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Day Two
Coffee at historical
Cova
(
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) in the Quad should start your
second day. Then wander the high-fashion lanes marvelling at the win-
dow displays and buying small treats such as jewel-coloured gloves from
Ser-
moneta
(
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) or striped silk socks from
Gallo
(
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). End up on Via
Manzoni at the aristocratic home of
Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli
(
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) and
tour the interiors, holding back gasps at the lavish decor and priceless Renais-
sance artworks.
Lunch in the internal courtyard of the Bagatti Valsecchi mansion at
Il
Salumaio
(
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).Then wander over to Via Mozart and duck behind
the high walls of modernist
Villa Necchi Campiglio
(
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)
to see how
modern-day aristocrats, Nedda and Gigina Necchi, lived in the 1930s. The house
is full of delightful quotidian details: their monogrammed hairbrushes and luggage,
kitchen cupboards full of crockery, and silk evening frocks hanging at the ready for
evenings at the La Scala.
Hop on tram 9 and whizz down to Navigli (
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) to join the throng of
Milanese gathering for sunset
aperitivo
. Eat at Slow Food-recommended
Le Vigne
(
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)
before taking heading to
La Salumeria della Musica
(
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here
) for some live music.
Day Three
Wherever you're based, make a pilgrimage to
Gattullo
(
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) or
Biffi Pasticceria
(
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) to breakfast on cream-filled sfogliatella
pastries and wild strawberry tarts. Then head west for a long morning exploring
the
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e dellla Tecnologia
(
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)
, taking a
peek at Bramante's serene cloisters at the Università del Sacro Cuore and whip-
ping around the many medieval treasures at the
Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
