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186 TR A VELLERS ’ NEEDS
SHOPS AND MARKETS
Whether buying or just looking, shopping most affluent cities. For those who are
is a real pleasure in Milan. As well as the interested in interior design there is plenty
window displays of the leading national of choice among the specialist shops, while
and international fashion designers – whose lovers of antiques will love the Brera and
outlets are all within the area between Via Navigli quarters, where regular outdoor
Manzoni, Via Montenapoleone, Via della antique markets are held. Milan also has
Spiga and Via Sant’Andrea, the so-called some excellent pasticcerie, where you can
“quadrilateral” – you can find small shops purchase authentic delicacies and traditional
and stores throughout the city. Shops are Milanese confectionery. At the lakes the
generally smart and stylish, especially in choice is widest in the bigger towns, and
the city centre, as good design is highly includes clothes shops, craft shops and wine
regarded in Italy, and Milan is one of the shops selling local produce.
Opening Hours
Shops in Milan are usually
open from 9:30am to 1pm
and then from 3:30 to 7:30pm.
However, many shops in the
city centre and the department
stores stay open all day, without
a break, and major bookshops
stay open until 11pm.
Shops are closed on Sunday
and Monday mornings, except
over Christmas, when they are
usually open every day of the
week. Food shops, on the
other hand, close on Monday The Coin department store in Piazza Cinque Giornate
afternoon, with the exception
of supermarkets. Department Stores Markets
During the summer holiday There are not many depart ment Italy’s outdoor markets are
period, shops generally close for stores in Milan. One of the most always fun and Milan has some
most of August, apart from the central is La Rinascente, which good specialist markets. The
department stores and shopping is open seven days a week and Mercatone dell’Antiquariato,
centres which remain open as stays open until 10pm. Opposite held on the last Sunday of the
normal, even during this rather the Duomo, it is perhaps the month at the Alzaia Naviglio
inactive month. most prestigious department Grande, is an extensive
store in the city, selling every antiques market with more
thing from clothing, perfumes, than four hundred exhibitors
toys and stationery to food, over offering antique objects and
eight floors. The restau rant has bricabrac. Every Saturday
a view of the Duomo and an at the Darsena on Viale
exhibition space. d’Annunzio there is the Fiera
In Piazza Cinque Giornate di Sinigaglia, where you can
is the Coin, with quality pro find almost anything, from
ducts at mediumrange prices, clothing to records and
including clothes and household ethnic handicrafts.
goods. Oviesse, in Via Spadari, The Mercato dell’Antiqua riato
is more down market and sells in the Brera area, between Via
clothes and other articles at Fiori Chiari and Via Madonnina,
reasonable prices. Excelsior is also worth a visit. Every
Milano is a former movie third Saturday of the month
theatre now transformed into a antiques, books, postcards
concept store by the architect and jewellery go on sale here.
Jean Nouvel, with four floors of Lastly, don’t miss the Mercato
fashion, food and design. Lastly, del Sabato on Viale Papiniano,
there is Il Portello, a shopping which offers, great designer
Window shopping in fashionable centre with shops, boutiques label bargains, clothes,
Via Montenapoleone and a large supermarket. shoes and bags.
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