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2 p.m. – On the left, Via Gesù leads to the Museo Bagatti
Val secchi (8). The city palace of a wealthy Milanese fam-
ily was built in the 19th century in neo-Renaissance style NEU!
and can be visited as a museum since 1994. Just a few
steps away, in Via della Spiga, is the Nilufar (9) design
gallery where works by Gio Ponti, Franco Albini and con-
temporary designers can be found. Further to the north,
another design institution awaits visitors: the showroom
of the furniture manufacturer De Padova (10), which Vico
Magistretti had designed in his time. From De Padova it
is only a few steps to Via Mozart and thus to the last stop
of today’s tour: Villa Necchi Campiglio (11). The resi-
dence of the industrialist family of the same name was
built by Piero Portaluppi in 1935 and shows one of the
most impressive ensembles of interiors from the thirties.

6.30 p.m. – In time for aperitifs, we continue on foot to
Piazza San Babila and there to Pasticceria Bastianello
(12). Those who manage to secure a seat on the veranda
are now in the completely right spot for the show of
Milanese vanities.
... ebenso die Villa Necchi Campiglio (11) • (11)
9 p.m. – Dinner at Trattoria Torre di Pisa (13) is a must.
The Tuscan restaurant with its colourful fabric curtains is
famous for its steaks Florentine already tasted by Andy
Warhol and John F. Kennedy. Reservations essential.

11 p.m. – Those who afterwards still feel like a night cup
should go to the Tango Bar (14) on Via Casale. ®
GM MARTITION Light
Sunday: Above the roofs of the city Zweischalige Glastrennwände

9.30 a.m. – Today breakfast is at Pasticceria Cucchi (15).
From here, the route runs along the columns of San Lo -
renzo. The free-standing row of columns is from a temple
of the Roman city of Mediolanum which was the origin of
Mi lan. Via Via Torino, we continue north. Only a few met - Wand & Türe, eine Lösung.
res before we reach Piazza del Duomo hides the church Höchste Schallschutzanfor-
Santa Maria presso San Satiro (16) – Bramante’s master-
derungen bis 40 dB Rres,w.
piece of perspective illusion. Only a stone’s throw away is
Piazza Duomo (17). If the weather is fair, going up to the
marble-covered roof terrace is worth it, with its dimen-
Zweischalige Bürotrennwand,
sions felt to be half the size of a football pitch. Then down beidseitige Ganzglasoptik
Maurizio Cattelans „Stinkefinger“ (21) • zio Cattelan’s “finger” (21) again to the Piazza and the Museo del Novecento (18).
Lichte und leichte Erscheinung –
The museum, opened in 2010, was installed in one of the auI ein 0indestPa— reduzierte 3roole
From there we con ti nue on to Corso Magenta and two gatehouses by Piero Portaluppi from the thirties.
Vorgefertigte Module –
Bramante’s Santa Maria delle Grazie (3). In a side wing
für veränderbare Planungsfreiheit
of the Dominican church is the famous last supper fresco 1 p.m. – The Princi bakery (19) is a Milanese institution
by Leonardo da Vinci. Past Piazza Cadorna the route con- and only a few metres away from the museum. The inte- Individuelle Maßgrößen –
variantenreiche Gestaltung
tinues to Piazza Castello. In the house with the number rior was design by minimalism-guru Claudio Silvestrin.
27, there used to be the studio of Achille Castiglioni (4), On wards to Via Spadari, formerly the street of the sword Minimalistische wie
funktionale Architektursprache
which today is a museum. ma kers. This is the location of the Peck (20) specialties
sto re. Not far from here is Piazza degli Affari (21), built as
12.30 p.m. – Afterwards, we go directly to Claudio (5), the an en semble together with Palazzo Mezzanotte in 1927-
fa mous Milanese fish shop. Via dell‘Orso leads to the 1932. The building by Milanese architect Paolo Mez -
next stop: Piazza Croce Rossa. In the square stands a zanotte is today the Milan stock exchange and, in 2010,
stone cube (6) appearing like stairs from the front and was given a by far not undisputed vis-à-vis: A 4.6 metre-
like a fountain from the back. It is the monument for the high marble hand by artist Maurizio Cattelan giving the
former Italian President Alessandro Pertini (1896-1990), brokers the finger.
which had been designed by Aldo Rossi in 1988. Right
opposite the stairs starts Via Montenapoleone, Milan’s 3.30 p.m. –Fortified by an espresso in Pasticceria Marche -
finest address for shopping. Here it is well worth visiting si (22), on we go to the Triennale (23) in Parco Sempione.
the Valentino boutique (7) whose terrazzo-dominated The exhibition building designed by Giovanni Muzio in
interior complete with wood-panelled show stairs was 1933 is the site of the Triennale design museum and shows Glas Marte GmbH
designed by David Chipperfield. changing exhibitions with the focus on art and design. Glasbaumodule
Brachsenweg 39
A-6900 Bregenz
glasbaumodule@glasmarte.at
www.glasbaumodule.com