Skyscrapers and vertical forests, the Library of Trees, the sculpted tombs of the Monumentale and dumplings in Chinatown.
Best time: Afternoon, ending with an evening glass on Via Sarpi
The route, stop by stop
- 1
Piazza Gae Aulenti and the Bosco VerticaleRaised piazza and the Bosco Verticale; 20 min.
Milan's new skyline: a raised piazza with fountains among glass towers, and the tree-covered Bosco Verticale apartment towers a few steps away.
- 2
BAM - Library of Trees ParkPark; 20 min.
A new park between the Porta Nuova skyscrapers and Isola where office workers lunch on the grass and residents join free outdoor events.
- 3
Sciatt a PorterValtellina snack; 15 min.
Valtellina mountain food to go: sciatt (buckwheat-batter fried cheese balls) and pizzoccheri, the Alpine dishes Milanese eat after skiing.
- 4
Monumental CemeterySculpted tombs; 45 min (check closing time).
An open-air sculpture museum: 19th- and 20th-century family tombs by leading artists, from Liberty to Modernist.
- 5
ADI Design MuseumOptional; 45 min.
Home of the Compasso d'Oro design award collection: decades of award-winning Italian everyday objects.
- 6
La Ravioleria SarpiDumplings from the window; 15 min.
Chinese dumplings and savoury pancakes from a takeaway window in Chinatown; the Via Sarpi stop Milanese recommend first, at fair prices.
- 7
Cantine Isola dal 1896Glass of wine on the pavement; 30 min.
A wine shop and bar since 1896 where neighbours drink by the glass standing on the pavement of Via Sarpi.
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