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CityLife and Sempione: the back story

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The round Torrione of the Castello Sforzesco and the fountain on the Piazza Castello in evening light
Photo CreditImage courtesy of © Terragio67 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

About CityLife and Sempione: the back story

By the ULTIMATE Milan Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

West of the centre, the Castello Sforzesco opens onto the Parco Sempione and the Arco della Pace; to the south are Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie, home of The Last Supper; further west rise the three towers of CityLife.

Sights

The Castello Sforzesco, the Parco Sempione, the Triennale, The Last Supper, Sant’Ambrogio, San Maurizio and the Science Museum.

The three CityLife towers by Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Daniel Libeskind, beyond the Fountain of the Four Seasons
The three CityLife towers by Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Daniel Libeskind, beyond the Fountain of the Four Seasons
Photo CreditImage courtesy of © Paolobon140 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Eating

Procaccini and IYO (One MICHELIN Star) and Il Cairoli.

Book the Last Supper first and plan the day around it.

Shopping

The CityLife Shopping District, below the towers.

Our advice: walk from the Castello to the Last Supper along the Corso Magenta.

Why it's on our list

  • Sights
  • Eating
  • Shopping

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with CityLife and Sempione: the back story before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from CityLife and Sempione: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest metro stations

  1. Domodossola FNM5800 m10 min walk
  2. GerusalemmeM5850 m11 min walk
  3. Tre TorriM51.1 km13 min walk

Key sights

  1. Castello Sforzesco950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
  2. The Last Supper1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
  3. Pinacoteca di Brera1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
  4. La Scala1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
  5. The Galleria2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
  6. The Duomo2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
  7. Fondazione Prada4.5 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min
  8. Linate Airport9.1 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 35 min
  9. Malpensa Airport39 kmCar or taxi 134 min

Main railway stations

  1. Milano Cadorna1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
  2. Milano Porta Garibaldi1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
  3. Milano Centrale2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
  4. Milano Lambrate5.3 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 23 min
  5. Milano Rogoredo7.1 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 29 min

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