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Sightseeing

MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS The city of Milan is an MUSEO DEL DESIGN ITALIANO, in the
important cultural, artistic, evocative spaces of the Curva on the ground
design and fashion center. floor of Triennale, presents a selection of the
most iconic and representative pieces of Italian
design. Here, the “Joe” armchair (1970).

Ambrosiana Picture Gallery lift, Museum and Tesoro and the Baptistery of San
The Ambrosiana picture gallery contains several Giovanni alle Fonti). http://museo.duomomilano.it.
exquisite works of art from the 15th through 17th Palazzo Reale, piazza Duomo, 12. T: 02 72022656.
centuries and includes “The Musician”, attributed M1-M3 Duomo. Map F5 7.30pm; Thurs and Sat 9.30am-10.30pm.
to Leonardo, Raphael’s cartoon for the “School of Museo Nazionale della Scienza e www.comune.milano.it/palazzoreale. Piazza
Athens” fresco and Caravaggio’s “Basket of Fruit”. della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci Duomo, 12. T: 02 88465230. M1-M3 Duomo.
Don't miss the "Leonardo da Vinci tour" organized Housed in a 16th century monastery, this is one Map F5
by Zani Viaggi (www.zaniviaggi.it). Open Tues-Sun of the most important museums of science and
9am-7pm. Admission fee €15, €10 for the adjacent technology in the world. Its collections explore the Pinacoteca di Brera
Bramante Sacristy, €20 for group tickets. www. relationship between men and machines starting Opened to the public in 1809, the Pinacoteca di
ambrosiana.it. Piazza Pio XI, 2. T: 02 806921. M1- from the ingenious inventions of the world famous Brera is located in the Neo-classical building of
M3 Duomo, M1 Cordusio. Map F5 the same name which also houses other cultural
Leonardo da Vinci. Open Tues-Fri 9.30am-5.00pm;
Gallerie d’Italia-Piazza Scala Sat, Sun and Holidays 9.30am-6.30pm. Full ticket institutions including the Braidense Library,
the Astronomical Observatory, the Botanical
The Gallerie d’Italia-Piazza Scala are housed €10 + Guided tour inside the Enrico Toti submarine Gardens, the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di
in three historic buildings overlooking Milan’s €8. www.museoscienza.org. Via San Vittore, 21. Scienze e Lettere and the Academy of Fine Arts.
elegant via Manzoni, piazza della Scala and T: 02 48555558. M2 Sant’Ambrogio. Map D5 The Pinacoteca hosts one of the most spectacular
via Morone. Two buildings host masterpieces Palazzo Reale collections of art in Italy. Don't miss the new
of 19th century Italian art from the collections Formerly the residence of all those who governed layouts of its rooms. Open Tues-Sun 8.30am-
of Fondazione Cariplo and Intesa Sanpaolo: Milan, from Napoleon to the Royal House of 7.15pm (Thurs 8.30am-10.15pm, the entrance price
the opulent Neo-classical rooms of Palazzo Savoy, the Royal Palace is currently one of the is 2 euro starting from 6pm until 10.15pm - ticket
Anguissola and the 19th century Palazzo Brentani. most important cultural centres in the city, hosting office closure at 9.40pm). Full ticket price €10.
A new section features 20th century masterpieces exhibitions of international renown. Open Mon pinacotecabrera.org. Via Brera, 28. T: 02 722631.
from the Intesa Sanpaolo collections. Open: 2.30pm-7.30pm; Tues-Wed-Fri-Sun 9.30am- M2 Lanza, M3 Montenapoleone. Map F3
Tues-Sun 9.30am-7.30pm. Thurs 9.30am-10.30pm.
Closed on Monday. Full price ticket €10. www.
gallerieditalia.com. Piazza della Scala, 6. T:
800.167619. M1-M3 Duomo, M3 Montenapoleone.
Map F4
A different perspective Museo del Design Italiano
Located on the ground floor of the Triennale
Milano, the Museo del Design Italiano, hosts a
selection of the most representative pieces of
Italian design from 1946 to 1981. Spread over
a surface of 1,300 sq.m, the over 200 works on
exhibit are part of the Triennale collection and
are displayed in chronological order to provide
The Duomo Terraces are an panoramic view, and a chance to wander amidst insights into the history, creative period and
ideal destination for lovers of flying buttresses, 135 pink Candoglia marble context in which each work was designed, as well
as the influence they had on daily life objects.
photography. Dominating the spires and 180 statues, depicting saints and Open Tue-Sun 10.30am-8.30pm. Full ticket price
other religious and historical figures. The tour,
top of the city from a height reserved for small groups, also offers visitors €18 (exhibition XXII Triennale di Milano Broken
Nature included). www.triennale.org. Viale E.
of 70 meters, they offer a a unique opportunity to admire the golden Alemagna, 6. T: 02 724341. M1-M2 Cadorna FN.
breathtaking view over the Madonnina close-up, discover the Duomo Off Map
Milanese skyline. from a different perspective, and learn about Museo del Duomo
the secrets behind its Gothic architecture from Totally refurbished in 2013, the museum houses
BY GIULIA MINERO and highlights all the material not presently
professional guides. Different ticket options,
which can also be booked online, are available. in use in the Duomo, linked to its history and
construction. Comprising 2,000 square metres of
You can either purchase a ticket that only space, twenty seven rooms and thirteen thematic
here are few things as romantic as allows access to the rooftop terraces or opt areas, the museum hosts more than two hundred
admiring a red-tinged sky from a for a 90-minute Fast-Track Duomo Tour. This sculptures and over seven hundred gypsum
T panoramic position as dusk falls. Agreeing includes a guided tour in Italian, English, French, models and then again paintings, stained glass
with this assumption, the Veneranda Fabbrica Spanish or German of the cathedral’s rooftop windows, tapestries and architectural models
ranging from the 15th century to the present day.
del Duomo once again offers visitors a chance terraces, its spacious interiors, and the church’s Worthy of particular note are the rooms of the
to access the Rooftop Terraces in summer, with archaeological area, an underground crypt Tesoro, Tintoretto’s “Jesus Among the Doctors”,
extended visiting hours from 9am to 7pm (Fri- whose original foundations are still visible. the imposing wooden model of the cathedral built
Sat-Sun until 8pm), 7 days a week. After climbing in 1519 and the tiles of the fifth door of the Duomo
251 steps, or taking the elevator on the left side >> Duomo Info Point. Piazza Duomo 14/A. by Lucio Fontana and Luciano Minguzzi. Open
Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. Closed on Wednesday and 1
of the cathedral, the Terraces are revealed in all Map F4. Open daily 9.30am-5.30pm. January, 1 May, 25 December. Full price ticket €6.
their majesty, offering visitors an unmatched T: 02 72023375. www.duomomilano.it Cumulative ticket 15€ (Terraces of the Duomo by
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