of the New Board

    Guests are warmly welcome – €10 guest fee payable at the door. Please sign up by clicking RSVP in the invitation email you received from the Vice President.

    For further information, please contact: Iva Cattapan, vicepresident@benvenutoclubofmilan.it



    • 10 Jun 2026
    • 8:50 AM - 7:00 PM
    • Turin


    • 10 Jun 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Tommasi- Piazza Giovine Italia 2


    • 10 Jun 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Bar 1937, Via Victor Hugo, 4

    Burraci - An Italian Card Game
    Players meet every
    Wednesday from 3:00
    pm to 4:00 pm at Bar
    1937, Via Victor Hugo, 4.
    Lessons for beginners
    available.
    Contact: Maria rosaria Barbera 

    • 10 Jun 2026
    • 7:30 PM
    • Piccolo Café, Via Rovello, 2
    • 11 Jun 2026
    • 8:15 AM - 7:35 PM

    Antica Via Valeriana (old Valeriana route) is an historical path-
    way rediscovered and tracked for modern hikers in 2018. it
    extends for 140 km from lake iseo to Val Camonica. in Edolo
    it splits into two branches: one going to aprica pass, the other
    towards Tonale pass. we will enjoy the first stretch of Via Vale-
    riana, all along lake iseo, between the tiny villages of Pilzone
    and Marone. we will walk through country paths, encoun-
    tering olive groves, hamlets, and churches… a gentle up and
    down hike along lake iseo, with great scenic spots overlook-
    ing Montisola and the surrounding mountains.

    Meeting time and place: 8:15 am at Milano Centrale railway
    station, at the front of the platform of regional train 2617
    headed to Verona Porta nuova. 8:25 am train to Brescia (arr.
    9:31 am). 10:06 am train to Pilzone (arr. 10:33 am).
    Hike: Pilzone (m 195), Tassano (m 320), Maspiano (m 350),
    gandizzano (m 355), Marasino (m 260), dosso (m 265),
    Massenziano (m 240), Pregasso (m 250), Marone (m 200).
    Picnic lunch.
    To come back: 5:14 pm train from Marone-Zone to Brescia
    (arr 5:53 pm). 6:28 pm, train to Milano Centrale (arr 7:35 pm).
    Difficulty: easy; ascent: 350 m; descent: 350 m; walking time
    (excluding stops): 4 hrs; 11km
    Equipment: daily backpack, trekking boots and socks or good
    running shoes, trekking poles (if you use them), comfortable
    clothes in layers (T-shirt, jumpsuit), rain jacket, 1 liter bottle of
    water (canteen), packed lunch, identity card
    Cost: €25 (includes insurance, does not include train tickets)
    Minimum 6 participants
    Tickets: Io viaggio ovunque in Lombardia daily ticket (€17.50)
    is suggested

    Guide: Elena Cortellessa

    • 11 Jun 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Piccolo Café Via Rovello, 2


    • 11 Jun 2026
    • 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Gallerie d’Italia

    a major retrospective spanning over sixty years of
    one of the most important
    figures in international contemporary sculpture. an
    amazing journey through
    Pomodoro’s creative works
    from his beginnings in the
    1950s to the monumental
    projects of the 2000s, his
    revolutionary vision of matter and sculpture and his
    link to the city of Milan.
    Meeting time: 3:15 pm
    Venue: Gallerie d’Italia, Piazza della scala, 6
    Cost: €20 (admission +
    guided tour + earphones)
    Sign up: registrations
    for this event are closed.
    Please contact Alessandra
    Azalea Clemente at
    lascalaevents@
    benvenutoclubofmilan.it to
    check availability.

    • 12 Jun 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Piccolo Café Via Rovello, 2


    • 15 Jun 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Corso Como Cafe Corso Como, 10

    If you don’t have many opportunities to speak Italian, if you understand it well but don’t feel confident in your pronunciation, if you want to improve your vocabulary or simply would like to have a chat in a casual and friendly welcoming environment…come and join us for conversazioni in Italiano! From beginners to mother tongue Italians, all are welcome! No worries, no pressure…just chat :)

    Time: 10:30 am Venue: Corso Como Café, Corso Como, 10

     Roberta Priori at paolo.robyp@libero.it

    • 16 Jun 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Pot luck means: quello che capita! For more
    than twenty years every June we have organized a cheerful get-together bringing our favorite dish, so every participant can taste each other’s specialities. You will eat what you will find,
    A surprise. Everybody likes this event so much
    that we repeat it every year, before we leave
    for summer vacation. There is a group of ladies
    that will help to set up the place in the morning,
    then we also need some volunteers for the end
    of the lunch for tidying up.
    Time: 12:00 pm
    Venue: garden of the Church of San Loren-
    zo (Colonne di san lorenzo), Corso di Porta
    Ticinese 35. looking at the main facade of the
    church, on the right side there is a small garden,
    which is the entrance. Bus 96 (previously 94) or
    Metro M4 Blue line – Vetra stop
    organizers: Maria Dikacz Tieghi, +39 348 743
    9654, Ilaria Moretti
    The End-of-year Benvenuto Pot-luck lunch
    means that each participant is kindly asked to
    bring a savoury or sweet dish for 4–5 people —
    possibly a specialty from your country!
    a few bottles of wine are also very welcome.
    Please send a message indicating the type of
    dish you will bring.
    Thank you, and we look forward to celebrating together!
    For those who are not able to cook anything,
    you will be kindly asked to pay €15 at the
    entrance. The collected money will be a donation to the Church. Don Luca, the Chief Parroco kindly gave us this opportunity to
    organize our lunch at the oratorio of the
    Church.

    • 17 Jun 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Tommasi Piazza Giovine Italia 2


    • 17 Jun 2026
    • 7:00 PM
    • 18 Jun 2026
    • 7:15 AM - 9:30 AM
    • Retreat, Via Carlo Merlo, 1

    Where is your mind most of the time? How to improve your listening and focus. Have you ever been in a conversation and realised you were already thinking about what to say next? We spend much of our time physically present, but mentally elsewhere — replaying, planning, or anticipating. This affects how we work, communicate, and relate to others. In conversations, we often believe we’re listening, but instead we interrupt, offer solutions, or interpret what’s being said through our own lens. This can lead to misunderstandings and disconnection. In this interactive session, you will explore what is happening in the mind in everyday situations. Laura will guide you in discovering how mental noise and habits affect communication, and you will practice new ways to listen that can transform your interactions. Listening is a skill that can be trained. Laura Artero is a counsellor and life coach, and a mindfulness teacher. She helps people become more aware of what is happening in their minds and work with their inner critical voice, so that they can transform blocks and fears. Her approach combines mindfulness, hypnosis, and practical tools, developed in the UK and now brought to Italy.


     Laura Artero by 15 June via WhatsApp: +44 7717 434029 P

    ayment: IBAN: IT59Q0200801600000103996605. Please include your name + Professional + June

    • 18 Jun 2026
    • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    • San Pietro Café, Corso Buenos Aires, 6

    San Pietro Café, Corso Buenos Aires, 6

    • 23 Jun 2026
    • 12:30 PM - 2:20 PM
    • Bianca Maria Palace, Viale Bianca Maria 4


    • 24 Jun 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Tommasi- Piazza Giovine Italia, 2


    • 25 Jun 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Corso Como Café Corso Como, 10

    If you don’t have many opportunities to speak Italian, if you understand it well but don’t feel confident in your pronunciation, if you want to improve your vocabulary or simply would like to have a chat in a casual and friendly welcoming environment…come and join us for conversazioni in Italiano! From beginners to mother tongue Italians, all are welcome! No worries, no pressure…just chat :)

    Time: 10:30 am Venue: Corso Como Café, Corso Como, 10

     Roberta Priori at paolo.robyp@libero.it

Past events

3 Jun 2026 Burraco
3 Jun 2026 Drop-In Coffee
25 Feb 2026 Drop In Coffee
18 Feb 2026 Drop In Coffee
11 Feb 2026 Drop In Coffee
10 Feb 2026 Benvenuto Main Coffee
4 Feb 2026 Drop In Coffee
27 Jan 2026 Visit to Togo's Studio
22 Jan 2026 Parliamo Italiano
20 Jan 2026 Benvenuto Main Coffee
13 Jan 2026 Benvenuto Board Meeting
18 Dec 2025 NtN Porta Romana, San Donato

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Mailing Address:

Benvenuto Club of Milan

c/o Circolo Volta

Via G. Giusti 16,

20154 Milano

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