Guido Salvini Sanatorium
Italy ยท Visited in 2026
History of the Guido Salvini Sanatorium
Built near Garbagnate Milanese, close to Milan, the complex was planned in 1911 to treat tuberculosis at a time when the disease caused devastating mortality. Designed by municipal architect Giannino Ferrini, it opened in 1923 as the Vittorio Emanuele III Sanatorium.
In 1955 it was renamed the Guido Salvini Sanatorium. As tuberculosis cases fell with the arrival of effective antibiotics, the site gradually changed from a sanatorium into a general hospital. A new hospital opened in 2015, after which the historic complex was left unused.
Today, its long corridors, marble staircases and quiet wards remain a striking reminder of an era when air, light and isolation were central to treatment.
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