TEXT Nicola Balitro President of the Lombard Association ofHotelconcierges“LesClefsd’Or”
Dear Guest, We wish you a very warm welcome to Lombardy on behalf of all the Golden Key concierges. Milan Concierge Information is our concrete commitment to make your stay in our region a truly memorable experience. In this magazine you’ll find all the information you might need and, above all, our suggestions
and the best in town this period. In Milan, every month is unique and special, with fabulous one-off events. Let’s explore them together. In this issue, provided personally by us to you, we’ll tell you about the events you shouldn’t miss, exhibitions happening in the city, and restaurants that are worth visiting to sample authentic Lombardy cuisine. But also a tour among Milan’s most beautiful museums and their masterpieces, an itinerary among hotels to book on Lake Como, a tour of Villa Invernizzi, and much more. What’s more, we’re at your disposal at our counter, delighted to receive your enquiries and questions. Have a wonderful stay.
Welcome to Milan, a city that will provide you with extraordinary experiences and memories.Sport, fashion, culture, design, major events, innovation, study, meetings, business, whatever the reason for your trip, I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised: Milan will be able to satisfy your needs, curiosities and interests. With a heritage of 26 centuries and a commitment to the future, ours is a contemporary, open and welcoming city, an international benchmark in many areas. You will find proof of this as you spend some days with us. Allow me to make some suggestions. When planning your stay in the city, include the classic atractions - Duomo, Galleria Vitorio Emanuele II, Teatro alla Scala, Palazzo
MARTINA RIVA
‘Milan will be able to satisfy your needs, curiosities and interests’
Reale, Navigli and Darsena, Castello Sforzesco, Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie. Don’t miss our museums, from Galleria d’Arte Moderna to Museo del ‘900, Museo di Scienze Naturali, Museo della Scienza e
della Tecnologia, Brera Picture Gallery and many others. Let yourself be fascinated by the skyscrapers of Porta Nuova and CityLife and go search for unprecedented glimpses of the city as you move away from the centre: each district, with its buildings, shops and meeting points, has its own storythat deserves to be discovered and known. Then I suggest a stop in our parks and green areas, for some physical activity. Finally, make the most of the shopping opportunities in the fashion district and in the neighborhood markets; go to the theatre or to San Siro, join in one of the many musical or sporting events that Milan hosts with pride and enthusiasm. Milan’s vitality will win you over. Thank you for choosing us and come back to visit us soon...!
As you visit some of the places in the 12 provinces of Lombardy, you’ll notice that there’s a common thread running through all the areas and products of our region, an extraordinary combination of tradition and innovation. From fashion to design, culture to art, crafsmanship to food, Lombardy is packed with excellent products, which we have brought together in the brand Lombardia Style. It’s an invitation to a experience in a land of success stories such as Milan, the global capital of fashion and design, the beautiful lakes, and our mountains, which in 2026 will host the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics. What will you see? All the colours of Lombardy, from the blue of the lakes to the white of the snowy
BARBARA MAZZALI
‘You will discover cities of art and enchanting villages’
mountains, the green of vineyards and lush gardens, the purple of gorgeous frescoes in palaces, churches and stately homes, and the brown of castles and villages where time stands still. And all marked by the rhythm of modernity,
which in Lombardy sheds unparalleled light on historical atractions, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Such as the rock drawings of Valcamonica, the Stradivarius violins of Cremona, and the key Renaissance cities of Mantua and Sabbioneta. If you come here during the Jubilee of 2025, we’ll advise you on the best itineraries. What’s more, Lombardy is the perfect place for green tourism and sport, and it’s no accident that our region will provide the stage for the 2026 Olympics. Lombardy offers unforgetable food and wine experiences too, from the wines of Franciacorta, the Oltrepò Pavese and Valtellina to our local food specialities. I could tell you much more, but you’ll discover it for yourself on your trip… following the trail of Lombardia Style.
MILAN FASHION WEEK
17 - 23 September
Milan Fashion Week
Spring/Summer 2025 transforms the city into a stage, unveiling collections that inspire, excite and define trends for the future. In this edition the fashion shows will last 7 days (one more than usual) and the last one is dedicated only to online or digital shows.
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TRIENNALE ESTATE 2024
Until 30 September
Triennale Garden
CANDLELIGHT CONCERTS
August and September
A host of candles, superb musicians and extraordinary venues are the ingredients for these musical treats. The Candlelight Concert season regales Milan with fabulous tributes to Coldplay, Ennio Morricone and the Beatles, to name but a few. These very special concerts take place in spectacular setings such as the San Fedele Auditorium and the Casa Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster, making for unforgetable nights in the city.
A summer festival that includes talks, concerts, DJ sets, film screenings and live events. The fifh edition of Triennale Estate puts music at centre stage, with a series of experimental international concerts that encompass every genre, style and sound, from indie to metal, classical to jazz, electronics to funk.
IL CAPPELLO DI PAGLIA DI FIRENZE
4-18 September
Teatro alla Scala
Every year, Teatro alla Scala’s summer season includes a show created by pupils at the La Scala Academy. In 2024 it’s Cappello di paglia di Firenze, the opera composed by Nino Rota in 1945 (but only performed a decade later). This delightful light comedy was staged at La Scala in 1998 by Bruno Campanella and Pier Luigi Pizzi; this year it returns in a new version by director Mario Acampa. The conductor is Donato Renzeti.
MILANO GREEN WEEK 26-29 September
Four days devoted to protection of the environment, green spaces and biodiversity, made possible only thanks to the commitment of citizens, associations, businesses and institutions. The programme includes a number of events spread across the city to raise awareness of the importance of local green spaces, gardens and tree-lined streets as social areas, and to promote the shif to a more sustainable city.
MUSIC AND THEATRE: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED IN MILAN
MITO
Until 22 September
A calendar of events shared between Turin and Milan for a musical journey around the world, with programmes relating to the MOTI theme for the 18th edition of the MITO SetembreMusica Festival. In Milan, the season opens at Teatro alla Scala at 6 pm on 8 September, with the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Also on 8 September but at 9 pm, Stefano Massimo dialogues with a jazz ensemble at Teatro Dal Verme.
APPOINTMENTS
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PICASSO THE FOREIGNER
20 September - 2 February 2025
Palazzo Reale
Around 80 works - including paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages, prints and photographs - will bear witness to a story litle known to the general public, but of great relevance, allowing a portrait to emerge of the aesthetics and political trajectory of an artist ahead of his time. Works differing in style, era and atmosphere, all belonging to the Musée National Picasso, Paris.
MUNCH. IL GRIDO INTERIORE
20 September - 30 January 2025
Palazzo Reale
40 years afer the last major exhibition that Milan dedicated to the Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch returns to the Lombard capital with a monograph of 100 works. The exhibition testifies to the artistic production carried out over a lifetime, from 1880 to 1944.
VALERIO ADAMI. PITTORE DI IDEE
Until 22 September
Palazzo Reale
An anthology celebrating 65 years of career and re- search by Valerio Adami. Already in the mid-Sixties, Adami’s paintings, almost always large format, were unmistakable - with their distinctive pop art traits, such a black lines, bright, flat colours, decisive strokes and urban subjects – and constant reference to tradition and classicism.
FELICE CARENA
Until 29 September
Le Gallerie d’Italia di Milano
A journey through the different phases of the painter’s career, starting from the early years in which his artistic production reflected the influences of Nordic luminism and the Pre-Raphaelites, up to his more mature works. The aim of the exhibition is to highlight Carena’s unique- ness who, avoiding the decomposition of Futurism, dialogued with Expressionism.
5UGO MULAS.
L’OPERAZIONE FOTOGRAFICA
3 October - 26 January 2025
Palazzo Reale
BAJ CHEZ BAJ
8 October - 9 February 2025
Palazzo Reale
One hundred years from his birth, Palazzo Reale pays homage to Enrico Baj, the master of the Ladies and the Generals, of Meccano and the Body Snatchers, irreverent genius told for the first time through the voices of the great writers of the Twentieth century who intertwined their words with his lyrical and caustic images.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE EXHIBITIONS TO SEE IN TOWN
This re-reading of Ugo Mulas’ work brings together more than 300 images, including many vintage ones, and under- lines the artist’s interest in the “totality” of photographic language. The project highlights the stages of his career from his debut in Milan at Bar Jamaica and Brera, the Venice Art Biennale, his experiences with design, fashion and stylist Mila Schön.
LOUIS VUITTON
Via Bagutta, 2 Milano
Via Monte Napoleone, 3 Milano
80’S MANIA
Showy paterns, animal-print details and logos: fashion has not forgoten the 80s
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele Milano
BY Francesca Lombardi
CAVALLI at Scalo Milano Outlet & More scalomilano.it
ROBERTO
BRIC’S
GIÒSA MILANO Via Ciovasso, 6 Milano
FENDI
DIOR Via Monte Napoleone, 12 Milano
MANZONI 24
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 24
Milano
IN PRAISE OF WHITE
CHANEL
Galleria Vittorio
Emanuele II, 12 Milano
Sof, luminous, elegant: for the return to work, choose the purest shades
Via Monte Napoleone, 6
Milano
Via Monte Napoleone, 3 Milano
MAX MARA Corso XXII Marzo, 8 Milano
FENDI
PRADA
PRADA
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 63-65
Milano
RALPH LAUREN
Via della Spiga, 14
Milano
SPORTY CHIC
For him, autumn is split between effort and lightheartedness, with casual garments and exquisite details
BLAUER STORE MILANO
Piazza XXV Aprile, 1
Milano
Via Monte Napoleone, 4 Milano
EMPORIO ARMANI
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 31 Milano
InLargoCorsiadeiServi,you canencountersomething quitecuriousandstillvery little known. The tiles in the underpassbeneaththelong pedestriantunnelrepresent apartofthecity’shistoryand aredefinitelyworthseeing
THE HISTORY OF MILAN’S WALK OF FAME
Perhaps not everyone knows that… Milan also has its own walk of fame
TEXT Ugo Rossi
Milan also has its own Walk of Fame. In Largo Corsia dei Servi, you can in fact encounter something quite curious and still very little known. The tiles in the underpass beneath the long pedestrian tunnel represent a part of the city’s history and are definitely worth seeing. If you happen to be in the centre and want to see something different, go to Piazza Beccaria and you will be able to see in front of the post office, the handprints of distinguished and famous people who have made a difference to our lives. From the most typical Milanese and unforgetable Sandra Mondaini with Raimondo Vianello to other great stars such as Kirk and Michael Doug-
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las, Pippo Baudo, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Gerard Depardieu, Roger Moore and many others. But why in that dark narrow corner of the city? They were placed there, as up to 2004, this place was the location of the offices of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, the weekly music magazine which created and organised the
music programme Noti dei Telegati. The tunnel was then inaugurated in 1992 by Marco Columbro and Lorella Cuccarini who lef their handprints in the cement. Other tiles were then added over the years until it became a small place of international history and culture. These famous people, by leaving their mark, wanted to show great affection and atention for our city, which was at the centre of all society and television events at that time. Then everything was relocated to Rome but this place remained, which not many Milanese know about. Instead of going to Hollywood, we recommend that you have a wander around it, so that you can find out all about the history and memories of that time.
Milan’s most important museums, and the works you shouldn’t miss
TEXT Francesca Lombardi
THESE MUSEUMS ARE A MUST FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO START
DISCOVERING THE ART OF MILAN
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For a city that’s always in step with the times, Milan has an extraordinary history, in which Leonardo’s immensity is interwoven with the might of the Sforza dynasty. In the background are the unparalleled art of Michelangelo, today a mystical five-hundred-year-old legend, and intense echoes of the Unification of Italy.
PINACOTECA DI BRERA
CASA BRERA
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Cafè Rivoire Brera
Indulge in bespoke cocktails, artfully curated dinners, and exquisite chocolate tastings - each element designed to tantalize your senses.
Piazza & Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine
Piazza di Santa Maria del Carmine is a charming square that centers around the beautiful Church of Santa Maria del Carmine. It’s a great place to people-watch, enjoy a coffee at a nearby cafe, or simply soak up the local atmosphere. The church showcases a fascinating blend of architectural styles, from its Romanesque origins to its Baroque interior.
Sant Ambroeus Milano
Sant Ambroeus is a historic Milanese institution that combines a classic café, pastry shop, and restaurant under one roof. It offers an authentic taste of Italy.
The painting and sculpture gallery (Pinacoteca) flanked the Accademia di Belle Arti for educational purposes. When Milan became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (1805), bequests and acquisitions from Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Marche arrived at the gallery. Major works include Mantegna’s Dead Christ, Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin, Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus and others by Carpaccio, Piero della Francesca, Titian, Tintoreto and Veronese.
BIBLIOTECA
AMBROSIANA
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana
was founded by Cardinal Federico Borromeo on 7 September 1607 and inaugurated on 8 December 1609. The Pinacoteca contains some of the most extraordinary masterpieces of all time, including Leonardo da Vinci’s Portrait of a Musician, Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit, Raphael’s Preparatory cartoon for the School of Athens, Titian’s Adoration of the Magi, Boticelli’s The Madonna of the Pavilion and Jan Brueghel’s magnificent Vase of Flowers
The Ambrosiana also preserves the memory of Leonardo the engineer and inventor, primarily with the Codex Atlanticus, of which the museum preserves over a thousand handwriten pages.
DA VINCI’S LAST SUPPER
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci remains in its original position on the wall of the refectory in the former Dominican convent adjoining the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, and it’s one of the world’s most famous and recognisable artworks.
Built by the architect Giuseppe Piermarini, the Pinacoteca di Brera is housed within the walls of an ancient 14th-century convent that belonged to the Order of the Humiliati, at the behest of Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria. Inside are masterpieces such Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus and Francesco Hayez’s The Kiss (ph. Niccolò Rastrelli)
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The painting was created between 1495 and 1498 by the Tuscan artist using tempera and oils on a plaster surface, rather than the fresco technique commonly used at the time. Today, numerous preventive measures are in place to protect the painting from deterioration. To ensure it remains at ambient temperature, access by visitors is limited to a maximum group size of 25 every 15 minutes. In addition to the refectory, the museum complex boasts two very different cloisters: the grand Chiostro dei Morti, not open to visitors, but viewable on the way to The Last Supper, and the smaller and more intimate Chiostro delle Rane.
MILAN HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY, IN WHICH LEONARDO’S IMMENSITY IS INTERWOVEN WITH THE MIGHT OF THE SFORZA DYNASTY THESE ARE THE STORIES RECOUNTED IN THE CITY’S OUTSTANDING MUSEUMS
THE DUOMO MUSEUM
This museum tells the story of the Cathedral in an extensive exhibition that occupies 26 rooms. It’s a chronological itinerary that takes you through every phase of the cathedral’s construction, from its foundations in 1386 right up to the 20th century. The journey begins in the Treasury, displaying artworks in ivory, exquisite gold and painting (5th to 19th centuries). Other key chapters in the cathedral’s history can be found in the Sala delle Origini, which traces the early years of construction; the Sale dell’Età Sforzesca, home to some of the museum’s most famous statues, including
Palazzo Reale
The Duomo Museum tells the story of the Cathedral in an extensive exhibition that occupies 26 rooms. It’s a chronological itinerary that takes you through every phase of the cathedral’s construction, from its foundations in 1386 right up to the 20th century
those of Santa Lucia and San Vitore; and the Sala delle Vetrate, where visitors can marvel at some of the cathedral’s 55 magnificent stained glass windows. The Duomo Museum frequently hosts temporary exhibitions.
PALAZZO REALE
The Palazzo Reale of Milan was originally the seat of government in the city and was later a royal residence until 1919, when it came into state ownership and became a cultural centre and exhibition space. And that vocation continues today with the important exhibitions held here. Particularly important is the Hall of Caryatids on the palace’s piano nobile; occupying the space of the
original theatre, which burned down in 1776, it is the most important survivor of the intense Allied bombardment of 1943. The twenty-year restoration and refurbishment project that began in 1980 under the auspices of the architect Alberico B. Belgiojoso concluded in 2008, returning to the public the Neoclassical rooms and 12 rooms of the former Appartamento dei Principi.
MUSEO DEL NOVECENTO
The museum hosts more than 400 works mostly by Italian artists of the 20th century. Boccioni, De Chirico, Morandi, Balla, Severini, Depero and Marineti are displayed chronologically, from Futurism to Arte Povera, represent-
ed here by Giovanni Anselmo. On the top floor visitors can find a neon by Lucio Fontana, Luce Spaziale, an installation that deserves to be seen under the sof light of sundown.
CASTELLO SFORZESCO
With its linear Renaissance structure and style, the Castello is home to Milan’s Civic Museums and the city’s most important collections of ancient art, wooden sculpture and applied arts, as well as a magnificent Pinacoteca. Don’t miss the Museum of Ancient Art, the Sala delle Asse – which features a ceiling frescoed by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1498 – and the Rondanini Pietà, Michelangelo’s unfinished final work.
Museo del Novecento
Villa d’Este
TIMELESS CHARM
Hotels on Lake Como to book for the stay of your dreams
Lake Como has something for everyone. For the most adventurous travellers there are unbeatable walking and hiking routes, with Moltrasio o Cernobbio right on the lakeshore. The historic villas of Lake Como can be visited either by Venetian-style boat or by car; must-see sites include Villa Melzi in Bellagio, the Castello di Vezio in Varenna, and Villa Carlotta near Tremezzo. Around the lake there are numerous Crotti, natural caves traditionally used to store cured meats, cheeses and wine and now turned into fabulous restaurants. Of these, I recommend Crotto Dei Platani, Crotto Valdurino and Crotto del Misto. I’d also add Ristorante Imperialino for a sophisticated dinner discovering the most authentic of local flavours, enjoyed right beside the lake.
Villas surrounded by lush greenery, well-tended gardens, villages overlooking the water: for centuries the atmosphere of Lake Como has beckoned travellers from all over the world, o can choose from extraordinary hotels.
VILLA D’ESTE
The story of Villa d’Este began way back in 1568, when Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio commissioned the architect Pellegrino Pellegrini to build a sumptuous lakeside villa. Ever since then, stepping through the gate of Villa d’Este is like entering a world of ancient splendour. For an even more delightful stay, choose the Cardinal Suite, a gem whose yellow and red colour scheme blends with exclusive furnishings and the natural light of a pic-
turesque and romantic view (Via Regina 40, Cernobbio).
MANDARIN ORIENTAL, LAGO DI COMO
Surrounded by ancient botanical gardens on the eastern shore of Lake Como, the Mandarin Oriental is a haven of tranquility and wonder. One of its loveliest choices is the Penthouse Suite in the Villa Roccabruna. With its distinctive high ceilings, the suite boasts a spacious lounge, a terrace overlooking the water and large windows giving fabulous views from both the living area and the bedroom (Via Caronti 69, Blevio).
GRAND HOTEL
IMPERIALE
All the charm and elegance of a grand period hotel that’s set right on the lakeshore in a landscape like nowhere else on earth. Grand Hotel Imperiale
Grand Hotel Tremezzo
Grand Hotel Victoria
is much loved by writers and poets, who since ancient times have extolled the peace and quiet of this place. The poetry of Liberty interiors interweaves with the sobriety and rationalism typical of Lake Como, making this the perfect destination for an unforgetable holiday (Via Regina, 24/26 Como). GRAND HOTEL TREMEZZO
With views of Bellagio and the Grigne mountains, the family-run Grand Hotel Tremezzo has symbolised the warmest of Italian hospitality for more than a century. The most dis-
VILLAS SURROUNDED BY GREENERY, ENCHANTING MEDIEVAL VILLAGES AND LITTLE TOWNS OVERLOOKING THE WATER: LAKE COMO’S SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE
ATTRACTS
TRAVELLERS FROM EVERY CONTINENT
tinctive of its beautiful spaces is the Greta Suite, a tribute to the great Greta Garbo. In the 1932 film Grand Hotel, the actress describes it as “that sunny, happy place”; and the Greta Suite coveys this perfectly. Large windows onto a generous veranda allow light to flood in and frame the views of the lake (Via Regina 8, Tremezzina).
GRAND HOTEL
VICTORIA
In Menaggio stands the marvellous Grand Hotel Victoria, a masterpiece of late 19th-century Liberty style, completely refurbished. It’s the perfect des-
Gran Hotel Villa Serbelloni
tination if you’re looking for beauty, taste, charm and relaxation. Its location makes it the ideal starting point for exploring the area’s prettiest villages and natural atractions. The Lake View suites are the crowing glory, for the stay of your dreams (Viale Benedeto Castelli 9/13, Menaggio).
GRAND HOTEL
VILLA SERBELLONI
Embellished with Italian marble, lit by chandeliers and decorated with original period frescoes, Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni is a genuine work of art. Its story goes back 150 years, brimming with fascinating
LET’S DISCOVER TOGETHER ALL OF LAKE COMO’S MOST BEAUTIFUL HOTELS, LITTLE GEMS OF BEAUTY IMMERSED IN THAT DIFFUSE AND DISCREET ELEGANCE THAT SEEMS TO CRADLE EVERY LITTLE PLEASURE
anecdotes and rooms that have welcomed illustrious guests. Each suite has its own special view of the lake, perfect for a romantic weekend (Via T. Olivelli 1, Bellagio).
VISTA PALAZZO
With the city behind it and Lakeat the door, Vista Palazzo Lago di Como is a lakeside sanctuary that exudes effortless glamour. Although there are just a handful of rooms and suites, they are spacious and impeccable. The 18 apartment-style options convey all the pleasure of feeling at home (Piazza Cavour 24, Como).
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SURPRISES… IN MILAN
Villa Invernizzi: the house in Milan’s Quadrilateral of Silence that’s home to a family of pink flamingoes
In a neighbourhood of beautiful Liberty-style houses nowadays known as the Quadrilateral of Silence, a businessman arrived in the 1970s and spent some years of his life in a Milanese villa at Via dei Cappuccini, 7 along with his wife. That man’s name was Romeo Invernizzi, and he had transformed his family’s dairy business into Italy’s second-largest cheese producer, inventing the Mio cheese portions and creating advertising campaigns like the famous Susanna Tuta Panna. The heart and soul of Villa Invernizzi is its garden, an unexpected green oasis in the heart of the city, where elegance and nature exist side by side. Behind the black and gold fence that encircles the property (not open to the public), if
BEHIND THE BLACK AND GOLD FENCE THAT ENCIRCLES THE PROPERTY (NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC), IF YOU PEER THROUGH THE TREES YOU’LL SEE A POOL OF WATER THAT’S HOME TO A FABULOUS FLOCK OF PINK FLAMINGOES
you peer through the trees you’ll see a pool of water that’s home to a fabulous flock of pink flamingoes. Romeo Invernizzi and his wife Enrica are no longer with us, but they lef a wonderful legacy, not only in the form of the sumptuous Villa Invernizzi itself, but also in the Foundation that bears their name and supports projects in the fields of economics, food science, medicine and surgery. Fun fact: the flamingoes are protected to this day in accordance with the express wishes of the Invernizzis, and there’s a keeper who raises, feeds and takes care of them. How to get there: the nearest metro station is Palestro on the red line. Leaving the metro, walk along Corso Venezia then take first Via Serbelloni and then Via Cappuccini.
An event to greet the Summer, is organized from Sept. 4th to Sept. 8th in the “Monferrato” area between Alessandria and Asti, is bound to arouse curiosity and then to be explored immediately aferwards by turning to the 70 involved art galleries. www.italics.
art presents: Panorama Monferrato an exhibition/event curated by Carlo Faciani, relating architecture and art in a breathtaking landscape between castles and vineyards, to discover communities and the territory. 60 creative artists, including emerging or already internationally established artists, express themselves with their works of painting, performance, installation, video-art and photography. Very interesting is the comparison between ancient, modern and contemporary in an itinerary inspired in this fifh edition, by the work of the
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writer Stefano Guazzo born in the town of Casale Monferrato in 1530. In short, a rich exhibition that under the patronage of UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture and the Piedmont Region enhances 150 works from renowned art galleries: A arte Invernizzi, Galerie Rolando Anselmi, Apalazzogallery, Alfonso Artiaco, Bacarelli, Botegantica, Boticelli Antichità, Galleria Canesso, CAR Gallery, Cardi Gal-
lery, Carlo Orsi, Alessandro Cesati, Galleria Continua, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Thomas Dane Gallery, Monica De Cardenas, Dep Art Gallery, Alessandra Di Castro, Galleria Umberto Di Marino, Galleria Doris Gheta, Galleria d’Arte Frediano Farseti, Federica Schiavo Gallery, kaufmann repeto, Laveronica Arte Contemporanea, Galleria Lia Rumma, Luneta11, Gió Marconi, Massimo De Carlo, Mazzoleni, London-Torino, Francesca Minini, Galleria Massimo Minini, ML Fine Art, Maurizio Nobile Fine Art, Galleria Franco Noero, Osart Gallery, P420, Walter Padovani, Giorgio Persano, Pinksummer, Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani, Richard Saltoun Gallery, SpazioA, Studio Sales di Norberto Ruggeri, Studio Gariboldi, Studio Trisorio, T293, Tim Van Laere Gallery, Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea, Tornabuoni Arte, Vistamare, ZERO and many more.
TOP PLACES TO SEE IN MILAN
Museums, churches and all the atractions that you should not miss in city. Reservations are recommended in some museums, ask your ‘Les Clefs D’Or’ concierge
BASILICA OF SAN SIMPLICIANO
A basilica founded by Bishop Ambrose, the façade and its doorway remains from the Romanesque period. Beautiful to visit the two cloisters.
Piazza San Simpliciano, 7 ph. +39 02 862274 sansimpliciano.it
BASILICA OF SANT’AMBROGIO
Founded in the 4th century, the basilica is one of oldest churches in the city, a striking example of Romanesque architecture.
The basilica and convent of the parish of San Vitore al Corpo. The architecture of the church, built between 1492 and 1493 at the behest of the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro as a mausoleum for his family, is one of the greatest achievements of the Renaissance in northern Italy. Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper is in the refectory of the convent.
Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie ph. +39 02 4676111 legraziemilano.it
BASILICA SANT’EUSTORGIO & PORTINARI CHAPEL
Piazza Sant’Eustorgio hides traces of medieval Milan. The church bell tower is the tallest in town (seventy-five meters high), built in 1306 and is the oldest in Europe afer Big Ben. The Portinari Chapel is a Renaissance gem. Piazza Sant’Eustorgio, 1 ph. +39 02 58101583 santeustorgio.it
BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE BRAIDENSE
The third-largest Italian library, containing some million and a half items. Of this vast heritage, major subsets include 2,367 manuscripts, 40,000 autographs and more than 23,000 newspaper headlines. Since July 2015 the library has been part of
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Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie
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CASA DEGLI ATELLANI & LEONARDO’S VINEYARD
delle Grazie, in the courtyard of Casa degli Atellani, the fifteenth-century residence of Ludovico il Moro and the last remaining trace of the ancient Borgo delle Grazie.
Corso Magenta, 65 ph. +39 02 25061895 casadegliatellani.it
CASTELLO SFORZESCO
Via Brera, 28 ph. +39 02 72263401
bibliotecabraidense.org
Closed Sundays
While Leonardo da Vinci was in Milan, Duke Ludovico il Moro gave him a vineyard in the centre of the city in appreciation for the magnificent works he was creating to embellish the ducal city. This was Leonardo’s Vineyard: reopened to the public for Expo 2015, the vineyard is located near Santa Maria
It was originally a fortress built by Gian Galeazzo Visconti in the 15th century. One hundred years later, Francesco Sforza made it his noble residence afer taking possession of Milan. Ludovico Sforza founded one of the most sophisticated courts in Europe and called the best artists of the time to embellish the castle, including Leonardo da Vinci and Filarete. The imposing building today is a unique museum complex divided into the Civic Museums, which house permanent exhibitions and a rich program of temporary art shows and events. It includes the Museum of Ancient Art, the Egyptian Museum, the Museum of Prehistory and Protohistory, the Museum of Applied Arts, the Museum of Musical Instruments, the Museum of Furniture and Wooden Sculptures, the Trivulziana Library, the Pinacoteca, and the Pietà Rondanini. Piazza Castello ph. +39 02 88463700 milanocastello.it
Closed Mondays, December 25, January 1, May 1
the Pinacoteca di Brera museum complex, under the direction of James M. Bradburne.
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CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA NEAR SAN SATIRO
Built in two phases, the church of Santa Maria dates to 1486. Bramante was responsible for the architecture, creating a unique trompe-l’oeil choir.
Via Torino, 17/19 ph. +39 02 874683
CHURCH OF SAN MAURIZIO
AL MONASTERO MAGGIORE
All the walls and ceilings inside the ex-convent San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore were painted by Bernardino Luini, who worked in the church between 1522 and 1529, depicting episodes of the Bible. This triumph of frescoes is considered to be the Milanese Sistine Chapel.
Corso Magenta, 13
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERY
Founded in 1866 as a burial place open to all citizens of Milan, this identity has shifed over time, and the cemetery has become a genuine anthem to Milan-ness, not only a resting place for the departed but an important part of the city’s history. The largest area is the Famedio, from the Latin famae aedes, temple of fame. Here lie Alessandro Manzoni, Carlo Cataneo, Luca Beltrami, Leo Valiani, Bruno Munari, Carlo Forlanini and Salvatore Quasimodo. Piazzale Cimitero Monumentale ph. +39 02 88465600 comune.milano.it
Closed Mondays
CITYLIFE
This area was a residential neighbourhood, dominated by the imposing Fiera Campionaria warehouses, but with the advent of the new, daring Fiera in Rho the vacant place was the perfect opportunity for a complex architectural project, with beautiful houses, two towers designed by Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind, a third skyscraper by Arata Isozaki known as “il Drito,” a beautiful park and a lively shopping mall open every day.
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MILAN CATHEDRAL
Located in the square that shares its name, the Duomo is dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente and is Italy’s largest church. Symbol and protector of the Milanese people, the Madonnina is made in beaten and gilded copper plates, today supported by a framework of stainless steel. The Madonnina has stood on the main spire of the cathedral since 1774. The building has 135 pinnacles and contains
some 3,400 statues and over 700 figures carved in marble relief.
Piazza del Duomo ph. +39 02 72023375 duomomilano.it
GALLERIA
VITTORIO EMANUELE II
Designed by Giuseppe Mengoni, this shopping center’s foundation stone was laid in 1865 by Vitorio Emanuele II, hence its name. From its inception, the Galleria was a meeting place for the Milanese bourgeois, earning it the nickname Milan’s living room. It has a cross plan with an octagonal iron and glass roof, 47 metres high. The visitor’s gaze is drawn toward the floor mosaics, which represent the coats of arms of Rome, Flor-
ence, Turin and Milan. Alongside some of the city’s historic cafes, inside the gallery you’ll find boutiques of the world’s great fashion houses.
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LAST SUPPER CENACOLO VINCIANO
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, frescoed from 1495-97 on the commission of Ludovico Sforza in the refectory of the Dominican monastery of the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, was immediately hailed by Leonardo’s contemporaries as the cornerstone of Renaissance art.
Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie ph. +39 02 4676111 legraziemilano.it
PALAZZO REALE
It was the city’s center of power beginning in the 13th century, and today it’s the top spot for cultural offerings, with a packed calendar of exhibitions.
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PARCO SEMPIONE
Thirty-eight hectares of English-style lawns, paths, copses, lakes and areas dedicated to sports. Enjoy the clean morning air and discover corners of the park that usually go unnoticed: admire the original Aquarium built in 1906, the Torre Branca by Gio Ponti (1933), the metaphysical Teatro by Alberto Burri (1973), recently given a new life, and De Chirico’s newly-restored Mysterious Baths fountain (1973).
RONDANINI PIETÀ CASTELLO SFORZESCO
The final, unfinished work of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Rondanini Pietà - on display at the new Castello Sforzesco Museum - is the artist’s testament and meditation on death and salvation. In this work the sculptor renounces bodily perfection and heroic beauty, depicting the dead Christ as a symbol of suffering. Piazza Castello ph. +39 02 88463700 milanocastello.it
Closed Mondays, 25 December, 1 January and 1 May
PINACOTECA
AMBROSIANA
Established in 1618 afer Cardinal Borromeo’s bequeathal of statues and paintings. Among the awe-inspiring works are Leonardo’s Portrait
of a Musician and Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit.
Piazza Pio XI, 2 ph. +39 02 806921 ambrosiana.it
Closed Mondays
PINACOTECA DI BRERA
The painting and sculpture gallery (Pinacoteca) flanked the Accademia di Belle Arti for educational purposes. When Milan became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (1805),
bequests and acquisitions from Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Marche arrived at the gallery. Major works include Mantegna’s Dead Christ, Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin, Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus and others by Carpaccio, Piero della Francesca, Titian, Tintoreto and Veronese. Via Brera, 28 ph. +39 02 72263230 pinacotecabrera.org
Closed Mondays
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PIRELLI HANGARBICOCCA
An exhibition space for modern and contemporary art in the Bicocca quarter of the city. Since it opened it has hosted shows by Marina Abramović, Carsten Höller, Alfredo Jaar, Philippe Parreno, Laure Prouvost and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It’s also the site of
a permanent installation by Anselm Kiefer.
Via Chiese, 2 ph. +39 02 66111573 pirellihangarbicocca.org
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
PLANETARIO
ULRICO HOEPLI
across a large dome. Corso Venezia, 57 ph. +39 02 88463340 lofficina.eu
PORTA NUOVA
The Planetarium vaunts paintings of the constellations on its facade. Inside, look up at the sky from the 300 moving armchairs
Milan’s skyline was redrawn thanks to the Porta Nuova area, the city’s most contemporary neighbourhood and home to the Torre Unicredit, designed by Cesar Pelli, who was also behind the adjacent piazza Gae Aulenti, an open-air shopping mall. In October 2018, the Biblioteca degli Alberi Park was inaugurated, designed by the Dutch landscaper Petra Blaisse. Not too far away, Stefano Boeri’s award-winning residential buildings are atention-grabbing: the two innovative towers, known as the Vertical Forest, are standing side-byside almost entirely covered in vegetation.
Piazzale Principessa Clotilde, 37
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Chiudete gli occhi e immaginate un letto appena rifatto, con le lenzuola ben tese e accarezzate da un raggio di sole.
Ora, sforate con le dita il tessuto, osservate la perfezione della stiratura e poi appoggiate la testa sul cuscino affondando in una coccola che vi accompagnerà nel sonno E’ meraviglioso, vero? Ecco, questo è il nostro mondo e la vostra soddisfazione è il nostro obiettivo
La Lavanderia Borromeo è per molti aspetti unica: siamo nati nel 1901 e da allora ci
siamo evoluti grazie alle nuove tecnologie industriali. Ma siamo anche una famiglia, giunta alla quarta generazione nella guida della Lavanderia e conosciamo il valore del rapporto umano, della stretta di mano, della parola data. La nostra offerta, dedicata al mondo dell’hotellerie e della ristorazione di lusso, comprende lavatura e stiratura ma anche fornitura a noleggio di biancheria.
Siamo amanti della rafnatezza e dei dettagli, personalizziamo perciò su richiesta ogni capo, dalle lenzuola alle federe, dagli
scendibagno agli accappatoi, per un “su misura” che faccia la differenza.
Alle politiche fondate sul prezzo abbiamo preferito la qualità. Una qualità a cinque stelle, che si traduce in materie prime di valore, alta professionalità, macchinari d’avanguardia che rispettano l’ambiente, un vasto assortimento di articoli tessili e un adeguato parco mezzi in grado di garantire sempre consegne puntuali e tempestive nella Città di Milano e in tutta la sua provincia. Insomma, con noi potrete dormire sonni tranquilli!
THE FASHION QUADRILATERAL
The area of Milan renowned all over the world as a luxury shopping district, packed with jewellers, boutiques and showrooms for the most exclusive, acclaimed and expensive names in clothing, design and interiors. So called because it is bordered by four famous streets: Via Monte Napoleone, Via Manzoni, Via della Spiga and Corso Venezia.
THE DUOMO TERRACES
Uterly unique in Italy. Like ancient stone stalagmites reaching skywards, the pinnacles tower above the shining marble cathedral. Every structural or ornamental detail of their architecture and decoration carries the legacy of the sculpture tradition handed down from the master stonemasons who bring their wisdom and expertise to everything they create.
The 16th-century Palazzo Sormani is today the city library,
boasting the largest collection of books, periodicals and multimedia in Milan. A reading garden at the back of the building is open from April to October.
Corso di Porta Vitoria, 6 ph. +39 800 880066
Closed Sunday
TEATRO ALLA SCALA
The most famous opera house in the world, with an audience as critical as it is appreciative, the theatre made its name in Milan’s history through Giuseppe Verdi, Arturo Toscanini and Maria Callas, who was discovered here in 1955. Inaugurated in 1778 and renowned since then for its acoustics. The La Scala season officially opens each year with an opera on December 7, the feast day of St. Ambrose, patron saint of the city. Via Filodrammatici, 2 teatroallascala.org
TORRE BRANCA
Originally called Torre Litoria, this steel structure was built in 1933 to a design by architect Giò Ponti, and stands in Milan’s Sempione Park. At 108.6 metres, it is the tenth tallest accessible building in the city.
Viale Luigi Camoens, 2 ph. +39 02 3314120 museobranca.it
Closed Mondays
TRIENNALE MILANO
Situated in Parco Sempione, Palazzo dell’Arte has housed La Triennale (p. 154) since 1933, founded to promote design and applied arts through international shows. Today it’s home to the Triennale Design Museum, with exhibitions that retrace the history of iconic objects crafed in Italy, tackling issues linked to design and production.
A house museum which is the fruit of an extraordinary late 19th -century collection put together by two brothers- Barons Fausto and Giuseppe Bagati Valsecchi, who decided to renovate their family home in the heart of Milan in Renaissance Revival-style to house their rich collection of 15th and 16th -century works of art and artifacts.
Via Gesù, 5 ph. + 39 02 76006132
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
BOSCHI DI STEFANO HOUSE MUSEUM
A historic residence in Milan. Designed by Piero Portaluppi, it was the home of Antonio Boschi (1896-1988) and Marieda di Stefano (1901-1968): the couple, over a lifetime, put together an extraordinary 20th-century contemporary art collection. On display in the rooms of their apartment are about
three hundred pieces selected among the collection’s over two thousand paintings and sculptures, including works by Piero Marussig, Umberto Boccioni, Mario Sironi, Giogio de Chirico, Arturo Martini, Achille Funi, Giorgio Morandi, Filippo de Pisis, Lucio Fontana, Renato Biroli, Aligi Sassu, Roberto Crippa, Enrico Baj, Piero Manzoni.
Via Giorgio Jan, 15 ph. +39 02 88463614 casamuseoboschidistefano.it
Closed Mondays
NECCHI CAMPIGLIO HOUSE MUSEUM
Nestled in a large private garden with swimming pool and tennis court downtown Milan, Villa Necchi Campiglio was completed in 1935. It was designed by architect Piero Portaluppi for the Necchi Campiglio family, members of Milan’s wealthy and elegant upper middle class in the 1930s. In the second postwar period, the Villa was renovated by architect Tomaso Buzzi, who sofened Portaluppi’s linear style by adding 18th century-inspired, in particular, Louis XV-style furnishing elements.
Via Mozart, 14 ph. +39 02 76340121 casemuseo.it/project/necchi-campiglio
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
ARNALDO POMODORO FOUNDATION
The Foundation was started to pursue Arnaldo Pomodoro’s goal of creating the “Home of Sculpture”: a place open to the rereading of 20th-century art and to the creativity of young artists, a collective space for all those who love art.
Via Vigevano, 9 ph. +39 02 89075394 fondazionearnaldopomodoro.it
Closed Mondays and Saturdays
FELTRINELLI PORTA VOLTA FOUNDATION
The Fondazione Feltrinelli Porta Volta building is an urban cultural center designed by architects Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron. Opened in 2016 around the corner from Corso Como, the long steel and glass structure on Viale Pasubio, inspired by the farmstead buildings of traditional Lombard rural architecture, houses a bookstore, café, library and dedicated reading room.
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Throughout the year, there is no shortage of public events and lectures.
A space entirely devoted to fine-art photography. The idea was conceived by Contrasto and Fondazione Corriere della Sera along with ATM for the purpose of giving more space to photography in all its expressions as contemporary language, art form and communication tool.
Via Cernaia, 7 ph. +39 02 58118067 formafoto.it
FRANCO
ALBINI FOUNDATION
The Foundation was started 30 years afer the death of the architect to whom it owes its name at the studio of Franco Albini and Franca Helg. The Franco Albini collection includes about 22,000 designs, a photographic archive of over 6,000 vintage photos and 2,500 slides, in addition to models, writings, technical reports, books and magazines from the studio’s library. An invaluable heritage and a piece of our historical memory.
Via Telesio, 13 ph. +39 02 4982378 fondazionefrancoalbini.com
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
GIANFRANCO FERRÉ FOUNDATION
Established in 2008 for the purpose of preserving, puting in order and making available to the public- firstly in the form of virtual archive- whatever documents the creative activity of the fashion designer, by promoting initiatives in connection with Gianfranco Ferré’s philosophy, his design culture, his concept of fashion and aesthetics.
Via Tortona, 37 ph. +39 02 36580109
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FONDAZIONE
PRADA
The new Milan venue of the Fondazione Prada. Its multi-building architectural structure, a converted early 20th-century distillery with a combination of pre-existing buildings and three new edifices, Podium, Cinema and Torre, is a superb example of
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the interaction between conservative architecture and new styles. The building at the entrance to the new centre welcomes the public with two spaces: a children’s educational area and the Bar Luce, designed by Californian director Wes Anderson.
Largo Isarco, 2 ph. +39 02 56662611 fondazioneprada.org
Closed Tuesdays
ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI STUDIES FOUNDATION MUSEUM
It creates, promotes and makes known the various expressions of art and culture, in particular, the fields of design and architecture, as well as promoting and protecting, in Italy and abroad, the name and works of Achille Castiglioni as a designer and architect, while en-
couraging a more widespread knowledge of Italian design.
Established in 2010, it houses design and architecture exhibitions and offers guided visits, conferences and debates on these themes, as well as workshops and educational activities for students.
Via Vincenzo Bellini, 1 ph. +39 02 76002964 vicomagistreti.it
Closed Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
GALLERIE D’ITALIA
The Gallerie d’Italia spans three jewels of Milanese aristocratic architecture. Palazzo Anguissola and Palazzo Brentani house masterpieces from the 19th century, from Canova to Boccioni, Hayez to Segantini. The third building, Palazzo Beltrami, houses 20th-century artworks and themed exhibitions.
Piazza della Scala, 6 ph. +39 800167619
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Closed Mondays
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D’ARTE MODERNA
Its halls display Francesco Hayez, Segantini, Canova and Medardo Rosso, plus temporary shows. Via Palestro, 16 ph. +39 02 88445943
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GIÒ MARCONI GALLERY
Gió Marconi Gallery started in 1990 under the initiative of Gió Marconi who had previously created Studio Marconi 17, an experimental space for young artists and curators that he ran from 1987 to 1990. In its opening year, the gallery had showcased exhibitions by Martin Kippenberger, Mario Schifano as well as Richard Hamilton. In the 30 years to follow, has developed an ongoing vibrant program and its own consistent approach to exhibiting and combining brave choices well ahead of their time.
Via Tadino, 15/20 ph. +39 02 29404373 giomarconi.com
Closed Sundays and Mondays
LEONARDO3 MUSEUM - THE WORLD OF LEONARDO
An exhibition opened in Piazza della Scala, at the entrance to
Galleria Vitorio Emanuele, in March 2013. It was extended year afer year until it became a permanent exhibition. It showcases replicas of Leonardo’s inventions, many of which shown here for the first time ever: the Mechanical Eagle, the Great Kite, the Rapid Fire Crossbow, the Time Machine, the Harpsichord Viola, the Musical Cannon, the Aerial Screw with spring engine, the Submarine and the Giant Trumpet, just to mention a few of them. There are also over 200 3D interactive machines and a space entirely devoted to the Last Supper.
In 1999, Lia Rumma opened her art gallery’s branch in Milan, in the Brera neighborhood, with the solo exhibition by Enrico Castellani. For ten years, the gallery hosted a number of site-specific projects completing the exhibitions held in Naples. In 2010, Lia Rumma started the current gallery conceived for Art and Artists. A place designed to develop cultural relations, which has housed exhibitions
and monumental projects by the gallery’s artists (Marina Abramovic, Vanessa Beecrof, Victor Burgin, Clegg&Gutmann, Gary Hill, Alfredo Jaar etc.) and, over the years, has encouraged intense collaboration with art galleries, curators, critics and collectors.
Via Stilicone, 19 ph. +39 02 29000101 liarumma.it
Closed on Sundays and Mondays
MASSIMO DE CARLO GALLERY
In 2019 Massimo De Carlo has acquired a new iconic building in the centre of Milan, which has become the epicentre of its activities. One of the most famous projects by Portaluppi. The spiral staircase on the exterior of the building, for example, had been used for the “Casa del Sabato per gli sposi”, shown at the Milan’s Triennale. Over the years, the gallery’s artists such as Maurizio Catelan, Rudolf Stingel, Piotr Uklański, Diego Perrone, Paola Pivi, Yan Pei-Ming, Kaari Upson, Andra Ursuta and Andrea Zitel have all gained international recognition, have been shown in galleries, museums
A Center for the development and spreading of children’s cultural projects for all ages, including visits to high schools and universities, training for teachers, educators and cultural workers, and theme conferences concerning temporary exhibitions-games.
Via Enrico Besana, 12 ph. +39 02 43980402 muba.it
Closed Mondays MUDEC - MUSEUM
OF CULTURES
The Museum of Cultures project dates back to 1990, when the City of Milan purchased the former industrial Ansaldo area to use it for cultural activities. The disused factories, veritable monuments of industrial archeology, were converted into workshops,
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studios and new creative spaces. It is now a multidisciplinary center devoted to different cultures across the world and houses great international exhibitions.
Via Tortona, 56 ph. +39 02 54917 mudec.it
ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
It is housed in the former convent of the Church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, and includes the Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Barbarian and Gandhara sections. The Prehistoric and Egyptian departments are housed in the Sforzesco Castle.
Corso Magenta, 15 ph. +39 02 88445208 museoarcheologicomilano.it
CIVIC MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY OF MILAN
The oldest city museum in Milan, it is one of Europe’s most important natural history museums.
Corso Venezia, 55 ph. +39 02 88463337 museodistorianaturalemilano.it
Closed Mondays
DUOMO OF MILANO MUSEUM
Housed in Milan’s Palazzo Reale, on Piazza del Duomo. The Museum, spreading over 2,000 square meters and 26 rooms, showcases the Duomo’s Treasure and works of art from the Ca-
thedral and the Veneranda Fabbrica’s storehouses. The pieces of the collection are arranged in chronological order to provide an overview of the history of the cathedral’s construction, from its foundation in 1386 to the 20th century.
Piazza del Duomo, 12 ph. +39 02 72023375 duomomilano.it
Closed Mondays
MUSEO
DEL NOVECENTO
Among the newest museums in the city, it was opened in 2010 in Palazzo dell’Arengario. The museum hosts more than 400 works mostly by Italian artists of the 20th century. Boccioni, De Chirico, Morandi, Balla, Severini, Depero and Marineti are displayed chronologically, from Futurism to Arte Po-
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On the top floor visitors can find a neon by Lucio Fontana, Luce Spaziale, a spectacular installation that deserves to be seen under the sof light of sundown.
by the wife of the famous naturalist Marco De Marchi and converted into a museum. The collections illustrate the period of Italian history from Napoleon’s first Italian campaign (1796) to Rome’s annexation to the Kingdom of Italy (1870).
Via Borgonuovo, 23 ph. +39 02 88464173 museodelrisorgimento.mi.it
Closed Mondays
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
LEONARDO DA VINCI
A tribute to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci in a beautiful cloister. Among the atractions: trains, ships, the Toti submarine and an entire area dedicated to Space with a fragment of the Moon.
Via San Vitore, 21 ph. +39 02 48555 1 museoscienza.org
Closed Mondays
POLDI PEZZOLI MUSEUM
Established in 1885, the museum has been located in the 18th -century Palazzo Morrigia, designed in 1775 by Giuseppe Piermarini close to the vast Brera complex, since 1951. In 1900, the Palazzo- which during Napoleon’s age housed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, later on, the Ministry of War- became the property of the De Marchi family and then donated to the City of Milan
Opened to the public in 1881, the Poldi Pezzoli Museum is a must-see for the beauty of its rooms, evocative of the past, from the Middle Ages to the 1700s and the Armory reinterpreted by contemporary artist Arnaldo Pomodoro, but also because of the variety and richness of its collections. Masterworks of painting and sculpture, carpets, laces and embroideries, arms and armors, jewelry, chinaware, glassware, furniture, sundials and mechanical clocks: over 5,000 ex-
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traordinary objects, from ancient times to the 19th-century, in a magical atmosphere.
Via Manzoni, 12 ph. +39 02 794889 museopoldipezzoli.it
Closed Tuesdays
OBSERVATORY OF BRERA
A historic observatory established in the mid-1700s in the Brera building. In the early 1920s, the observatory section was moved to Merate, in the Brianza area. Part of the observatory’s fame is due to Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli’s observations of Mars’ channels in 1877.
Via Brera, 28 ph. +39 02 72320300 brera.inaf.it
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OF CONTEMPORARY ART
The Pavilion of Contemporary Art (PAC) ranges from African artists to performance artists like Marina Abramovic. The Pavilion of Contemporary Art (PAC) ranges from African artists to performance artists such as Marina Abramovic.
Via Palestro, 14 ph. +39 02 88446359 pacmilano.it
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PALAZZO LITTA CULTURA
Considered to be one of the finest examples of Milanese baroque architecture, the building currently houses the regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for Lombardy, Lombardy’s regional Museum Center and the Fine Arts and Landscape Office of the City of Milan. Corso Magenta, 24 ph. +39 02 802941 lombardia.beniculturali.it
PALAZZO MORANDO
COSTUME FASHION
IMAGE MUSEUM
The first floor currently houses
the Picture Gallery: a collection of paintings, sculptures, prints dating back to 1934. The other rooms of this aristocratic residence illustrate perfectly the eighteenth-century taste for home décor and furnishing.
Via Sant’Andrea, 6 ph. +39 02 88465735 costumemodaimmagine.mi.it
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STUDIO GIANGALEAZZO VISCONTI GALLERY
The Gallery specializes in modern and contemporary art. It has housed great exhibitions devoted to Italian and international artists such as Alighiero Boeti, Vincenzo Agneti, Gino De Dominicis, Sol Lewit, Shozo Shimamoto. Over the years, it has focused on young promising artists with solo exhibitions by Aaron Young, Marco Schifano, Juno Calypso and Alessandro Twombly.
Corso Monforte, 23 ph. +39 02795251 studiovisconti.net
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INSTAGRAMMABLE LOCATIONS
If your’s looking to snap some amazing pics in Milan, be sure to check out these colourful spots!
PALAZZO INA
There are many entrances with a recognisable appearance scattered throughout Milan, all designed by some of the most famous architects of the 20th century. But the most instagrammed? The entrance hall of Palazzo Ina by modernist architect Piero Bottoni, who also designed Monte Stella and Qt8. An atrium with Palladian Carrara marble flooring, while the walls are covered with powder pink and cobalt blue tiles: a perfect mix for Instagram. Corso Sempione, 33
VIA LINCOLN
Low-rise houses, pastel shades, small balconies and flower gardens. The houses in Via Lincoln, a former working-class district now known as the Rainbow district are all painted in different colours. Some even gave it the nickname of Milanese Burano, and it is a sought-after place by those who, in addition to the monuments, want to discover the city’s secret and unusual places.
FONDAZIONE PRADA
The architecture of the museum offers a varied choice of views and panoramas to take a good photo. For example, the Upside Down Mushroom Room: a dreamlike installation by Carsten Höller that enriches the Atlas, the permanent collection of the Fondazione Prada, and attracts the curiosity of many visitors. But also the Bar Luce, designed by film director Wes Anderson: pastel tones, jukebox, pinball machines and a refined vintage atmosphere to feel like being in a film while sipping a cup of coffee. Largo Isarco, 2
SPECTACULAR GRAFFITI, PASTEL-COLORED STREETS, GREEN SKYSCRAPERS: JUST WALK AROUND THE CITY
AND IT’S EASY TO FIND UNUSUAL AND CURIOUS PLACES
THE COURTYARD OF CASA ROSSI
This building is a great example of eclectic architecture. It was built by Giuseppe Pestagalli in the 1860s and features a Neo-Renaissance façade on the outside. If you stand in the middle of the courtyard open to the public and you look up, you will see how its structure frames a portion of the blue sky in a perfect octagon.
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ARTLINE
Eggs that stretch out towards the sky, a gigantic hand, and stars on the square floor. These are just three of the art installations found at Artline, the park in the shadow of the skyscrapers of the City Life district, that is enriched every year with new installations. A new life for the old headquarters of the army in Piazza delle Armi, that was used for military exercises until 1923.
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VICOLO DEI LAVANDAI
Located along the Navigli, Vicolo dei Lavandai offers a picturesque view of the old Milan. You can see the stream, the canopy still supported by small wooden beams and the old lavoir. The people who came here in the past to wash their clothes were not women, but men, members of a trade association active in Milan since the 18th century.
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LA BIBLIOTECA
DEGLI ALBERI
A contemporary botanical garden located among the skyscrapers of Porta Nuova with paths that merge with each other forming geometrical patterns, circular forests and flower gardens. The Biblioteca degli Alberi is one of the most representative parks of the new Milan, greener and more sustainable, where you can spend time among nature and attend artistic and cultural events.
BOSCO VERTICALE
The green skyscraper overlooks the BAM - Biblioteca degli Alberi between the districts of Porta Nuova and Isola. It is one of the first examples of a building with a new style architecture based on biodiversity, which pays attention to the relationship between man and other living species. The façade changes its appearance every season: full of flowers in spring, bright green in summer, and with the warm colours of the foliage in autumn.
Via Gaetano de Castillia, 11
QUARTIERE ORTICA
An open-air museum, open to the public, free of charge. It is OR.ME Ortica Memoria: 20 works of urban art among the largest in Italy, made by the collective of artists known as OrticaNoodles. Each different mural tells a story about Milan of the 20th century, a route that invites both the Milanese and tourists to leave the city centre to discover a different part of our city.
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BEST FOOD EXPERIENCES
The best restaurants, aperitifs and cafes in Milan. Reservation recommended, the ‘Les Clefs D’Or’ concierge is at your service
MEAT
RESTAURANTS
BEEFBAR
Corso Venezia, 11 ph. +39 02 50037500 beefar.com/milano
Located in the former Archbishop’s Seminary, converted thanks to the redevelopment project that created Portrait Milano of the Lungarno Collection group, Beefar Milano founded by Riccardo Giraudi uses only the best meat cuts in the world to prepare traditional recipes which enhance their flavours. The dishes are prepared by executive chef Thierry Paludeto.
BEEF CLUB
Via Giovanni Boccaccio, 15 ph. +39 02 51823951 beefclubmilano.it
EL CARNICERO
Via Spartaco, 31 ph. +39 02 54019816
Corso Garibaldi, 108 ph.+39 02 87222106 elcarnicero.com
EL PORTEÑO ARENA
Viale Elvezia, 4 ph. +39 02 34537275 elporteno.it
EL PORTEÑO DARSENA
Via G. Galeazzo, 25 ph. +39 02 58437593 elporteno.it
DOMISH MILANO
Corso Lodi, 56 ph. +39 02 39540292 domish.it
Entering the world of DoMish means embarking on a journey of flavours. A restaurant and grill where everything is of the highest quality, from starters to grilled meats, all served in a refined seting, smart but not overly formal, comfortable and meticulously curated. A real spectacle to wow the eyes and the tastebuds.
EL PORTEÑO PROHIBIDO
Via M. Melloni, 9 ph. +39 02 25062491 elporteno.it
Corso Venezia, 52 ph. +39 02 38273030 andreaaprea.com
ANIMA
Via Rosales, 4 ph. +39 02 62278500 enricobartolini.net
BERTON
Via Mike Bongiorno, 13 ph. +39 02 67075801 ristoranteberton.com
BIOESSERÌ BRERA
Via Fatebenefratelli, 2 ph. +39 02 89071052 bioesseri.it
Located in the heart of Brera, this restaurant with open kitchen, modern design and intimate mood offers an utterly unique experience. Authentic flavours, superb quality ingredients and constant innovation ensure that the mediterranean-style menu astonishes and impresses with every mouthful.
ristoranteberton.com
CARMÈ RESTAURANT
Via Piero della Francesca, 52 ph. +39 02 83474207 carmerestaurant.com
Interior decor inspired by nature and the 1920s sets the intimate mood at Carmè. Guests can savour the very best of Mediterranean and Neapolitan cuisine, authentic cooking with a strong focus on simplicity and great raw materials.
CASA BI
Piazza Tre Torri ph. +39 351 6476962 casabirestaurant.com
In the futuristic CityLife district, Casa Bi combines contemporary design with food that makes you happy. The menu evokes all the warmth and goodness of traditional family cooking, with a mosaic of mediterranean flavours making for a satisfying experience. A gourmet experience in a friendly atmosphere, from breakfast to afer-dinner drinks. It also has an underground car park.
CONTRASTE
Via Giuseppe Meda, 2 ph. +39 02 49536597 contrastemilano.it
CRACCO
Galleria Vitorio Emanuele II ph. +39 02 876774 ristorantecracco.it
DANIEL CANZIAN
Via Castelfidardo, angolo via S. Marco ph. +39 02 63793837 danielcanzian.com
D’O
Piazza della Chiesa, 14 ph. +39 02 9362209 cucinapop.do
ENRICO BARTOLINI MUDEC
Via Tortona, 56 ph. +39 02 84293701 enricobartolini.net
Bright by day and romantic at night, L’Alchimia presents the astonishing cuisine of chef Giuseppe Postorino.There are plenty of gourmet ingredients of superb quality and freshness, and iconic Milanese dishes such as veal cutlet and saffron risoto.
FELIX LO BASSO
Via Carlo Goldoni, 36 ph. + 39 02 45409759 felixlobassorestaurant.it
FILIPPO LA MANTIA
(Mercato Centrale)
Via Giovanni Batista Sammartini, 2 ph. + 39 02 37928400 mercatocentrale.it/milano
IYO
Via Piero della Francesca, 74 ph. +39 02 45476898 iyo-experience.com
JOIA
Via Panfilo
Castaldi, 18 ph. +39 02 29522124 joia.it
SAVINI
Via Ugo Foscolo, 5 ph. +39 02 72003433 savinimilano.it
PARIOLI MILANO
Via Felice Casati, 45 ph. +39 02 67481919 ristoranteparioli.com
A corner of Rome in Milan. Parioli Milano is a traditional Roman restaurant that offers dishes from the Eternal City’s culinary tradition every day, alongside the most imaginative interpretations of Italian cuisine. Ideal for spending an evening dedicated to good food and good music, with a unique, enchanting view of the city.
TANO PASSAMI L’OLIO
Via Francesco Petrarca, 4 ph. +39 02 8394139 tanopassamilolio.it
Away from the hustle and bustle of the Navigli, Tano Passami l’Olio, headed by chef Gaetano Simonato, offers food that’s sophisticated yet elegantly simple, in which the chef’s credo shines through in unusual pairings and exquisite presentation. And all in surroundings that are both classic and modern.
QUADRI BISTROT
Via Solferino, 48 ph. +39 02 47755505 quadribistrot.it
A Restaurant, a Cocktail Bar, an Art Gallery in Moscova area. Quadri Bistrot combines in a single venue exclusive dinners, private events, lunch, aperitif and dinner. The patio is a beautiful setting for meals and signature cocktails as well as the dining room, with its exposed – brick arches embracing the citrus garden. The cuisine is Italian and gourmet, with an international twist in certain dishes. Parking close by.
Piazza della Scala, 6 ph. +39 349 3273374 voceaimoenadia.com
SADLER
Via dell’Annunciata, 14 ph. +39 02 58104451 ristorantesadler.it
SETA
Via Andegari, 9 ph. +39 02 87318897 mandarinoriental.com
TERRAZZA PALESTRO
Via Palestro, 2 ph. +39 02 76028316 terrazzapalestro.com
Overlooking the Indro Montanelli gardens, on the fourth floor of the Swiss Center, the historic Terrazza Palestro is known for its combination of the flavours of Italian cuisine with a panoramic view of one of the most beautiful green areas of the city. A landmark for private and corporate events, but also the ideal place to enjoy a relaxing lunch break, a romantic candlelit dinner or a Milanese-style aperitif.
UOVODISEPPIA MILANO
Via Amerigo Vespucci, 11 ph. +39 375 9108923 uovodiseppiamilano.it
Uovodiseppia Milano is the latest project of starred chef Pino Cutaia. A neighbourhood restaurant where culinary art - not only Sicilian - is expressed through ingredients, recipes and stories of everyday life, intertwined with timeless gestures and rituals. A place that unites Lombardy and Sicily with purity and simplicity, in an atmosphere that evokes Mediterranean style.
FISH
RESTAURANTS
DA GIACOMO
Via Pasquale Sotocorno, 6 ph. +39 02 76023313 giacomomilano.com
DA GIACOMO
ARENGARIO
Via Guglielmo Marconi, 1 ph. +39 02 72093814 giacomomilano.com
LA RISACCA 2
Via Regina Giovanna, 14 ph. +39 02 29531801 larisacca2milano.com
LA RISACCA 6
Via Marcona, 6 ph. +39 02 55181658 osterialarisacca6.it
Via Savona, 10 ph. +39 02 58111649 langosteria.com
LANGOSTERIA BISTROT
Via Privata Bobbio, 2 ph.+39 02 58107802 langosteria.com
LANGOSTERIA CAFÈ MILANO
Galleria del Corso, 4 ph. +39 02 76018167 langosteria.com
PESCE D’ORO BISTROT
Viale Monte Grappa, 2 ph. +39 02 58124659 pescedorobistrot.it
A’RICCIONE
Via Torquato Taramelli, 70 ph. +39 02 683807
Via Durini, 28 ph. +39 02 92853303
Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 28 ph. +39 02 3451323 ariccionemilano.it
A’Riccione is the perfect restaurant for a romantic dinner in elegant surroundings with courteous, atentive service.
Here superb ingredients are transformed into masterpieces of flavour, and fish is the absolute star of the menu. Don’t miss the roofop restaurant on the 9th and 10th floors of the Brian&Barry Building in Piazza San Babila, and the bistro.
SEA RE
Via Lazzaro Papi, 14 ph. +39 02 45470046 seare.eatbu.com
Corso Garibaldi Giuseppe, 75 ph.+ 39 02 654204 almatarel.it
GRAN BAGUTTIN
Via Baguta, 18 ph. +39 02 36512096 granbagutin.it
A restaurant with an intimate, sophisticated atmosphere that recalls Milan’s artistic heritage, this is the Gran Bagutin. Entering it is like seting foot in a museum: the history of Italian literary culture of the 1900s is contained within these walls. Dishes on the menu are designed to revive authentic traditional flavours and enhance them with our high-quality meats.
ANTICA OSTERIA CAVALLINI
Via Mauro Macchi, 2 ph. +39 02 6693174 anticaosteriacavallini.it
Via Borgospesso, 12 ph. +39 02 76002572 bicemilano.it
Bice Milano in the fashion district has been a landmark on the Milan restaurant scene since 1926. This is the place for lovers of traditional food in a refined, always elegant environment. For years, the simplicity of its cuisine has been appreciated by leading figures in the world of fashion, politics and entertainment.
CANTINA
DELLA VETRA
Via Pio IV, 3 corner Piazza Vetra ph. +39 02 89403843 cantinadellavetra.it CAVOLI
A MERENDA
Corso Magenta, 66 ph. +39 338 4679513 cavoliamerenda.eu
DAL BOLOGNESE
Via Amedei, 8 ph. +39 02 62694845 milano.dalbolognese.it
Via F. Algaroti, 22 - Via Timavo, 8 ph. +39 02 6694627 daberti.it
Da Berti is a Milanese tratoria serving traditional local dishes, the best cuts of meat and an exquisite selection of cured meats and cheeses. All accompanied by an extensive wine list to bring a twinkle to the eye and delight even the most exacting connoisseurs.
GALLERIA
Galleria Vitorio Emanuele II, 75 ph. +39 02 86464912 ristorantegalleria.it
IL CESTINO
Via Madonnina, 27 ph. +39 02 86460146 ristoranteilcestino.it
IL SALUMAIO DI MONTENAPOLEONE
Palazzo Bagati Valsecchi
Via Santo Spirito, 10 ph. +39 02 76001123 ilsalumaiodimontenapoleone.it
IL SOLFERINO
Via Castelfidardo, 2 ph. +39 02 29005748 ilsolferino.com
IL TAVOLINO
Via Fara, 23 ph. +39 02 6703520 altavolino.it
IVAN & FRANK
Corso Lodi, 37 ph.+39 02 54107101 ivanfrank-ristorante.it
Via Giovanni Batista Fauchè, 11 ph.+39 02 33105753 osterialecorti.it
OSTERIA CONCHETTA
Via Concheta, 8 ph. +39 02 8372917 osteriaconcheta.it
OSTERIA DEL CORSO
Corso Garibaldi, 75 ph. +39 02 6597441 osteriadelcorso.com
OSTERIA GRAN BURRONE
Via Mantova, 10 ph. +39 02 54118438 osteriailgranburrone.it
RISTORANTE LA BRICIOLA
Via Marsala, 1 ph. +39 02 6551012 labriciola.com
Elegant ambiance, with excellent Mediterranean cuisine and respect for traditions and a cellar with the best labels: all this is Ristorante La Briciola, in the heart of Brera. A special place created with skillful mastery by Gianni, the host, almost 40 years ago, and by Stefania, and over the years it has become a city landmark.
RATANÀ
Via Gaetano de Castillia, 28 ph. + 39 02 87128855 ratana.it
Via Marco Cremosano, 41 ph. +39 02 33001646 ribotmilano.it
RIGOLO
Via Solferino, 11 corner Largo Treves ph. + 39 02 86463220 ristoranterigolo.it
ROSSO DI BRERA
Via Marco Formentini, 7 ph. +39 02 8353 8580 rossobrera.com
ROVELLO 18
Via Tivoli, 2 ph. +39 02 72093709 rovello18.it
TAVERNADEL BORGO ANTICO
Via Madonnina, 27 ph. +39 02 86461186 tavernadelborgoantico.it
TRATTORIA IL CORMORANO ISOLA
Via Luigi Porro Lambertenghi, 34 ph. +39 02 69004383 tratoriailcormorano.it
TORRE DI PISA
Via Fiori Chiari, 21 ph. +39 02 874877 tratoriatorredipisa.it
TRATTORIA MILANESE
Via Santa Marta, 11 ph.+39 02 86451991
TRENDY RESTAURANTS
IL BARETTO MILANO
Via della Spiga, 26 ph. +39 02 67174415 ilbaretomilano.it
Much more than a restaurant, Il Bareto Milano is an exclusive meeting place, whether for dinner with friends, or an important business lunch. Here tradition meets internationality, and good food will win you over with every dish. Traditional Milanese cuisine, but also more modern dishes, along with a good wine cellar and excellent cocktails.
10 CORSO COMO
Corso Como, 10 ph. +39 02 29013581 10corsocomo.com
BULLONA
Via Piero della Francesca, 64 ph. +39 02 33607600 bullona.com
CERESIO 7
Via Ceresio, 7 ph. +39 02 31039221 - ceresio7.com
CLOTILDE BRERA
Piazza San Marco, 6 ph. +39 331 1022218 clotildefood.com
CRAZY PIZZA MILAN
Via Varese, 1 ph. +39 02 54076604 crazypizza.com
Located in the Moscova area, Crazy Pizza Milan offers a unique culinary experience. The wide range of pizzas and other dishes together with a section of wines are the ingredients for an unforgetable evening. The acrobatic pizza makers’ spectacular Spinning Pizza adds an exciting touch to the atmosphere.
MONZU
BISTROT
Via Adige, 14
ph. +39 02 99248996 monzubistrot.it
PENELOPE A CASA
Via Giuseppe Ripamonti, 3 ph. +39 389 6067372 penelopeacasa.it
THE BAR AT RALPH LAUREN
Via della Spiga, 5 ph. +39 02 30569060 ralphlauren.co.uk
APERITIF
BACKDOOR 43
Ripa di Porta
Ticinese, 43 ph. +39 340 9628890
BAR BASSO
Via Plinio, 39 ph. +39 02 29400580 barbasso.com
BAR FRIDA
Via Antonio Pollaiuolo, 3 ph. +39 02 680260 fridaisola.it
BAR LUCE
FONDAZIONE PRADA
Largo Isarco, 2 ph. +39 02 56662611 fondazionaprada.org
BHANGRABAR
Corso Sempione, 1 ph. +39 02 34934469 bhangrabar.it
CAMPARINO
IN GALLERIA
Piazza del Duomo, 21 ph. +39 02 86464435 camparino.com
CANTINE ISOLA
Via Paolo Sarpi, 30 corner via Arnolfo di Cambio, 1/A ph. +39 02 3315249 cantineisola.com
CINC
Via Marco Formentini, 5 ph. +39 02 36550257 cicbrera.it
DEUS CAFE’
Via Genova Thaon di Revel, 3 ph. +39 02 83439230 deuscafemilano.it
DRY MILANO
Via Solferino, 33 ph. +39 02 63793414 drymilano.it
Via Monte Napoleone, 19 ph. +39 02 83549386 illy.com
KNAM
Via Augusto Anfossi, 10 ph. +39 02 55194448 eknam.com
LAVAZZA
FLAGSHIP STORE
Piazza San Fedele, 2 ph.+39 342 8411682 lavazza.it
MARCHESI 1824
Galleria Vitorio Emanuele II ph. +39 02 94181710
Via S. Maria alla Porta 11/A ph. +39 02 862770 pasticceriamarchesi.com
PASTICCERIA CUCCHI
Corso Genova, 1 ph. +39 02 89409793 pasticceriacucchi.it
SANT AMBROEUS MILANO
Corso Giacomo Mateoti, 7 ph.+39 02 76000540 santambroeusmilano.com
STARBUCKS
RESERVE MILAN
ROASTERY
Via Cordusio, 1 ph.+39 02 91970326 starbucksreserve.com
Navigli(ph.GiulioBoem)
NIGHTLIFE
11 CLUBROOM
Via A. di Tocqueville, 11 ph. + 39 02 89281611 11milano.it
AMNESIA
Via A. Gato ph. +39 348 7241015 amnesiamilano.com
BLANCO
Via Giovanni Batista Morgagni, 2 ph. +39 02 29405284 blancomilano.it
BLUE NOTE
Via Pietro Borsieri, 37 ph. +39 02 69016888 bluenotemilano.com
BOBINO MILANO
Piazzale Stazione Genova, 4 ph. +39 371 4085303 bobino.it
CERA
Via Giuseppe Sirtori, 34 ph. +39 02 36575270 ceramilano.it
CHATULLE
Via Piero della Francesca, 68 ph. +39 02 34534024 chatulle.it
HOLLYWOOD
Corso Como, 15 ph. +39 327 1648497 discotecahollywood.com
IL GATTOPARDO
Via Piero della Francesca, 47 ph. +39 02 34537699 ilgatopardomilano.com
JAZZ CAFE’
Corso Sempione, 8 ph. +39 02 33604039 jazzcafe.it
JUST CAVALLI
Viale Luigi Camoens ph. +39 02 311817 justcavallimilano.com
LA BALERA
DELL’ORTICA
Via G. A. Amadeo, 78 ph. +39 02 70128680 labaleradellortica.com
LA BOUM
Via Pietrasanta, 16 laboummilano.com
LA BULLONA
Via Piero della Francesca, 64 ph. +39 02 33607600 bullona.com
LIME MILANO
Via Tullo Massarani, 6 ph. +39 348 1082533 limemilano.it
MAGAZZINI GENERALI
Via Pietrasanta, 16 ph. +39 02 5393948 magazzinigenerali.org
PLASTIC
Via Gargano, 15 ROCKET
Alzaia Naviglio Grande, 98 ph. +39 333 3313817
THE CLUB MILANO
Corso Garibaldi, 97 ph. +39 02 36534005 theclubmilano.com
TOCQUEVILLE
Via A. di Tocqueville, 13 ph. +39 391 4030794 tocqueville13.club
INFORMATION
GETTING AROUND IN MILAN AND LOMBARDY
Everything you need to know to move in the city and beyond
with four operators: Enjoy, Leasys, ShareNow and E-Vai. As for the cars, fleets now include electric vehicles.
TAXI
Unlike taxis in other cities, Milan cabs seldom stop for passengers in the street. To travel by taxi, you need to go to a stand or book by phone.
Starting tariff on weekdays, 6:00 to 21:00: €3.30
Starting tariff Sundays and holidays, 6:00 to 21:00: €5.40 Night-time starting tariff: €6.50
Starting tariff from Malpensa, Linate and Orio al Serio airports: €13.10
The phone number Taxi is +39 02 6969, +39 02 4040, +39 02 8585.
CAR SHARING
Car sharing is a simple and sustainable form of transport. To access the service you need to register on the websites of operators and download the app on your smartphone. Milan has the most extensive car-sharing provision in Italy,
CITY BIKE AND SCOOTERS
The bicycle is a green and convenient way of geting around in the city. Bike Sharing is available, either from fixed collection and drop-off stations, or with free-flow bikes. The BikeMi service operated by ATM and the Municipali-
ty of Milan allows visitors to hire bikes through its website and app. Meanwhile, electric scooters can be hired from Voi, Wind, Bit, Lime, Dot, Helbiz and Tier. We advise checking websites for the rules you must follow.
BUS
In Milan there are more than a hundred bus routes and 4 trolleybus lines, making this one of the best ways of geting
DISTANCE FROM MILAN TO:
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around the city. On Fridays and Saturdays, Milan’s night buses run every hour between 2 am and 5 am. Tickets for the bus (and other public transport) can be bought at metro stations, newspaper kiosks, tobacconists’ and from the ATM Milano app. A standard ticket is valid for 90 minutes and covers one journey on ATM public transport; it costs €1.50. You can also choose a daily ticket (€7), a three-day ticket (€12) and other options.
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main overland stations correspond with the metro lines, making travel in the area easy and quick.
METRO
With five lines, 111 stations and 94.5 kilometres of rails, Milan’s metro system is the largest in Italy. It operates every day from 6:00 to 00:30 (7:00 to 19:30 on 25 December and 1 May). The frequency of trains at major stations varies from 2 to 4 minutes, depending on the month and the timetable.
TRAIN
Milano Centrale station is the main hub connecting Milan to major Italian and European cities, and Cadorna station offers links to destinations in Lombardy. Other state-run railway stations are Garibaldi, Lambrate, Milano Rogoredo and Porta Genova. The
AIRPORTS
Milan Malpensa international (Code IATA: MXP) is the largest of the city’s airports. It is 49 kilometres north-west of the Lombardy capital, with connections by Malpensa Express train or numerous shutle bus services.
VARESE
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL MILANO
Via Gesù, 6-8 ph. + 39 02 77088 fourseasons.com
HOTELS IN MILAN
BVLGARI HOTEL MILANO
Via Privata Fratelli Gabba, 7/B ph. +39 02 8058051 bulgarihotels.com
CASA BAGLIONI
MILAN
Via Dei Giardini, 21 ph. +39 02 36661960 milan.baglionihotels.com
CASA CIPRIANI MILANO
Via Palestro 24 ph. +39 02 25064088 casaciprianimilano.com
