Page 14 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Milan & The Lakes

12  INTRODUCING MILAN

Afternoon Spend an hour
or more in the Pinacoteca
Ambrosiana (pp58–61) before
moving on to the church of San
Sepolcro (p57), dating, in part,
from 1030, and the historic
churches of San Giorgio al
Palazzo (p57) as well as Santa
Maria presso San Satiro (p57).
There is some great medieval
architecture to admire along
the way. Return to the Duomo
(pp48–51) in the evening to
see it gorgeously floodlit.
The landmark Teatro alla Scala overlooking the monument to Leonardo da Vinci Day 2
Morning Join locals under
visit before Santa Maria delle the elegant glass canopy of
2 Days in Milan
Grazie (pp73–5), and Leonardo the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
da Vinci’s Last Supper. (p52), before heading to the
• Admire the stained-glass nearby Teatro alla Scala (pp54–
windows in the Duomo Afternoon The Castello 5) for a tour. See the opera
• Enjoy an evening at the Sforzesco (pp66–9) is a charming house’s splendid wooden
Teatro alla Scala castle with the Parco Sempione audi torium, a vision of red
(p70) as its back drop. Spend a velvet and gilded stuccowork.
• See Leonardo da Vinci’s
couple of hours in this pictu-
Last Supper in the Santa resque park, and then make Afternoon Take Via Alessandros
Maria delle Grazie
way east, past the Gothic church Manzoni past Casa Manzoni
of Santa Maria del Carmine (p53), the late Italian novelist
(p114), to reach the Pinacoteca Alessandro Manzoni’s house, and
Day 1 di Brera (pp116–19). The high- the Museo Poldi Pezzoli (p110)
Morning Start the day at the lights here include a portrait to reach the fashion quarter
historic centre of Milan, which of Christ by Mantegna. End in Brera (pp112–13). Here,
is dominated by the Piazza the day at a waterside trattoria see the premises of celebrated
del Duomo (pp46–7) and its in the Navigli area. designers such as Dolce &
picturesque Duomo. Don’t miss Gabbana and Valentino. Reserve
the stained-glass windows of 3 Days in Milan time to visit the Pinacoteca di
the Duomo (pp48–51), especially Brera (pp116–19).
the fifth in the right-hand aisle,
which dates from about 1470. • See fabulous paintings Day 3
Nearby stands the magnificent by Picasso in the Palazzo Morning Start the day by
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II Reale exploring the beautiful San
(p52); pause to admire its • Mingle with locals under Lorenzo alle Colonne (pp82–3),
architecture over a cappuccino the glass canopy of the a Milan landmark. Allow about an
in one of the trendy cafés here. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II hour to see its Roman columns
and the 5th-century Cappella di
• Enjoy one of Brera’s lively
Afternoon From the piazza trattorias Sant’Aquilino. Then, make your
take Via Mercanti to the Piazza way from Piazza della Vetra along
Mercanti (p56–7). The medieval
Palazzo della Ragione is one
of the oldest buildings in Milan. Day 1
Reserve plenty of time to walk Morning Dedicate the
around Pinacoteca Ambrosiana morning to exploring Milan’s
(pp58–61), which houses classic historic centre. In addition to
works, including the Portrait of a spending a couple of hours at
Musician by Leonardo da Vinci. the Duomo (pp48–51), with its
Spend the evening at the high Gothic spires, take time to
Teatro alla Scala (pp54–5). visit the Museo del Novecento
(p56) and the Palazzo Reale (p56),
Day 2 two excellent museums that
Morning The basilica of house splendid collections
Sant ‘Ambrogio (pp86–9) with of con temporary art and paint-
its golden altar and elab orate ings, as well as fascinating Traditional Lombard terracotta decoration
decoration, makes for a nice temporary exhibitions. on the façade of Casa Manzoni

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