The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
The Duomo and the Galleria: the back story
The cathedral, the Galleria, La Scala and the medieval Piazza dei Mercanti: the heart of Milan.
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The Duomo & the Galleria: Our Favourites
The Duomo and its terraces, the Galleria, La Scala, the Ambrosiana and the Piazza dei Mercanti.
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What to see and do
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Walk among the spires
The Duomo di Milano and its terraces
Milan’s marble cathedral, and the terraces among its spires, below the gilded Madonnina.
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Milan’s drawing room
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
The glass-and-iron arcade between the Duomo and La Scala, with its mosaic floors and historic cafés.
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Opera, ballet and the museum
Teatro alla Scala and its museum
Piermarini’s opera house, with its museum and views into the auditorium.
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The medieval heart
Piazza dei Mercanti
The medieval square behind the Piazza del Duomo, with the Palazzo della Ragione.
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Leonardo’s Codex Atlanticus
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
The gallery and library founded by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, with Leonardo’s Codex Atlanticus.
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20th-century Italian art
Museo del Novecento
Italian art of the 20th century in the Arengario on the Piazza del Duomo.
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Great exhibitions
Palazzo Reale
The former royal palace beside the Duomo, now the city’s great exhibition venue.
Where to eat
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Verso Capitaneo
Facing the Duomo, on the Piazza del Duomo. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.
Piazza del Duomo 21, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Cracco in Galleria
Carlo Cracco’s restaurant inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Horto
One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via San Protaso 5, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Voce Aimo e Nadia
Aimo e Nadia’s restaurant at the Gallerie d’Italia on the Piazza della Scala.
Piazza della Scala 6, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
The View Milano by Valerio Braschi
Valerio Braschi’s restaurant on the Piazza del Duomo.
Piazza del Duomo 21, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Pellico 3
The restaurant of Park Hyatt Milano, beside the Galleria.
Via Silvio Pellico 3, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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In the Galleria
Café Cracco
Coffee and classic dishes under the glass roof of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Bars
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The Milanese aperitivo since 1915
Camparino in Galleria
“The home of the Milanese aperitivo”, at the entrance to the Galleria facing the Duomo, since 1915.
Piazza Duomo 21, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
Shopping
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Beside the Duomo
Rinascente Milano Duomo
Milan’s department store on the Piazza del Duomo, with its rooftop food hall facing the spires.
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Since 1883
Peck
“The first food hall in Milan, since 1883”: a temple of cheese, salumi, pastry and wine behind the Duomo.
Via Spadari 9, 20123 MilanoExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Beside the Galleria
Park Hyatt Milano
A palazzo hotel beside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a few minutes from the Duomo and La Scala.
Via Tommaso Grossi 1, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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Inside the Galleria
Galleria Vik Milano
An art-filled hotel inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II itself.
Via Silvio Pellico 8, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
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