Introduction
Milan is where Italy rolls up its sleeves and gets to work. A tad drab on the outside, the city makes amends with first-rate food and shopping. On weekends follow the locals' lead and make for the nearby Alps or beaches in Liguria.
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- Milan is hailed as the world's interior design capital. For vintage furniture visit Nilufar; for contemporary looks pop into De Padova.
- Sample gelato (much tastier than ice cream) at Grom, the city's best chain, or at artisan producer Il Massimo del Gelato in Via Castelvetro.
- Sit for a wet shave at Antica Barbieria Colla on Via Morone.
- For hard-to-find fragrances, leather goods and friendly service, go to British Box off Corso Buenos Aires.
- Burn off Sunday brunch with a post-meal game of bocce - the Italian version of boules - at U Barba.
Two-hour tour
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Villa Necchi Campiglio — This 1930s residence mixes Art Deco and rationalist architecture.
14 Via Volfgano Mozart
+ 39 02 7634 0121
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Spazio Rossana Orlandi — Store selling the best in contemporary design.
14/16 Via Matteo Bandello
+ 39 02 467 4471
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Biblioteca Ambrosiana — Library featuring Da Vinci's Atlantic Codex and artwork by Titian, Raphael & Caravaggio.
2 Piazza Pio XI
+ 39 02 806 921
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Hotels
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Il Resentin
24 Via Mercato
+ 39 380 4666 659
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Park Hyatt Milan
1 Via Tommaso Grossi
+ 39 02 8821 1234
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Four Seasons Hotel
6/8 Via Gesù
+ 39 02 77088
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Dining
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Pasticceria Marchesi
11a Via Santa Maria alla Porta
+ 39 02 876 730
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Fioraio Bianchi Caffè
7 Via Montebello
+ 39 02 2901 4390
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Bàcaro del Sambuco
13 Via Montenapoleone (courtyard)
+ 39 02 7639 4832
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Obikà — Via Mercato (corner of Via dei Fiori Chiari)
Via dei Fiori Chiari
+ 39 02 8645 0568
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N'ombra de vin
2 Via San Marco
+ 39 02 659 9650
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Trattoria Masuelli
80 Viale Umbria
+ 39 02 5518 4138
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Tano Passami L'Olio
16 Via Villoresi
+ 39 02 8394 139
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Don Carlos
29 Via Manzoni
+ 39 02 7231 4640
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Gerry's Bar
29 Via Manzoni
+ 39 02 723 141
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Living
2 Piazza Sempione
+ 39 02 3310 0824
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Princi
Piazza XXV Aprile
+ 39 02 2906 0832
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Sant Ambroeus
7 Corso Matteotti
+39 02 7600 0540
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Al Porto
Piazzale Cantore
+39 02 8940 7425
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Il Verdi
5 Piazza Mirabello
+39 02 6590 797
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Reading
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L'Archivolto
3 Via Marsala
+ 39 02 6590 842
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Edicola Fabrizio Prestinari
Largo Treves
+ 39 02 659 5290
Shopping
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Shaving accessories at G Lorenzi
9 Via Montenapoleone
+ 39 02 7602 2848
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La Rinascente
Piazza Duomo
+ 39 02 88521
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Children's clothes from Pupi Solari
2 Piazza Tommaseo Nicolo
+ 39 02 463 325
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Chocolate from Guido Gobino
39 Corso Garibaldi
+ 39 02 8909 6601
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Men's clothing from Massimo Alba
8 Via Brera
+39 02 7209 3420
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Transport
Limousine/car
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Auto Servizi Mariani
8 Via Antonio Pollaiuolo
+ 39 02 697 101
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Fitness
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Downtown (Piazza Diaz branch)
6 Piazza Diaz
+39 02 8631 1831
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