WHERE MILAN PROJECT IS ENDORSED BY MARCH 2016 THE MONTHLY GUIDE TO Milan ® WELCOME TO MILANO ALL YOU CAN DO IN THE CITY NEW OPENINGS FASHION OUTLETS & FACTORY STORES SIGHTSEEING | MUSEUMS | ENTERTAINMENT | SHOPPING | DINING | MAPS Client -- McAGMcAG TypeType AreaArea -- n/an/a Initials -RS- RS Outlet -- SERAVALLE BleedBleed -- 3mmmm Scale -- 100100 Ad Type -- PRESS Date -- 11–02–201611–02–2016 Effective DPI -- >300 >300 PublicationPublication -- WHERE MILAN FileFile NameName -GL1082_7_SS16_it_Serravalle_Press_WhereMilanMarch_DPS_414x277mm_AW -GL1082_7_SS16_it_Serravalle_Press_WhereMilanMarch_DPS_414x277mm_AW SizeSize -- 414x277mmmm Milan March 2016 the guide 30 SHOPPING Pisa Orologeria has recently opened its new Flagship Store 62 FOOD & WINE 6 HOT DATES A one-of-a-kind food experience at Eataly Smeraldo, in the Porta Nuova district 66 DINING Bar Luce at the Fondazione Prada: a typical Milanese C café boasting a retro atmosphere M Y 74 ENTERTAINMENT 26 NEW OPENINGS 16 FOCUS la Verdi pays homage CM to the cinema with a MY great live synchronized CY performance WHERE MILAN PROJECT IS ENDORSED BY CMY MARCH 2016 THE MONTHLY GUIDE TO Milan ® 80 OUT OF TOWN K Contents Dream lakes lying north of Milan and five day-trip destinations 5 POINTS OF INTEREST 20 EXCLUSIVE STORES Discover the city, starting from Discover the city’s outlying 84 SIGHTSEEING WELCOME its main landmark attractions. fashion outlets. & MUSEUMS TO MILANO ALL YOU CAN DO Car enthusiasts can IN THE CITY NEW OPENINGS FASHION OUTLETS now visit the new & FACTORY STORES 6 HOT DATES 24 GIFT GUIDE SIGHTSEEING | MUSEUMS | ENTERTAINMENT | SHOPPING | DINING | MAPS Alfa Romeo Museum This month’s round-up of shows, Spring with its scents and DR.JAMES M. BRADBURNE, art exhibitions, concerts and fairs. colours brings a touch of elegance HEAD OF THE PINACOTECA 90 ESSENTIALS DI BRERA AND THE and gaiety to the windows BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE The Milan metro BRAIDENSE. 12 A HISTORICAL GEM of Milanese boutiques. and suburban rail PHOTO © MARTIN RIESE Villa Necchi Campiglio, an historical network: how to get home currently owned by 26 NEW OPENINGS around the city FAI-Fondo Ambiente Italiano. Enter an innovative world of food and luxury locations. » MAP PAGE 94 14 HOT VENUES The city’s most iconic venues 32 LUXURY TOP BRANDS www.magzter.com Digital magazine store devoted to entertainment, A round-up of addresses CityLife www.pressreader.com music and art. featuring the most coveted Digital magazines luxury brands. issuu.com/where-italia 16 PAST & PRESENT Magenta Digital magazines With its age-old history, the 56 THE BEST OF... S. Ambrogio Follow us on twitter @WhereMilan corso Magenta district Take a stroll through the Galleria Like us on is also one of the hubs of Vittorio Emanuele II, Brera and facebook.com/WhereMilan taste and shopping in Milan. the Vercelli-Belfiore district. 2 WHERE LONDONMILAN I MARCH I JANUARY 2016 2013 YOUR TRAVELING COMPANION SINCE 1936® [ SIGHTSEEING] WELCOME Good to know ® whereMAGAZINE Milan Before you begin your visit please take note of www.wheremilan.com WHERE MILAN MORE AT PROJECT IS WHERE ITALIA SRL Points of interest some tips that will be very useful during your stay. ENDORSED BY PAGE 85 Via Ezio Biondi, 1. 20154 Milano. These are only suggestions. 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Map F4 MANAGING DIRECTOR An elegant four-storey arcade housing luxury Where Milan Daniele Misrachi the InfoMilano official tourist information center. cafés and designer shops known as the AMBROSIANA PICTURE GALLERY It ‘s located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, on the EDITORIAL COORDINATION “living room” of the Milanese. Piazza Duomo- Exhibition of several works of art from Alessandra Finzi corner of Piazza della Scala, or for a more service-oriented location don't ([email protected]) Piazza della Scala. M1-M3 Duomo. Map F4 the 15th through 17th centuries and home to Leonardo’s “Codex Atlanticus”. miss the Milan Visitor Center, which is very near to the Castle, in Largo MAGAZINE EDITORIAL STAFF Carey Bernitz, Elena Binda, Cairoli. This is a hub for the numerous shuttles that provide transportation Stefania Vida (lifestyle&fashion editor) “THE LAST SUPPER” IN SANTA MARIA www.ambrosiana.it. Piazza Pio XI, 2. DELLE GRAZIE CHURCH M1-M3 Duomo. Map F5 to shopping outlets, and sightseeing tours from the lakes to Venice. WEB EDITORIAL STAFF Chiara Fonzi, Giulia Minero ([email protected]) Leonardo da Vinci’s mural painting is one of the most famous attractions in the world. BRERA DISTRICT ART DIRECTION Elisabetta Giudici MOVING AROUND www.cenacolovinciano.net. Piazza Santa One of the city’s most vibrant districts DESIGNER Joy Lacanlale To tour the city buy The Milan Pass, Maria delle Grazie, 2. M1-M2 Cadorna FN, known for its bohemian atmosphere CONTRIBUTORS & CONSULTANTS Adriano Caramenti Castello Sforzesco M1 Conciliazione. Map D4 and trendy nightlife. Via Brera and your key to the city, (more on (photographer), Sieva Carolo, Floriana di Maio, Fabio www.themilanpass.com - Lancini, Davide Mura, Diana Orlando, Elena Peverata, surrounding areas. M2 Lanza. Map F3 Simone Pinter, Federica Raggio CASTELLO SFORZESCO Infoline +3902867131). Transport and ICONOGRAPHY Archivio Where® Italia A 15th century seat for Milan’s ducal family. MONTENAPOLEONE DISTRICT entertainment in one: included in Today, its museums contain masterpieces Milan’s Luxury Fashion District and one CARTOGRAPHY Compass Maps Ltd. (UK). The Milan Pass you'll find a ticket for the City Map: © Where Italia srl. 2015 - Original Map by by famed artists. www.milanocastello.it of the most prestigious precincts Urban File - www.urbanfile.org Piazza Castello, 1. M1-M2 Cadorna FN, in the city. M1 San Babila, CitySightseeing red double Metro Map created by Dmitry Goloub C I T Y M A P decker buses; 3 lines and 40 M1 Cairoli, M2 Lanza. Map E4 M3 Montenapoleone. MARKETING & ADVERTISING Isa Faleschini, Paola Grilli, Map F4, G4 stops allow you to crisscross Marta Mailhac, Rachele Renna, Paola Zannoni NAVIGLI Milan easily, and many tourist services are included. ADMINISTRATION Katia Greto SHOPPING A network of canals perfected by ART&CULTURE SUBWAY PRODUCTION & CIRCULATION, SALES SUPPORT Leonardo da Vinci and currently one of TIPS COORDINATOR Paola Grilli the main hubs of the Milanese “movida”. AND DON'T FORGET OUR FREE MAPS! OUT OF TOWN Never forget your Where® Map! It's free and you can HOTEL PR SERVICES Maria Granata Don't miss the new basin of the Darsena, ([email protected]) find it in your hotel (ask your concierge), or at tourist the "port of Milan". M2 Porta Genova FS. CUSTOMER SERVICES Cristina Garbini, Maria Grazia Rubino Map E6 information points around the city. REG. TRIB. MILANO No. 453, 19 JULY 2010 WHERE ITALIA SRL, ISCRITTO AL ROC No. 20182 DEL 14 SETTEMBRE 2010 Museo del Novecento (see page 88) DIRETTORE RESPONSABILE: ANDREA JARACH PRINTED BY GRAPHICSCALVE SPA LOCALITÀ PONTE FORMELLO, 1/3/4 24020 VILMINORE DI SCALVE (BG) EDITOR'S TIPS Although the publisher has made every effort to include copyright credits, in the event WELCOME TO MILANO of there being any errors, oversights or omissions, we would like to apologize to the “The museum is a place that inspires emotions. copyright holders in question whose names will be published in the next issue. We therefore need to put Brera back into the ITALY Where® is also published in Rome by Tourist heart of Milan and the visitor back into the heart Media srl and in Naples by IES Comunicazione srl of Brera”. With these words, James M. 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It is with the same In perfect keeping with a general makeover, Recently opened and housed in the Four floors of innovative space showcasing Where® Magazine makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the enthusiasm that Where® Milan's essential visitor information it publishes, but cannot be held responsible for any the highly central Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II gardens of the Casa degli Atellani, Armani's iconic fashion from the past guides and city maps are ready to welcome the consequences arising from errors or omissions. All rights reserved. has new spaces for exhibitions, meetings, Leonardo’s Vineyard is located just a short 40 years. The looks, which do not follow Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited 5 million visitors expected to visit the city over eateries plus an exclusive panoramic distance from the Church of Santa Maria any chronological order, underline the the next few months.