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What to do and see in Centro Storico, Lombardy: The Best Historic Sites
One of the world’s fashion capitals, Milan offers endless opportunities for chic shopping. Hit the artsy neighborhood of Brera for leather goods and Via Monte Napoleone for exclusive, expensive boutiques. The enchanting mosaics and glass vaults of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II make shoppers feel like they’re wandering inside a painting. Take break from your spree to gape at the iconic Duomo, then grab tickets to a performance at La Scala. Post-opera, the Navigli district pulses with late-night activity.
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1. Santa Maria delle Grazie
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4.5 based on 3,314 reviews
One of the world's most famous paintings, Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" (1495-97), is displayed here.
Reviewed By SammyLuli
This beautiful church built 1497, by the same architect designed the St Peter's Basilica in Rome, commissioned what would become one of the greatest artists of humanity, paint a fresco, that would in turn become the most coped image of the last 5 centuries of Western civilization and a defining image of Christianity. Inside the church itself is beautiful detail, gorgeous craftsmanship without being ostentatious, the grounds are lovely as well. I would recommend getting a tour, wealth of information and puts into perspective the 600 year history of what you're looking and allows access to lovely gardened grounds, especially that this almsot all disappeared in WW2.
2. Castello Sforzesco
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4.5 based on 13,235 reviews
Reviewed By vimals2016 - Pune, India
It’s a very beautiful castle spread across a large area.. it’s centrally located in Milan .. u have a big garden of castle next to it .. it’s a good idea to buy ticket and get a guided tour in case u love history ... simply beautiful.
3. Il Cenacolo
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4.5 based on 13,500 reviews
Reviewed By Canadianstraveling - Oakville, Canada
We were fortunate to be able to see Leonardo da Vinci’s late 15th Century painting of “The Last Supper” (Cenacolo Vinciano) when we visited Milan as part of a trip to Italy in May 2019. Getting tickets to do so was an adventure the details of which may be useful to others. While doing some background reading on Milan to get us through a long Canadian winter, we learned that: you needed tickets to see the painting; that tickets were very limited (30 persons per time slot); that tickets could be purchased on-line; and that monthly blocks of tickets were released several months in advance on specific dates and a specific times. According to the Cenacolo Vinciano website, tickets for when we were going to be in Milan would be available on-line at 9:30 A.M (Milan time) on March 12. It was to obtain those tickets that I was delegated to awaken just before 3:30 A.M. E.S.T. one snowy day in March (corresponding to the 9:30 A.M. time in Milan on March 12). Despite some technical hurdles (like having to activate your Viva account via an email message sent mid-way through the purchase process), I was successful in obtaining two tickets with an English tour (only available twice a day) for a 9:30 A.M. admission two months later on a date in early May at a cost of 31 Euros. The third email received about this transaction had the subject line “Thank You for Your Order” and included a link to print your receipt which was labeled “Viva Ticket” but is really a voucher to get a ticket on site. On that day and as instructed in the receipt for our on-line purchase, we showed up at the entrance door for the Cenacolo Vinciano (adjacent to the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church which was not that easy to find from the nearest Metro station) 20 minutes prior to our admission time to check-in with reception and to receive the actual tickets (one for admission and one for the English tour). A group of about 30 of us were met just on time by our English-speaking guide who gave us a useful introduction to the building and the painting as we moved from the entrance area to what might have been a dehumidification area. Our time in the former dining hall of the Dominican Monastery of Santa Maria was 15 minutes, during which our guide provided useful information about the painting and as you were in a small group you had more than enough time to gaze at the enormous painting (and another of “The Crucifixion” by Donato da Montorfano at the other end of the dining hall) from various perspectives. We were then quickly ushered out of the former dining area to make way for the next group. Was it worth it? Definitely!
4. Arco della Pace
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4.5 based on 1,440 reviews
In 1801 Napoleon ordered the demolition of the fortifications for Milan's Castello Sforzesco. This left a large space for the piazza Sempione, now a suitable site for a monumental construction to serve as a triumphal entrance to the city. Begun in 1807 in honour of Napoleon, the arch was not finished until 1838 for the occasion of the coronation of Ferdinando I as King of Lombardy-Venetia. The work of neoclassical architect Luigi Cagnola, inspired by Settimo Severo's arch in Rome, the structure features three colossal Corinthian columns with an arch made of granite from Baveno and adorned with marble from Crevola di Ossola. It is surmounted by the famous 'sestiga della pace' -- the work of Abbondio Sangiorio -- and by four statues of victorious men on horseback.
Reviewed By blairkk25 - New Jersey, United States
I walked twice from Castello Sforzesco through the Parco Sempione to the Arco della Pace. Both times I walked back. The Arco della Pace (Arch of Peace) is impressive and a good photo opportunity. The history of Arco della Pace is connected to Napoleon.
5. Ospedale Maggiore Ca' Granda Universita Statale
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4.5 based on 217 reviews
Reviewed By mattt517 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
No charge. Free access to what is now university. Lots of information boards around in both Italian and English. Fascinating history - amazing to think it was founded almost 600 years ago.
6. Palazzo Clerici
7. Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Ossa
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4.5 based on 825 reviews
Reviewed By paupenise - Verona, Italy
The ossuary is outwordly. The small sanctuary with high walls coverded with human bones takes you somewhere else. It is cold and there is a unique light smell in it. I was deffinetly not prepared for that experience. Worth the visit.
8. Palazzo Marino
9. The Bramante Sacristy
10. Palazzo Carmagnola
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