EYEWITNESS TRAVEL MILAN &THE LAKES MILAN AREA BY AREA | 45 HISTORIC CENTRE The area around the Duomo was the religious 18th century, and a stage for the city's major centre of Milan in the 4th century. Up to the religious and civic ceremonies, in the 19th 14th century it was the site of the basilicas century it became the nucleus from which of Santa Tecia and Santa Maria Maggiore and avenues radiated, in the 1860s the decaying the Early Christian baptisteries, San Giovanni dwellings and the shops around the Duomo alie Fonti and Santo Stefano. These were were demolished to make way for the all demolished to make room for the new construction of the then futuristic Galleria. the cathedral.The political and administrative symbol of Milan after the unification of Italy. centre of the city was the nearby Palazzo The damage caused by bombs in World War ii deila Ragione. At that time Milan was only created large empty areas later occupied by slightly larger than the present-day historic many modern buildings. The Historic Centre centre; in fact, what is today Piazza deiia Scaia is always thronging with visitors, drawn by was on the edge of town. Piazza del Duomo the world-famous churches, museums and was the focus of small businesses until the galleries and also by the excellent shops. Sights at a Glance Streets, Squares and O San GoUardo in Cone • RestaurantspIZO Historic Buildings ® San Sepokro 1 Al Cantinone O Galloria Villorio Emanuelc II O San Giorgio itl P.nlinzzo 2 Boeucc O Pnlazzo Marino O S.iriia M.iria presso San Saliro 3 Camparino in Galleria O Ciisa degli Omenoni Galleries 4 Cracco O Cflsa Man^oni ,md P\^27ii Eelijioioso O Miisc'o del Noveccnio 5 La Cupola O PmzA del Liberty and Corso Villorio O )\rir;ro(ciC(jAjri(wojio/w 6 La Hinascerite Food Market Lriianiiele II U.vpi)58-6! 7 i.e Noir O PnlazEo Reale 8 Siivinl Theatres O Piazza Mercanli 9 VUN l'emmallaSailaieepp54-5 ® Palazzo Dorroiiieo O Churches O Ouomoieepp^S-St O San Fedeic •i HwexpansiveinteiiocofGalleriaVinorioEnianuelell tm !..•» wnilinl. r .^/ lU MILAN AREA BY AREA | 107 NORTH LAS T MILAN Elegant Via Manzoni is the heart of a vast with its many aristocratic palazzi, you will area stretching from the Brera quarter to Via come to the Giardini Pubbiici and the Montenapoleone and Corso Venezia. Brera Villa Reale, home of the Modern Art is known for its characteristic winding streets, Gallery.The area extending beyond the some of which stiil have their 18th- century ramparts, which was undeveloped up paving. The fashion district around Via to the early 19th century, includes the Montenapoleone is the domain of the Cimitero Monumentale, the Stazione designer shops. Starting from Piazza San Centraie (main railway station) and the Babiia and continuing through CorsoVenezia, Pirelli building, Milan's tallest. Sights at a Glance Churches O PinacoiecadiBreiaseeppI 10 II liarello al Baglloni O ^iri M.irco © Planetarium 11 llCorkiitdulo O Sini.i Mdrij del Carmine O Museo di Sloria Naturalc 12 IITtMiio ® San Sillipliclanu © Villa Belgbjuso Galleila 13 JoUi O SaiiiAiKjcIo dArie Modcrna 14 ton ion 15 Malawxjll.i O SinM M.ifia Incoronnia Gardens and Cemeteries 16 NolxiAim.inl Streets, Squares and O Cimiiero Monumentale 17 Obrkcl Historic Buildings © Giardini Pubbllcl 18 Osieila dd Iteiio OYuiMniizoni 19 Oslorla L,i I'lolo O Arch! di I'oiKi Niiova 20 I'kcola Ciitiria O Prli.lZZO ClIMIli O R«tauraotsppl7J-5 21 rrind O Piiolli KiiiklliKi 1 10 Corso Como 22 Rigoki ® Sui/juiiu CCMII.IIL' 2 Akropolis 23 Serendib © li.isikiiii di I'uri."! Vwicziii 3 All,! Cucina delle Langhe 24 Tomoyoshi Encio 0 (n/vi Vriuviii \(rjp)M-5 4 Ruigari 25 Trattoria Ai Maiarel Museums and Galleries 5 Caftf Verdi di Rosso Maria 0 Musco [Yitdi PLV/OII 6 lla (>i.innino O Miisi'ci lt,i(|,illiViilsec( III 7 n.i Ilia O I'lilivzo Muraiiik) ( nsliimi.' 8 Gkjiio Dosso Mcidd Iniiiiaijliie 9 1 long Koni] (SI u © ff) CtnucitF.S. I,, a .>c*ninia "r US rkU7«r-tf- '^tf^ " V5a^ 5 ir M«r.ami # Gat3V^||.,, Xi,,/ ueeiiri © ©ft©V 4 - -tyOf O ai© pU*i See oho Sneer Finder ^ tonoo % mopj JST -4 Hapoleaonai Man ihe Peacemaker in tlx courtyard of PIracoteca di Brera For keys to symbols see back Hap SOUTHWEST MILAN Religious complexes once covered this which follows the course of the medieval district, preventing further building until walls, and the outer ring road, which the early 19th century. The suppression of replaced the Spanish wails. Further on the monasteries in the late 18th century is the Navigiio canals quarter, with the paved the way for the urbanization of the Naviglio Grande and the Pavese, the last area between the medieval and Spanish vestiges of what was once a major network waiis, crossed by two iarge avenues, Corso for communications and commerce. Italia and Corso di Porta Ticinese. Beyond Barges used the Naviglio Grande to Porta Ticinese, which leads to the southern transport the Candoglia marble used to part of Milan, is Corso San Gottardo. The build the Duomo and, in the 1950s, the area is bordered by the inner ring road. material for postwar reconstruction, Sights at a Glance Streets, Squares and O Snnia Miiri,i riei Miracoli 0 RestaurantsppfZI-Z Historic Buildings presso Siin Celso 1 AI Pont de l-err O I'i.iz/a dellii Velra iinii nii?dicv.ii © San PiioloCunwibo 2 AI Porto I'or in Ticinese © Siim'Alcssiindro 3 Alia Coliina Pistoiese O l.arijo Cunibliki niuf Vin iniiiio Museums and Galleries 4 Dal Bolognessj O Vi.i Oico O Museo N.izioii.iii'delln 5 L'OcnGiulyf&fl/ Churches Scieliz,! edefl,! Tei lli)l()i|i.l 6 t'Ulmel ' N 7 OsleiiiideiBlnari O .^"/j Imv I/O allc Ciilomc Lcoiinnk) dn Vinii 8 OsieiiatJjTOPre siHippSP.-S O Mijscii OioceSiiiH) 9 Oslerin Porta Cicca O ^nii Hernnidino nile Mdii.Rlie 10 Dzzerialradizionalecon O ^iJi)i'Ambioi/ioiLvpij8b-9 Ciicina di Pesco ©SimVilioreiil Coipi) 11 I'rei nia in Pizzeria © S.][ii'fiiMi)r(jio 12 Irailoria Auroia -4 Magnificent golden celling in the basilica of SanCAmbrnglo For keys to symbols see back Hap SOUTHWEST MILAN | 89 88 I MILAN AREA BY AREA Sant'Ambrogio in Milan, it Exploring Sant'Ambrogro The Interior is dominated symbolically by Bergognone's The Risen The fact that the church of Sant'Ambrogio houses the The nave provides the best Chmi(c.l491), view of the interior, revealing remains of the city's patron saint, the church's founder, in the third chapel is an the basilica in all its splendour. makes it a special place for the Milanese. Most of its interesting painting by Luini, The nave has two side aisles present-day appearance is the result of rebuilding in a Madonna wilh Saints Jerome divided by arcades supporting and Rocco. the 10th and 12th centuries by the Benedictines from the women's galleries with piers the nearby monastery, who made it a modei of Lombard with carved capitals. At the Romanesque religious architecture. All that remains of beginning of the nave is the fVluseo deila Basilica the 4th-century basilica are the triumphal arch and its Serpent's Column, said to have At the end of ihe north aisle you columns, which became part of the apse. In 1937-40 been erected by Moses in the desert. Beside it, to the left, come out into liie Portico deiia and in the postwar period the Romanesque structure and excavations show the level of Canonica, the presbytery poriico, delicate colours were restored. From the Pusteria (gate) the original 4th-century floor. whicb was ieft unfinished by there is a marvellous view of the church, with its two bell Bramanle (1492-4) and rebuiil The pulpit (or ambo) is made after World War II. T he columns towers and atrium, flanked by the rectory and museum. of pieces saved when the The Serpent^ Column, at tiie beginning of Ihe nave ol Ihe ccniial arch, sculpted to dome collapsed in 1196. This resemble tree trunks, are magnificent monument is the kings of Italy crowned here. Ihe infant St John Ihe Baplisi unusual. The entrance to the suspended arches, as well decorated with an eagle and Pusteria di Pan of the iarge mosaic in Ihe by Bernardo Lanino, who Basilica Museum, with six rooms as the proportions, match a seated man, symbols of tlie Sant'Ambrogio apse dates from liie 6lh and frescoed the Legend of St George featuring objects and works of those in the church, creating evangelists John and Matthew. 8th cenluries.The scene on the on the sides [1546). The art from the church, is here. The Pusteria di Sant'Ambrogio, a iiarmonious continuity Underneath is tiie sarcophagus left, a Benedictory Christ, is of Baroque chapel of the Holy Among the most interesting one of the minor gales on between exterior and interior, of Slilicho (d ih rem ury) with Ihe same period, while the one Sacrament, the fifth, contains pieces are a 13th-century the medieval walls, is a good l ite atrium houses finds and reliefs representing (going on the right is the result of the frescoes The Death of multicoloured londo of starting point for a visit to tombstones from this area, clockwise) Oirfsi Giving liw 18lh-teniury and postwar St Benedict by Carlo Preda and St Ambrose; a cast of Siiilcho's the church. Rebuilt in 1939, which was once an Early law to Si Peter, four scenes from reconstruction. St Bernard by sarcophagus; St Ambrose's bed; it houses a museum with old Christian cemetery.