Ultimate Milan guide

Ultimate Milan guide

You are planning a trip in Italy and want to visit? You have little time to visit and want to squeeze the best from your time? Don’t worry, I cover you! I’ve been living in Milan for 10 years now and in this guide I share with you the best and secret places to see in Milan to feel like a local This guide covers best place to see, even the unknown ones, and you just can walk though all places! If you find it useful feel free to reach on IG @from5to9_
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Start from the city centre...

The city centre of Milan is so fascinating! Milan is the capital of fashion, so explore the fanciest stores in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and Corso Vittorio Emanuele

Duomo di Milano
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Central square in Milan, perfect to start the visit.! Just be careful to pigeons
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
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Gallery next duomo with fanciest stores
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Heading to the castle

Follow Via Dante to reach the ancient Castle of Milan: don't forget to stop by Piazza Mercanti to discover its secret!

Piazza Mercanti
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This place has a secret: it is built in a way that if you whisper from one side of the arches, you can be clearly heard from the opposite side
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Starbucks Reserve Roastery
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Discover how Starbucks makes coffee in the most beautiful roastery in the world
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Sforzesco Castle
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The complex is one of the most beautiful fortified structures in Italy and one of the largest in Europe
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Parco Sempione
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Chill in the biggest park of Milan
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Arco della Pace
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Square with arch in the middle; nightlife district full of bar for aperitivo
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Reaching Brera

The small and elegant Brera neighbourhood is located halfway between the Quadrilatero d'Oro, famous for Milan's reputable fashion houses, and the Sforzesco Castle. Its beautiful, cobbled streets are home to 18th-century buildings as well as original stores selling cosmetics, handicrafts and, of course, clothes.

Brera
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Beautiful neighbourhood that don’t feel like Milan! Get lost in the narrow streets
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Pinacoteca di Brera
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National art gallery. Don’t skip the patio inside and the bar on the first floor!
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Brera Botanical Garden
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Just next Pinacoteca, free to visit and full of trees, a relaxing place
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The business district

From Brera walk to Porta Nuova, the new district which give New York vibes

Corso Como
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Famous street full of bars
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Gae Aulenti
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The new smart zone of Milan with high rise buildings
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BAM Tree Library Milan
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Nice park just close to Gae Aulenti Square
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Porta Venezia

Porta Venezia allows you to discover all of the sides of Milan: the neoclassical buildings, Corso Buenos Aires, renowned for shopping, which host large chain stores and the LGBTQ+ street

Porta Venezia
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Rainbow district with neoclassical buildings and bars
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Villa Invernizzi
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See the flamingos relaxing in the garden of the villa from outside
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Villa Necchi Campiglio
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Secret villa with a pool and outside bar
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Via Abramo Lincoln
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The burano street of Milan with colourful houses
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Darsena del Naviglio
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Have a drink along the river and enjoy the atmosphere
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hi, I’m Laura, thanks for coming to my page! I tell a little more about myself :) I was born and raised in Italy, specifically in Piedmont 🏔️ Since I was a little girl I developed a strong passion for travel, but it was when I moved to Milan for university that I really start to follow this passion Milan is the perfect city for this because it is so well connected with all Italy by trains, planes and buses I have been exploring all over Italy for years now and I can tell I am an expert in that! I have been to all the most famous places, and after covering the basis I started to look for the unbeaten places.. And I found out they are even better! In my guides I want to summarise the knowledge about Italy I built in these years so you can squeeze the best from every place without loosing time 😉 I also share my experiences on my instagram page @from5to9_, feel free to follow if you are interested in Italy related content ☺️
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