Pocket Milan

232 Pages·2018·33.8 MB·English

by  Lonely Planet

Contents
Plan Your Trip
Welcome to Milan
Top Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Shopping
Art
Architecture
History
Design
For Kids
Four Perfect Days
Need to Know
Milan Neighbourhoods
Explore Milan
Duomo & San Babila
Quadrilatero d’Oro & Giardini Pubblici
Brera & Parco Sempione
Porta Garibaldi & Isola
Corso Magenta & Sant’Ambrogio
Navigli
Porta Romana & Porta Vittoria
Worth a Trip
Borromean Islands
Como
Survival Guide
Survival Guide
Before You Go
Arriving in Milan
Getting Around
Essential Information
Language
Behind the Scenes
Our Writers
Welcome to Milan
Milan is Italy’s city of the future, a fast-paced metropolis where
creativity is big business. From cutting-edge design to creative
dining and a sidewalk scene that makes Fashion Week seem
redundant, Milan is both thrilling and fun. Everyone here is
fizzing with ideas and ambition, and it’s catching. Unlike
nonna’s Italy further south, the Milanese, like New Yorkers, are
refreshing modernists. The main currency here isn’t the euro or
amazing design gadgetry – it’s inspiration.
Duomo | DENZEL9/SHUTTERSTOCK ©
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Top Sights
Duomo
With its ageless marble facade and countless pinnacles and
spires piercing the sky, Milan’s splendid Gothic cathedral is a veritable outdoor
sculpture museum.
SHINKAJI/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Milan Top Sights
The Last Supper
Saved from WWII bombs by a bank of sandbags, Leonardo da Vinci’s Last
Supper (Il Cenacolo) is one of the world’s most iconic images.
YURI TURKOV/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Milan Top Sights
Pinacoteca di Brera
Founded in the 18th century, the Pinacoteca houses a priceless collection of Old
Masters that include the likes of Titian, Veronese, Bellini and Caravaggio.