Episode 135: Milan, North Star, The Last Supper, Museums, Villas, Culture & More
Pinacoteca Brera, Milan
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper in the Refectory of the Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan
Milan is a city of Art, Design, Architecture, Innovation and Commerce. It is full of great art and history. And a wonderful place to discover more about Italian culture.
Here is Part 2 on some of the fabulous places you can visit in Milan Italy - Da Vinci’s Last Supper, Museums, Villas and more. I include some history and detail about the many places to visit while in the making time for the city of Milan.
One can wander at the top of the Gothic Cathedral on the beautiful Il Duomo - Book the Terrace Walk for a generous view of the city of Milan
Jannis Kounellis Untitled (White Rose), 1967 - Novocento Museum in Milan
Centro Storico Milan
Shownotes:
Pinacoteca di Brera - See the Masterpieces in art in Milano
The Last Supper & Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Sforza Castle in Milan & Entrance to the many museums on the site
Teatro della Scala - Milan’s Historic Theatre and Opera House
Villa Necchi Campiglio
Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Podcast - Villa Necchi Campiglio from the Archives
Villa Invernizzi and Palazzo Sola Busca
Suggestion:
Monza Car Racing & Bernina Express to the Swiss Alps from Milan
Historic Trams in the Centro - Scala, Milan
The Quadrilateral del Silenzio - Beautiful streets to wander admiring the architecture and walled gardens of Milan
Villa Necchi Campiglio
Villa Necchi Campiglio
Films to watch, featuring the Villa Necchi Campiglio:
Io Sono L’ Amore - I am Love (2009, Luca Guadagnino)
House of Gucci (2021, Ridley Scott)
Made in Italy (2019, TV Series, Episode 2)
Villa Necchi Campiglio
The top floor was designed for a special person in mind.
Conceived by the Campiglio and Necchi Family in the early 1930s. Architect Peiro Portaluppi was engaged to give birth to a design and for an urban villa in the heart of the city, just a few streets back from Corso Venezia. The vision entailed… A family residence, large garden, swimming pool (the first in the city centre) and a tennis court.
The visual aesthetics and design principles make for a fascinating tour de force. Even now almost one hundred years later this villa holds its own. Marble bathrooms, walnut floors, brass, metal, glass features, and stucco ceiling designs in each room. There is elegant lighting, sculptural pieces and art from collections entrusted to the Museum in recent years and the likes of Modigliani, Picasso, Magritte, Miro, Morandi, Canaletto and more on display.
Every level of the residence is design perfection.
The walk to the Villa Necchi Restaurant on the museum site - The Garden in April 2022
Caffetteria Villa Necchi - Restaurant at Villa Necchi Campiglio