Tag: milano

  • Il Naviglio Grande, Milano

    Milano has canals – but they are nothing like Venezia’s – more like London, Camden Lock in particular.  Located in an industrial part of town, many bars and restaurants line both sides of the canal.  We went by metro, got off at Porto Genova and walked over. Next to the canal, we wandered into the…

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  • Obikà across from Duomo

    Obikà is a chain of restaurant that specializes in mozzarella cheese.  Here is a link to their website. This one is located on the 7th floor of La Rinascente opposite the Duomo, with an eye level view of its roof.  This is the only building tall enough to offer this view. We discovered this restaurant after…

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  • driade s.p.a., Milano

    We were in Milano for 4 nights and due to lack of planning, managed to miss Milan’s annual international furniture show (Salone Internazionale del Mobile) by one week. While we were there, I saw ads on the street and local press for special events in museums, galleries and shops which were held at the same…

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  • 10 Corso Como, Milano

    This is our first trip to Milano – the place to shop in Europe.  So we had a mini tour of shops. 10 Corso Como is located at the far end of Brera in Milan, a bit off the tourist trail.  The complex is inside a row of 4-storey buildings and includes a large retail…

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