A photo tour of Milan that will make you feel as if you're there
When Joshua Monaghan, our Deputy Art Director, recently travelled to Milan to shoot Piero Castellini's insider guide to the city he came back with so many glorious images the entire House & Garden team were suddenly itching to book tickets for our next city break. The pasta! The gelato! The architecture! The shopping! We simply had to share...
Joshua Monaghan1/14The exterior of Santa Maria delle Grazie - Leonardo di Vinci's Last Supper mural adorns the wall of the refectory here. The building was completed in 1497 but much of the refectory was rebuilt following bombing in World War II.
Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie, 20123 Milano
Joshua Monaghan2/14Massimo Alba produces understated luxury clothing. His shop is lined with rails of garments made from exquisite fabrics.
Massimo Alba, Via Brera, 8, 20121 Milano
Joshua Monaghan3/14Cheerful Busy Lizzies in a bed in Piazza Nicolò Tommaseo.
*Piazza Nicolò Tommaseo, 20123
Milano*
Joshua Monaghan4/14A super sleek bedroom within Milan's Mandarin Oriental hotel.
Mandarin Oriental, Via Andegari, 9, 20121 Milano, Italy
Joshua Monaghan5/14A blue pig strides between stools by BCXSY at Rossana Orlandi, a design and lifestyle store in what was once a tie factory.
Rossana Orlandi, Via Matteo Bandello, 14/16, 20123 Milano
Joshua Monaghan6/14A chair by Nika Zupanc nestled in the corner at Rossana Orlandi.
Rossana Orlandi, Via Matteo Bandello, 14/16, 20123 Milano
Joshua Monaghan7/14A table at Langosteria 10, a restaurant renowned for its seafood.http://www.langosteria10.it/
Langosteria 10, Via Savona, 10, 20144 Milano
Joshua Monaghan8/14Pupi Solari
Pupi Solari has been selling the creme de le creme of childrenswear since 1969 and has been at its current location since 1978. The window displays are the stuff of legend!
Pupi Solari, Via Lorenzo Mascheroni, 12, 20123 Milano
Joshua Monaghan9/14The vaulted ceiling of the Luini hall in the Casa degli Atellani is frescoed with arabesques and floral motifs.
La Vigna di Leonardo, Corso Magenta, 65, 20123 Milano
Joshua Monaghan10/14The Luini hall in the Casa degli Atellani. The Atellanis were Renaissance courtiers and diplomats and their home was built in the fifteenth century and was then remodelled in the twentieth century by Piero Portaluppi. It is now a museum linked to La Vigna di Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci's vineyard.
La Vigna di Leonardo, Corso Magenta, 65, 20123 Milano
Joshua Monaghan11/14The garden of Casa degli Atellani - a museum linked to La Vigna di Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci's vineyard.
La Vigna di Leonardo, Corso Magenta, 65, 20123 Milano
Joshua Monaghan12/14La Latteria di San Marco serves an ever-changing menu of classic Italian food, based on what is on season from day to day. Simple perfection!
La Latteria di San Marco, Via S. Marco, 24, 20121 Milano
Joshua Monaghan13/14The towering gothic spires and butresses of the cathedral, Duomo di Milano.
Duomo di Milano, Piazza del Duomo, Milano
Joshua Monaghan14/14Enjoying a gelato in front of the cathedral, Duomo di Milano.
Duomo di Milano, Piazza del Duomo, Milano
