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Milan Travel Guide For Design Lovers | 2023 | Part I
Milan is well-known for its international interior design events such as Isaloni, but the city itself is a great source of inspiration with much to offer. So, if you’re thinking about visiting the Isaloni, you should definitely read this Milan Travel Guide to make sure you don’t miss any of it!
Milan Travel Guide
When you travel to a new location, there are many things you should research beforehand, such as places to visit, where to stay, and where to eat. If you want to make the most of your holiday, you must plan ahead of time. To help you, we have compiled a Milan Travel Guide to assist you during your stay in Milan.
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TOP DESIGN DISTRICTS
Brera Design District
This is the neighbourhood that is home to the world-famous Pinacoteca and Art Academy. With its narrow, cobblestone streets and dense concentration of antique shops, galleries, showrooms, and prestigious locations, this artsy neighbourhood exudes a truly alluring, bohemian aura all year. During the Fuorisalone, Brera offers a high-profile events calendar that includes several of the world’s most prestigious brands, with a focus on attracting a design-savvy, culturally oriented public. The Brera Design District is a territorial marketing initiative that promotes excellence and commercial real estate development.
Ventura Centrale Design District
The formerly abandoned 9 spaces of Magazzini Raccordati via Ferrante Aporti, which were once home to key local warehouses, provide tourists with a visually memorable experience. Under the rough tracks and distinctive vaults of Milan’s Stazione Centrale, creativity takes centre stage, with a special emphasis on design from the Netherlands and Belgium, displaying an eclectic mix of modern design from both emerging and renowned firms. Ventura, a global design organisation, has curated and powered projects in the area, which are spread across the key sections of Centrale Railway Station and the surrounding area of Repubblica, in collaboration with the local association Centrale District.
Ventura Future Design District
Ventura Future is an exhibition space that showcases the innovative, cutting-edge, and eye-catching design of both emerging and established brands.
5 Vie Art Design District
The district, appropriately named 5vie after the region’s “five streets,” is both one of the city’s oldest and most emerging districts. Bramante designed the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, and the church of San Satiro in the region. The area takes part in Design Week with a triple circuit that includes showrooms displaying the latest in design, old artisan workshops where you can admire traditional handicrafts (especially in via San Maurillio and via Santa Marta), and a cultural itinerary that includes museums, churches, cloisters, archaeological sites, and breathtaking inner courtyards. The 5vie District cultural and territorial marketing initiative is promoting Milan’s Old Town.
Tortona Design District
Although Tortona is the name of a single street, events in its neighbouring area – specifically the one behind the Navigli, known for its “vibey” atmosphere – multiply during the Fuorisalone. The area, which includes former warehouses and factories, transforms into a major display platform with a slew of futuristic, original, and experimental events aimed at creating a truly knockout effect, according to the organisers. Big names and a slew of newcomers collaborate to create an urban design workshop.
Tortona Design Week promotes a variety of events spread across some of the most important hotels and recently renowned open spaces. The SUPERSTUDIO, the iconic place of design in Milan, the pioneer of the Fuorisalone phenomenon in the district, and the most visited and sought-after place in the Tortona District since 2000, can be found in Tortona.
WHERE TO STAY
TOP HOTELS IN MILAN
MANDARIN ORIENTAL MILAN
Mandarin Oriental Milan provides luxurious accommodations just a short walk from Milan’s fashionable fashion boutiques. The hotel has a Michelin-starred restaurant on-site, as well as meeting space. All rooms and suites are air-conditioned and designed by Antonio Citterio, with modern décor and taco floors in a complex of 5 connected 18th-century buildings. They have views of the courtyard or the street, and some have views of the Cathedral of Milan.
PARK HYATT MILANO
The Park Hyatt Milano offers luxury and serenity in the form of clean design and quiet comfort in all of its 81 rooms and 25 suites. Park deluxe executive king rooms include fruit baskets and your choice of mineral waters, while a Park terrace suite includes a private terrace with stunning views of Milan. You’ll never go hungry with mouth-watering, on-site dining options like Michelin-starred Restaurant VUN, where you can enjoy a multicourse tasting menu unlike any you’ve ever tried. La Cupola serves croissants and fresh juices daily for breakfast.
PALAZZO PARIGI HOTEL AND GRAND SPA
From the outside, the Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand Spa appears to be any modern office building in Milan — glassy windows, metal frame, business style. Simply take a deep breath and enter. Find a private palace with dazzling marble floors, a sweeping staircase, and lovely light-filled spaces, meticulously designed and passionately managed by the inspirational Italian architect and owner, Paola Giambelli.
TOP RESTAURANTS & BARS
RISTORANTE BISTROT MARTINI DOLCE&GABBANA
This luxurious location, owned by the popular fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana, is ideal for a fine dining experience.
BAR LUCE
The interior of this restaurant was designed by Wes Anderson. It features beautiful patterned wallpaper patterns, Formica seats, terrazzo flooring, and pinball machines to create a whimsical, nostalgic ambiance. Bar Luce, designed in 2015 by American film director Wes Anderson, recreates the atmosphere of a typical Milanese cafè.
“The approach I used to design this bar is exactly the opposite I usually use for the set designs of my movies. I tried to make it a bar you’d like to go to five times a week. When I was really young I wanted to be an architect, and this chance I’ve been given to pretend to be a real one is a childhood fantasy come true!” explained by Anderson.
CERESIO 7
This designer-style restaurant is located on the fourth floor of the historic ENEL palazzo, which has been renovated and converted into the Dsquared2 building. It successfully blends attractive colours and vintage decor by combining the use of brass, marble, and wood. The view of Milan completes the picture (even better from the long outdoor terrace with its two swimming pools), and the cuisine reinterprets Italian classics with a modern twist.
GIACOMO ARENGARIO
Studio Peregalli’s Art Deco Bar & Restaurant is located on the top floor of the Museo del Novecento and overlooks the spectacular Piazza del Duomo. This gleaming cocktail bar is surrounded by 1930s decorative elements and geometric pattern-covered walls, creating an opulent bar atmosphere.
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