Milan City Centre

Continuing along Via Dante, you will come across the sign of the Piccolo Teatro Grassi, from where some of the greatest actors in the Italian tradition started out. Continuing straight ahead, you will arrive in Piazza Cairoli, beyond which is the marvellous Castello Sforzesco to visit, anticipated by the spectacular fountain. Crossing the Castle you enter Sempione Park, excellent for walks in the greenery and seeing the various attractions it houses, such as the Triennale. Proceeding to the left from the park, you reach Cadorna, where the station is located and where you can see the colourful Needle, Thread and Knot symbols of the metropolitan connection and fashion. Not far away are the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UniCatt) and the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, both worth visiting for their beauty. Corso Magenta leads to Santa Maria delle Grazie where Leonardo's Last Supper is kept. From the left side of Parco Sempione, on the other hand, you enter the Brera district, famous above all for the Accademia delle Belle Arti, the Pinacoteca, the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, a magical place to study, and the Orto Botanico with its flowerbeds, ponds and centuries-old trees. Just a few steps away is the Montenapoleone area with the street of the same name and Via della Spiga, with its luxury shops.

It is part of the Milanese tradition and offers exclusive Italian dishes. Another option is Al Cantinone, here too you will find a Lombard menu in a restaurant housed in a 17th-century palace. For the city's most classic panettone, Pasticceria Marchesi in the Galleria, a refined tearoom where you can stop for a snack, or where you can order the traditional Christmas cake. In the Brera district, you will find bars and cafés where you can drink and snack or dine from meat to fish to pizza, or even exotic options such as Chinese or Japanese. A trattoria in Milan in the Centro zone, Volemose bene Roman restaurant in Via della Moscova. In general, the whole neighbourhood is one of the main references for aperitifs, dinners, and nightlife. There are various types of restaurants, pizzerias, nightclubs and cocktail bars, such as the brand-new Portico 84 inside the four-star Urban Hive Hotel, which in a short time has already become part of Milan's movida club circuit, like Corso Como. At Cadorna, near the station, in addition to various places to have breakfast or a quick lunch, one must try Temakinho, the Japanese-Brazilian sushi fusion restaurant in a colourful and energetic location.