• Start on Piazza Gae Aulenti; Milan’s newest area, where you should see the internationally acclaimed buildings “Bosco verticale” (the vertical forest))
• On the piazza you find the famous Muji,
• Grom ice cream,
• and Illy café – the world’s best espresso.
• Located under the square is the supermarket Esselunga if you want to shop for gourmet specialties and wine.
• From there continue down Corso Como and check out the famous design store and art gallery 10CorsoComo – good place for lunch.
• at the end of Corso Como is the square (Piazza XXV Aprile) with the foodie temple Eataly incidentally also a good choice for lunch.
• Continue into the Brera area (Via Solferino, Via San Marco and Corso Garibaldi) which is the old artistic neighbourhood of Milan with lots of quirky and chic stores and galleries.
• If you’re here on either a Monday or a Thursday it is worth your while to visit the open air market in Via San Marco and Milan’s best high fashion outlet Matia’s is very close by at 4, Piazza Carlo Mirabello (find på kort) and their outlet for kids 0-16 år is located in the same area at 2, Via Eugenio Balzan (find på kort).
• Visit the Pinacoteca di Brera for a shot of culture.
• The area is rich on places for lunch and a great aperitivo
• Continue down to Piazza della Scala with Milan’s famous Scala theater.

If you still have energy and time to spare you are now directly behind Piazza Duomo just walk thorugh the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele which links Piazza della Scala and Piazza Duomo and you have Milan’s cathedral right in front of you.

Now you are probably starving and you are close to several good restaurants e.g. Giacomo Arengario €€ on top of Museo del Novecento (find on map) with an amazing view of Piazza Duomo. and Piz, 34, Via Torino (find on map) genuine Neapolitan pizza €, For more eateries in the area check out our post about Milan’s restaurants here.

Enjoy your perfect day in Milan!