Just when you think you know it, Milan always finds a way to surprise you.
As well as its most famous sights, there is an unusual and mysterious side to Milan, made up of little hidden treasures: secret gardens, churches decorated with bones, fascinating house-museums and even a colony of flamingos.
In this article, we’ll take you on a journey to discover some of the curiosities the city has to offer.
📍VILLA INVERNIZZI (Via Cappuccini 7)
In the heart of Milan, hidden behind elegant buildings, lies a private garden home to pink flamingos: one of the city’s most intriguing and poetic sights.
📍SAN BERNARDINO ALLE OSSA (Piazza Santo Stefano)
Just a stone’s throw from the Duomo, a chapel decorated with human skulls and bones reveals a quiet, mysterious and surprising side to Milan.
📍VILLA NECCHI CAMPIGLIO (Via Mozart 14)
A 1930s villa designed by Piero Portaluppi, complete with a garden, swimming pool and original furnishings: a sophisticated and tranquil side of Milan to discover, room by room.
📍CASA MUSEO BOSCHI DI STEFANO (Via Giorgio Jan 15)
A private flat turned into a museum, where the original furnishings and works of 20th-century Italian art tell an intimate, domestic story, far removed from the most crowded museums.
📍GIARDINI DELLA GUASTALLA (Via Francesco Sforza)
One of Milan’s oldest gardens, cosy and peaceful, with trees, benches and a historic Baroque fishpond: a tranquil retreat away from the beaten track.
If you’d like to find out more about places, interesting facts and events in Milan, don’t miss our previous articles!
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