Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
1
Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
CHURCH
St Ambrose, Milan's patron saint and superstar bishop, is buried in the crypt of the
Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, which he founded in AD 379. It's a fitting legacy, built
and rebuilt with a purposeful simplicity that is truly uplifting. Shimmering altar
mosaics and an AD 835 gilt altarpiece light up the shadowy vaulted interior.
(
02
8645 0895;
www.basilicasantambrogio.it
;
Piazza Sant'Ambrogio 15;
10am-noon & 2.30-6pm Mon-
Sat, 3-5pm Sun;
Sant'Ambrogio)
2
Chiesa di San Maurizio
CHAPEL, CONVENT
The 16th-century royal chapel and convent of San Maurizio is Milan's hidden
crown jewel. Every inch is covered in Bernardino Luini's frescoes, many immortal-
ising Ippolita Sforza and her family. Duck through the arch to the left of the altar
and into the secluded convent hall where blissful martyred women saints bear
their tribulations serenely - note Santa Agata casually carrying her breasts on a
platter.
(Corso Magenta 15;
9am-noon & 2-5.30pm Tue-Sun;
Cadorna)
