Things to do in Milan this week – January 16-22 The best things to do in Milan this week, including Music, Art, Museums, Shopping and Restaurants, chosen by Bella Milano Tours. VINTAGE MARKET – East Market, located in an old aeronautical factory, is the first marketplace where everyone can buy, sell or swap any kind of […]
Things to do in Milan this week – January 9-16 The best things to do in Milan this week, including Music, Art, Museums, Shopping and Restaurants, chosen by Bella Milano Tours. CANTATA ANARCHICA – Fabrizio De André was an Italian singer-songwriter, or rather a poet who – like Jacques Brel and Leonard Cohen – put […]
Leonardo da Vinci at the World Figure Skating Championship Our beloved Leonardo da Vinci will be protagonist tonight at the opening ceremony of the World Figure Skating Championship, which this year is being hosted by our city, Milan. Leonardo is a constant presence in Bella Milano guided walking tours and in this blog; after all, […]
Italiana: Italy through the Lens of Fashion, 1971-2001 Milan is one of the top international fashion capital, and elegance is everywhere as you walk around the city: in the high-end shops, in the businesswomen dressed in black and graciously wearing high heels, in the quiet courtyards of the historic centre. If your interest in fashion […]
Things to do in Milan this week – February 22-28 The best things to do in Milan this week, including Music, Art, Museums, Shopping and Restaurants, chosen by Bella Milano Tours. WINE FESTIVAL – “Simply the Best” is the name of a wine festival that will be hosted in Museo della Scienza e Tecnologia on Monday […]
Frida Kahlo – From Mexico to Milan Frida Kahlo was a fascinating woman and an original artist. Her works are as colourful as her native Mexico, but they also have strong autobiografical elements, representing a sort of sincere, disarming diary of her life. And what a life! The best way to get to know this remarkable […]
Things to do in Milan this week – February 1-7 The best things to do in Milan this week, including Music, Art, Museums, Shopping and Restaurants, chosen by Bella Milano Tours. OIL CULTURE – From Thursday 1 to Saturday 3, visit the seventh edition of Olio Officina Festival, with tastings, lectures, and events about extra vergin oil. […]
Who is Maurizio Cattelan, and what does he have to do with Milan and our guided walking tours? Cattelan, an Italian contemporary artist, has recently hit the news for a rather funny dispute involving the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Mr. Donald Trump and a very peculiar sculpture: an 18-karat, fully functioning, solid gold toilet […]
Things to do in Milan this week – January 25-31 The best things to do in Milan this week, including Music, Art, Museums, Shopping and Restaurants, chosen by Bella Milano Tours. ANTIQUES MARKET – On Sunday 28, along the picturesque Naviglio Grande (in the Canal district), the Antiques Market of Navigli consists of over 350 […]
One of our favourite places in Milan, when planning a guided walking tour for our clients, is the business district of Porta Nuova, and the reason for that is its perfect blend of daring architecture and nature, a living proof of how Milan is growing green. Built during the last decade, Porta Nuova skyscrapers have transformed an […]
