Hotel near Milan's Fashion District

It is the city's main religious monument and the largest Gothic building in Italy.

Located in Piazza del Duomo, the geometric center of Milan, it measures 11,500 square meters, is 158 meters long, 93 meters wide and is topped by countless spires, the tallest of which is 109 meters high.

Construction began in 1386, during the reign of Gian Galeazzo Visconti (the name of the architect who designed it is unknown) and continued until the 19th century. Master builders from Lombardy, Campione, France, and Germany succeeded one another in overseeing the work.

Founded by the Visconti family in 1300, it was called Castello di Porta Giovia, located immediately outside the medieval walls.

After its partial destruction during the "Golden Republic" (1447-50), Francesco Sforza rebuilt it as his residence. The castle continued to undergo renovations and expansions with each change of regime: first under the Moors until 1499, then later under Spanish rule in the mid-1500s, and finally under the French in 1800.

But the castle's current appearance is due to the most significant of its renovations: that of Luca Beltrami, between the 19th and 20th centuries, who reinvented the fortress with important additions and changes.

The Galleria, known as the "drawing room of Milan," connects Piazza del Duomo with Piazza della Scala.

Built by G. Mengoni between 1865 and 1877 in the shape of a cross with a central octagon and an iron and glass roof, it is the traditional meeting place of the Milanese and is considered one of the most important architectural creations of 19th-century Milan.

The Galleria is home to numerous designer shops and prestigious brands, as well as famous cafés, restaurants, a luxury hotel, and a fast food restaurant.

It is considered, along with Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, one of Milan's luxury shopping districts.

The splendid Palazzo Reale, the ancient residence of Milan's sovereigns, is located right in the heart of the city, next to the Duomo.

Its ancient history, architectural refinement, and central location make it particularly suitable for hosting highly attractive temporary exhibitions, which are organized in its prestigious frescoed and stuccoed rooms.

The Royal Palace is a cultural hub in the heart of the city, coordinated with three other exhibition venues: the Rotonda della Besana, the Palazzo della Regione, and the Palazzo dell'Arengario.

It is one of the most beautiful churches of the Renaissance period: it was built between 1466 and 1490 in Lombard Gothic style by G. Solari and later modified by Bramante, who was responsible for the apse or tribune, in the shape of a large tri-apsed cube, and the polygonal gallery dome.

The interior, with three naves, owes its charm above all to Bramante's Renaissance tribune, surmounted by a white dome formed by four grandiose arches and embellished with sgraffito decoration.

From the tribune you pass to the small cloister, also by Bramante, surrounded by a portico.

It was founded in 379 by Saint Ambrose himself, the protector of Milan, as the "Basilica Martyrum" (basilica of the martyrs), since it housed the remains of Saints Gervasius and Protasius.

The Bishop himself was buried there upon his death on Easter Sunday in 397. Retouches to the original layout of the church were repeated over the centuries, modifying its initial appearance as a severe three-nave building: a new presbytery and a new apse followed the construction of a second bell tower within the 10th century.

In 1126 a major collapse required extensive interventions and adaptations that continued over the following centuries, until the nineteenth-century "restoration" work which, in an attempt to bring it back to its appearance before the collapse of 1196, significantly affected the basilica's definitive image.