The heart of Milano – what to do in Duomo and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele

Welcome in the historical center of the city. Here you can choose to visit cultural beauties, to go shopping in one of its many prestigious labels or to relax and have an aperitif on the terraces overlooking the Duomo.Taste Pizza for dinner or delight you palate with the cuisine of famous chefs.

Places to visit Duomo, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Museo del ‘900, RinascentePlaces to taste Arengario, Ciacco Gelato senz’altro (ice cream), Cracco, Gino Sorbillo, La Cantina Piemontese (gluten free restaurant), La vecchia latteria (vegetarian restaurant), Luini, Marchesino, Pasticceria Marchesi, Peck, Spontini Places to drink Boscolo Hotel, Bryan & Berry Building, Cafè Trussardi, Camparino, Hotel dei Cavalieri, Nepentha, Savini, Signorvino, Terrazza Aperol, Terrazza Duomo 21

UndergroundDuomo M3 – yellow lineDuomo M1 – red line

Tram*stop in Piazza Fontana, tram 15*stop in Via Torino, tram 2 e 14*stop in Via Mazzini, tram 16, 24 e 27

Get on the rooftop of DuomoPiazza del Duomo

Here 5 reasons to go1. The Duomo is the fifth largest Christian church in the world2. It has the longest number of statues – 3.400 statues, 135 gargoyles and 700 figures as decoration3. Climb to the rooftop to fully appreciate the architecture4. It took thousands of workers, a new canal system and over six centuries to complete… 5. … but it’s still not finished! Continuous cleaning to keep maintain its gleaming stone

Opening hours:Church: 08.00am-07.00pmTerrace: 09.00am-07.00pm

Website: www.duomomilano.it/en/

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Have a spin in Galleria Vittorio EmanuelePiazza del Duomo

The well known Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a magnificent shopping arcade in Milan, covered with a glass cupola and iron roof. Considered one of the sites of Milanese luxury shopping, along with Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, it hosts many prestigious labels and brand shops, famous cafés and restaurants, as well as Feltrinelli Records, one of the largest megastores in Italy and one of the most antique, once called “Ricordi” after the name of the owner.It is a place to relax and let yourself be enchanted by the cute hats of Borsalino and the collections of Prada and Louis Vuitton, or stop for an aperitif.If you wish to return to Milan, the tradition suggests that you must have a spin with your heel on the mosaic bulls “attributes” that make up the pavement of the Galleria’s splendid central octagon. Once a gesture to ward off evil, it has become part of the Milanese tradition and has such a following that a deep hole has formed in the pavement.In addition, don’t miss the possibility to walk over the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II to admire the stunning rooftops of the famous Galleria and the Milan’s skyline.

Opening hours for the terrace:Everyday from 10.00am to 9.00pm

Website: www.ingalleria.com/enTerrace: http://www.highlinegalleria.com/eng

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Art in Museo del ‘900Via Guglielmo Marconi, 1

The Museo del ‘900, located inside Palazzo Arengario in Piazza del Duomo, hosts a collection of over four thousands works that catalyze the development of 20th century Italian art.Reflecting Milan’s feverish cultural dynamism, the Permanent Collection is essentially the story of several private collections that have been brought together thanks to the generosity and passion for art of many private collectors.The Museum welcomes visitors and introduces them with a Futurism masterpiece “The Fourth Estate” by Pellizza da Volpedo and Lucio Fontana’s cuts that represents a final embrace to the city.

Opening hours:Mon 02.30pm-07.30pm/Tue-Wed-Fri-Sun 9.30am-07.30pm/Thu-Sat 9.30am-10.30pmLast admission one hour before closing the museumFree entrance two hours before closing the museum and every Tuesday from 2 pm

Website: www.museodelnovecento.org/en

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RinascentePiazza Duomo

La Rinascente (derived from Rinascita - means "rebirth" in Italian) is a Thai owned Italian retailer operating upscale department stores in the area of clothing, household and beauty products, founded in Milan in 1917. The top floor has a tax-free shopping information point, a branch of chic hairdresser's Aldo Coppola, a branch of mozzarella 'sushi bar' Obika, a brand-new 'wellness lounge', and an indoor-outdoor café where you can sip hot chocolate while admiring the gargoyles on the Duomo's roof.

Opening hours:Mon-Thu 9.30am-09.00pm/Fri-Sat 9.30am-10.00pm/Sun 10.00am-09.00pm

Website: www.rinascente.it/rinascente/en

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Restaurant Giacomo ArengarioVia Guglielmo Marconi, 1

The cuisine of Giacomo Arengario includes the classics and fresh fish offered masterfully for years but thanks to the experience at "Giacomo" and "Giacomo Bistrot", it also offers certain fast dishes which are perfect after visiting the museum or shopping in the center. In the special Novecento menu, there is also a creative reinterpretation of traditional Milanese dishes.Particular attention has been paid to outdoor seating located within the large loggia overlooking Piazza del Duomo, an iron and glass structure that offers a breathtaking view and the perfect spot from which spying on the Duomo and the Piazza.

Opening hours:Open 7 days a week from noon to midnight.

Website: www.giacomoarengario.com/index-en.php

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Ciacco Gelato senz’altro – “GELATO” shop Via Spadari, 13

Ciacco, “undoubtedly the ice cream". After the ice cream shop in Parma, Stefano Guizzetti has brought its genuine products in the city of Milan near the Duomo, via Marghera. Vegans taste good, but don’t miss the granita, thick and tasty, and all the sorbets. VeganOK!

Opening hours:Mon-Sat 8.00am-09.00pmSun 02.00pm-09.00pm

Website: www.ciaccogelato.it NO ENGLISH VERSION

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Restaurant CraccoVia Victor Hugo, 4

The restaurant Cracco was born in 2007 and now boasts 2 Michelin stars.The interior is formed by two rooms that can accommodate about sixty guests, offering an airy, modern and elegant place, perfectly in line with the innovative cuisine of Carlo Cracco.A small table for four people looks like an aquarium on the kitchen, where you have the chance to see the chef and his assistants at work.The kitchen revisits the traditional Milanese cuisine proposing them in a contemporary key, combining flavors and playing on contrasts. Creativity and sophistication are amplified by a high-level wines’ selection among the best available on the world market.

Opening hours:Lunch Tue-Fri 12.30am-02.00pmDinner: Mon-Sat 07.30pm-11.00pm

Website: www.ristorantecracco.it/en/carlo-cracco

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Gino SorbilloLargo Corsia dei Servi, 11

The classic Neapolitan fried pizza prepared according to traditional recipes of Gino’s aunt Esterina Sorbillo. The good Gino, however, created a soft and easily digestible dough thanks to flour 1 from an organic farming, which has an exceptional nutritional profile, with a high presence of fibers and vitamins that give to the dish a more rustic flavor and a lower calorie intake.For the filling only PDO products such as Bufala cheese and ricotta, San Marzano DOP tomatoes, Naples salami, pork cracklings, black pepper Thalassery are used.

Opening hours:Mon-Sun 12.00am-03.30pm/07.00pm-11.30pm

Website: www.sorbillo.it/en

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La Cantina Piemontese – Gluten free restaurantVia Laghetto, 2

La Cantina Piemontese dining experience recalls large and familiar tables, full of good humor, a way of life that respects environment. They offer an extensive menu that is certified gluten free with excellent quality ingredients. Here you can enjoy traditional Milan favourites like Risotto allo Zafferano with Ossobuco and the Cotoletta alla Milanese, Milan breaded cutlet, in delicious gluten free versions.However, if you don’t want to limit yourself to traditional Milanese dishes, La Cantina Piemontese also specialises in dishes from the Piedmont area of Italy…recommend the Risotto with Castelmagno cheese!

Opening hours:Mon-Sat 12.00am-02.45pm/07.30pm-10.45pmClosed on Sunday

Website: www.cantina-piemontese.it

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La vecchia latteria – Vegetarian restaurantVia dell'Unione, 6

Just off busy via Torino you’ll find this old-style “latteria” (milk shop), with tiled walls, vintage photographs and football trophies.The owners here have interpreted the latteria concept in veggie style, and created a menu with pasta, omelettes, soups and mixed starters, one tastier than the other. The best option is “misto forno”, a huge tasting platter of their specialties. But the vast majority choose also between “misto griglia” and the super eggplant Parmigiana.

Opening hours:Mon-Sat 12.00am-05.00pmClosed on Sunday

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Luini - Mandatory PanzerottoVia Santa Radegonda,16

If you walk to the Dom and see a long queue coming out of one of the side streets of Corso Vittorio Emanuele, then you have to stop straight away and follow the crowd. No, you won’t find a celebrity surrounded by his/her fans, you will see a small 2 window shop, full of people, with a lovely smell coming out: Luini.This place has been an institution for the last 3 generations of Milanese people (and it does not even sell Milanese food!) thanks to its famous panzerotti, a typical street food from Puglia, the region that is in the heel of the Italian peninsula.Traditionally, the panzerotto is made of bread/pizza dough folded in a half moon shape with a mozzarella and tomato filling inside. It can be cooked in the oven or fried, and of course you have to choose between health and taste (I always go for the latter).Luini is the best place in town if you want to taste this delicious specialty and it now offers a variety of fillings, like ham, vegetables or even sweet ingredients (nutella, cream, …).

Opening hours:Mon 10.00am-03.00pm/Tue-Sat 10.00am-08.00pm

Website: www.luini.it/eng/index.htm

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Restaurant MarchesinoPiazza della Scala, angolo Via Filodrammatici, 2

Gualtiero Marchesi, one of the Italy’s most revered chefs, presides over a modern dining room in that other Milanese institution, La Scala. Chairs upholstered in deep crimson evoke the neighbouring concert hall, as do musical notes cascading across white china. The menu is similarly traditional but infused with a creative spirit. Earthy handcut spaghetti are served with mussels and a verdant tangle of zucchini, foie-gras-scented roast pigeon is scattered with pinenuts and raisins atop the freshest baby spinach.

Opening hours:08.00am-01.00am

Website: www.marchesi.it/en/il-marchesino.html?jjj=1468503122656

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Pasticceria MarchesiVia Santa Maria alla Porta, 11/a

Pasticceria Marchesi, one of Milan’s most iconic cafes, was founded almost 200 years ago in the same location in which it continues to operate today. Its products are still made by hand, using the simplest, freshest ingredients possible.Try the famous Panettone Christmas cake or Amor Polenta breakfast cake! Delicious

Opening hours:Tue-Sat 7.30am-8.00pm / Sun 8.30am-1.00pm

Website: www.pasticceriamarchesi.it/index.html

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Peck – the Italian temple of gastronomy!Via Spadari, 9

Start your journey at Peck's salumi counter, where you can pick up some lush Bazzone ham from Tuscany, superbly piled onto a piece of fresh ciabatta. Then stroll around to the cheese counter, the butchery, the fruit section or the wine one…a paradise for your eyes!Stay for the aperitif at Peck Bar or for dinner at Restaurant “Al Peck”, first floor.

Opening hours:Shop: Mon 3.30pm-8.30pm / Tue-Fri 9.30am-8.30pm / Sat 9.00am-8.00pm - Closed on SundayBar: Mon-Fri 7.30am-10.00pm / Sat-Sun closedRestaurant: Mon 3.30pm-8.30pm / Tue-Fri 9.30am-8.30pm / Sat 9.00am-8.00pm

Website: www.peck.it/en

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SpontiniVia Santa Redegonda, 11

At Spontini you will find every kind of people: students, businessmen, families, office workers, professionals and tourists. It is still using the same pizza recipe they always have: 100% Italian Km 0. Tomatoes from Piacenza, Flour from the Certosa Mill in Pavia, Mozzarella from Varzi or from the Lodi area, Olive Oil from Ravenna and Anchovies from the Mediterranean Sea.Simple ingredients, selected suppliers and low prices. What else?

Opening hours:Mon-Sun 11.00am-01.00am

Website: www.pizzeriaspontini.it

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Boscolo HotelCorso Matteotti, 4/6

Situated in the heart of the city's fashion district, it is a symbol of contemporary living, of design combined with luxury. An original fusion of elegance, art and Italian style.The terrace offers a breathtaking panoramic views over the city and it becomes a Lounge Bar and an exclusive Champagnerie at night. Try it!

Opening hours:Aperitif 6.00pm-8.30pm

Website: www.milano.boscolohotels.com

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Bryan & Berry Building – Terrazza 12Via Durini, 28

A new place to “good drink” in Milan, inspired by the elegant ‘50s. Terrazza 12 is a lounge bar on the 10th floor of The Brian&Barry Building, San Babila, with an international drink list. Besides the great classics of mixology, there are 12 totally original signature cocktails, created especially for Terrazza 12 to accompany food from “Asola”, the restaurant. The international concept of “food pairing” means combining mixology with specially chosen elegant food of great quality in order to provide guests with a unique experience.

Opening hours:Terrace: Open 7/7 12.00pm–01.00amAsola restaurant: Open 7/7 for lunch 12.30pm–2.30pm, dinner 7.30pm–11.00pmSunday brunch: 12.00pm–4.00pm

Website: www.thebrianebarrybuilding.it/en

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Café TrussardiPiazza della Scala, 5

With its urban ambiance, contemporary spirit and relaxed elegance, Café Trussardi perfectly represents the Trussardi Group philosophy in which effortless elegance is its maximum expression. Style bar and déhors enclosed dining area are a well-balanced fusion of fashion, food and design expressed through unique style.

Opening hours:Mon-Fri 12.00am-3.30pm/7.00pm-11pm/ Sat 7.00am-11.00pmClosed on Sunday

Website: www.experience.trussardi.com/en

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CamparinoGalleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza del Duomo, 21

Historically known as the bar of the Campari brand, The Camparino is one of the symbols commonly associated with Milan, alongside fashion and design. It was the place that gave birth to the tradition of the aperitif. So the advice is…stop and try a cocktail with Campari!

Opening hours:07.15am–08.40pmClosed on Monday

Website: www.camparino.it/index.php?l=eng

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Hotel dei CavalieriPiazza Giuseppe Missori, 1

A prestigious four star Hotel in the heart of Milan, only few steps away from the Duomo Cathedral and the Alla Scala Theater. From the Hotel you can easily reach the fashion shopping district, the most important museums and exhibitions in town and all the business and economical main venues.The Hotel bar is the perfect location for social or working engagement for a coffee, for light lunch or for a wonderful drink in the evening. During the summer the bar is also open on the hotel terrace.

Opening hours:Everyday 6.00pm-10.00pm

Website: www.deicavaliericollection.com/eng

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NepenthaPiazza Armando Diaz, 1

The elegant nightclub Nepentha is located in the historic center of Milan, a few steps from the Duomo. More than 30 years Nepentha is a meeting for the young people of the city, famous fashion models, photo model, business and sport people. In a word, beautiful people in a good classic sense. The entrance is free but selective.

Opening hours:Wed-Sat 11.00pm-5.00am

Website: www.nepenthaclub.com NO ENGLISH VERSION

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Savini

Via Ugo Foscolo, 5

Savini was a popular meeting place for celebrities from the world of art and culture, from Giuseppe Verdi to Giacomo Puccini, from Eleonora Duse to Maria Callas…Even if you sit down at tables for a lunch, dinner or coffee, you will feel into a spiritual history. The three souls, Savini Caffè, Savini Ristorante and Savini Gusto keep you in a 360° food experience where exploring the excellence of “made in Italy” products, guides guests across a stair of various levels of kitchen and service.

Opening hours:Restaurant: 12.00pm-2.30pm/7.00pm-10.30pm - Closed for lunch on Saturdays and on SundayBistrot: 8.00am-11.00pm every day - Open for business even after the final curtain at La ScalaPatisserie: 8.00am-11.00pm every dayFood Boutique: 11.00am-9.00pm – Closed on Monday

Website: www.savinimilano.it/en

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SignorvinoPiazza del Duomo

Experience the culture of 100% Italian wine surrounded by feelings of a real wine cellar and exposed brick walls. Signorvino wine bar in Milan offers a relaxing break from the hustle and bustle of the city, allowing you to immerse yourself in a journey through the Italian wine regions.The traditional food is linked to individual regions, to best represent the area and its characteristic food & wines.

Opening hours:Mon-Fri 8.00am-12.00amSat-Sun 9.00-12.00am

Website: http://www.signorvino.com/en/wine-shop/milan-duomo

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Terrazza AperolPiazza del Duomo

Always in Piazza Duomo, if you are looking for somewhere a little more “pop“ and less exclusive, go to the Terrazza Aperol, with its new look with designer armchairs in Aperol colour. From here to order a spritz will be more pleasant than normal!

3 parts Prosecco, 2 parts Aperol and 1 splash of seltz or soda. Mixed and ready for success, try an Aperol Spritz!

Opening hours:Sun-Fri 11.00am-11.00pmSat 11am-12pm

Website: http://www.terrazzaaperol.it/en/home/

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Terrazza Duomo 21Piazza del Duomo, 21

Sit back, relax and enjoy the Duomo 21 experience, the newest after-work destination in Milan. The full food menu includes everything from casual pub fare to fine dining entrees, a vast array of the finest cocktails, global wines and beers. Take a Martini and have a good time!

Opening hours:Everyday 11am-1am

Website: http://www.duomo21.it/eng/Terrazza-Duomo-21

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