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Milan: First Time Visit
Destination(s): Milan
Italy's frenetic capital of design, fashion and finance hosts a collection of must do's for the first time visitor: The Duomo, a Gothic masterpiece and one of the largest cathedrals in the world, took some five centuries to complete. Close by is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a Belle Epoque arcade and La Scala, the famous opera house. At the Pinacoteca di Brera, one of Italy's finest galleries, you can feast on Bellini, Caravaggio, Raphael, Tintoretto and Veronese. The city's most famous piece of art can be seen at Santa Maria delle Grazie ("Our Lady of Grace"), the famous church and Dominican convent, where Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' is in the refectory of the convent. (Please remember that if you want to see Leonardo's Last Supper, you need to book in advance, because if you don't pre-purchase tickets, you have very little chance of being admitted to view the mural!) Finally for shopping, head for Quadrilatero d'Oro, the Golden Square, one of the world's great shopping areas. read more about Milan: First Time Visit
Starhotel Rosa
- P.za Fontana 3
- tel:+39 02 8831
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- Milan, 20122
Castello Sforzesco
- Piazza Castello 3
- Piazza Castello
- tel:+39 02 8846 3700
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- Milan, 20121
Colonne di S. Lorenzo
- 39 Corso di Porta Ticinese
- Milan, 20123
Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2
- tel:+39 02 8942 1146 / +39 02 467 6111
- Milan, 20123
Castello (Il)
- 16 Via Brera
- tel:+39 02 86 2913
- Milan, 20121
Porta Ticinese Medievale
- Corso di Porta Ticinese
- Milan, 20123
Peck
- Via Spadari 9
- tel:+39 02 8023161
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- Milan, 20123
Francesco Peck a ham-seller from Prague set up shop in Milan in 1883. Some 25 years later he sold his shop to Eliseo Magnaghi who managed the store for nearly 50 years before selling it on to the Grazioli family in 1956. Today it is owned by the Stoppani brothers, who bought the store in 1970.
Similar in some ways to Fauchon in Paris or perhaps a mini version of Harrod's foodhall in London, for the Milanese however, this is foodie heaven. For hams and cheeses, for pastas and sauces, for conserves and preserves, for oils and vinegars, you won't know which way to look first!
Don't miss the basement, with its 5000 bottle wine-cellar!
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
- Just off Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Scala
- tel:+39 02 7252 4301
- Milan, 20121
Da Claudio
- Via Ponte Vetero 16
- tel:+39 02 805 6857
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- Milan, 20121
Trattoria Toscana
- 58 Corso di Porta Ticinese
- tel:+39 02 8940 6292
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- Milan, 20123
Piazza del Duomo
- Piazza del Duomo
- tel:+39 02 7252 4301
- Milan, 20121
Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
- 15 Corso Magenta
- Milan, 20123
Naviglio Grande
- Alzaia Naviglio Grande 4
- tel:+39 02 8940 9971
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- Milan, 20144
Bistrot Duomo
- 2 Via San Raffaele
- La Rinascente
- tel:+39 02 877 120
- Milan, 20121
10 Corso Como Café
- Via Como, 10,
- 10 Corso Como
- tel:+39 02 2901 3581
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- Milan, 20154
Santa Maria Nascente (Duomo di Milano)
- Piazza del Duomo, 18
- tel:+39 02 7202 2656
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- Milan, 20122
Delle Mole
- Via Scoglio di Quarto 3
- tel:+39 02 832 3810 / +39 33 8788 9407
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- Milan, 20136
Museo Teatrale alla Scala
- Largo Ghiringhelli 1
- Piazza Scala
- tel:+39 2 8879 2473
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- Milan, 20121
Palazzo Reale
- 12 Piazza del Duomo
- tel:+39 02 875672
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- Milan, 20122
Antica Gelateria del Corso
- 4 Galleria del Corso
- tel:+39 02 7639 0904
- Milan, 20122
