Milan
Where to eat 3
Panettone and Milan's historic pasticcerie – from Cova to Marchesi
Milan's historic pastry houses and the story of panettone: Cova (1817), Marchesi 1824, Sant Ambroeus (1936), Taveggia and Cucchi – addresses, history…
Aperitivo in Milan – from Camparino and Bar Basso to Moebius
Where to drink an aperitivo in Milan: Camparino in Galleria (1915), Bar Basso and the Negroni Sbagliato, Moebius – No. 2 in the World's 50 Best Bars…
Milan's MICHELIN restaurants 2026 – three stars at Mudec and 17 more
All 18 MICHELIN-starred restaurants in Milan in the 2026 guide: Enrico Bartolini al Mudec, Seta, Andrea Aprea, Verso Capitaneo and the new stars…
What to see 14
San Siro – Milan's 'Scala of football' and its last chapter
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at San Siro: opened in 1926, home of Inter and AC Milan, host of the 2026 Olympic opening ceremony, sold to the clubs in…
Sant'Ambrogio – Milan's Romanesque basilica and its golden altar
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan: founded by Saint Ambrose in 379–386, rebuilt in Romanesque style, with Volvinius's golden altar, the Ciel…
Milan Design Week 2027 – the Salone del Mobile and the Fuorisalone
Milan Design Week 2027: the 65th Salone del Mobile.Milano at Fiera Milano Rho from 13 to 18 April, Euroluce, SaloneSatellite, the Fuorisalone…
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana – Leonardo, Caravaggio and a cardinal's library
The Biblioteca and Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan: Cardinal Borromeo's library of 1609, Leonardo's Codex Atlanticus and Musician, Caravaggio's Basket…
Cimitero Monumentale – Milan's city of marble, bronze and memory
Milan's Cimitero Monumentale: Maciachini's Famedio with Manzoni's tomb, sculpture by Wildt, Martini, Fontana and Manzù, the first crematorium in the…
Porta Nuova – the Bosco Verticale, Gae Aulenti and Milan's new skyline
A walk through Porta Nuova in Milan: Piazza Gae Aulenti, the UniCredit Tower, Boeri's Bosco Verticale with 800 trees, the Biblioteca degli Alberi…
Fondazione Prada – Koolhaas's gold-leaf distillery and the Torre
Fondazione Prada in Milan: OMA's 2015 conversion of a 1910s distillery, the gold-leaf Haunted House, the 60-metre Torre with its restaurant and…
Navigli – Milan's canals, from the Duomo's marble barges to aperitivo
Milan's Navigli: the Naviglio Grande and Pavese, the Darsena of 1603, the Duomo's marble barges, the Vicolo dei Lavandai and the antiques market…
Castello Sforzesco – Michelangelo's last Pietà and the Sforza fortress
Milan's Castello Sforzesco: Visconti and Sforza history, Beltrami's restoration, Michelangelo's Rondanini Pietà, the museums, secret routes, Parco…
Teatro alla Scala – Piermarini's opera house and the 2026–27 season
Teatro alla Scala since 1778: Piermarini's theatre, Verdi and Toscanini, the loggione, Otello opening 7 December 2026 under Myung-Whun Chung, tickets…
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – Milan's drawing room under glass
Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II: Mengoni's 1865–1877 arcade, the 37.5-metre glass dome, the bull mosaic, the 1943 bombing and the historic…
Brera – the Pinacoteca, the botanical garden and the artists' quarter
A guide to Brera in Milan: the Pinacoteca's Mantegna, Raphael, Caravaggio and Hayez, Palazzo Citterio, the 1774 botanical garden, the observatory and…
The Last Supper – 15 minutes with Leonardo in Santa Maria delle Grazie
How to book Leonardo's Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie: quarterly ticket sales, 15-minute visits, prices, the 1978–1999 restoration and…
Duomo di Milano – the rooftops, the Madonnina and 600 years of marble
Milan Cathedral from 1386 to 1965: the Candoglia marble, the façade Napoleon finished, St Bartholomew, the meridian line, the rooftop terraces and…
