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February 10th, 2008
South Of The Centre: Navigli And Ticinese
Flanking the city’s two canals, just south of the Cerchia Viali, the streets of the Navigli quarter feel a long way from the city centre, their peeling houses and waterside views much sought after by the city’s would-be bohemians. A thriving inland port from the fifteenth century until the 1950s, […]
Category: Milan / Milano
February 10th, 2008
South Of Piazza Del Duomo
The area south of Piazza del Duomo is relatively thin on tourist attractions, with few real targets and unalluring streets. However, the charming church of San Satiro (daily 8-11am & 3.30-6.30pm), off the busy shopping street of Via Torino, is a study in ingenuity, commissioned from Milan’s foremost Renaissance architect, Bramante, in 1476. Originally the […]
Category: Milan / Milano
February 10th, 2008
Santa Maria Delle Grazie
Apart from Parco Sempione, good for a wander or lakeside picnic, the area around the Castello Sforzesco has little to detain you, and there are more interesting pickings to the south, beyond the busy streets of the financial district, skirted by Corso Magenta. The Museo Archeologico , in the ex-Monastero Maggiore at Corso Magenta 15 […]
Category: Milan / Milano
February 10th, 2008
Quadrilatero D’oro And The Giardini Pubblici
The shopping quarter to the northeast of Piazza del Duomo - the few hundred square yards bordered by Via Monte Napoleone, Via Sant’Andrea, Via Spiga and Via Borgospesso, the so-called Quadrilatero d’Oro - is home to the shops of all the big designer names, along with design studios and contemporary art galleries. The area […]
Category: Milan / Milano
February 10th, 2008
Piazza Del Duomo
The unquestioned hub of the city is Piazza del Duomo , a large, mostly pedestrianized square that’s rarely quiet at any time of day. Harassed Milanese hurry out of the metro station deftly avoiding the pigeon-feed sellers and cover cream vendors; designer-dressed kids hang out on the steps of the […]
Category: Milan / Milano
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