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Shop and people-watch in the Quadrilatero della Moda, Milan

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Shop and people-watch in the Quadrilatero della Moda

Milan · Lombardy

QUICK INFORMATION

CATEGORY
Cities & Culture
COUNTRY
Italy
REGION
Milan · Lombardy
DURATION
A couple of hours
DIFFICULTY
Easy walking on flat, elegant streets.
BEST TIME
Year-round; the fashion weeks in February and September are the most animated.

ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE

The Quadrilatero della Moda, the fashion quadrilateral, is the block of streets around Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga bounded by the Corso Vittorio Emanuele and the Via Manzoni, where Milan’s luxury fashion houses have their flagship stores. It is the commercial heart of the city’s fashion industry, the reason Milan is one of the world’s fashion capitals, and the place to see the Italian design houses — Prada, Armani, Gucci, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana — at their most polished. Even without shopping, walking the quadrilateral at aperitivo time is the best people-watching in Milan, the city’s most stylish crowd on its most stylish streets.

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

What you’ll experience

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THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL

What it’s really like

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HIGHLIGHTS

Moments worth savouring

01

Via Montenapoleone — the principal street of the quadrilateral, with the flagship stores of the leading fashion houses.

02

Via della Spiga and Via Sant’Andrea — the quieter streets of the block, with the smaller boutiques and the showrooms.

03

The Armani Silos — Giorgio Armani’s museum and exhibition space in a former granary south of the quadrilateral.

04

The Bagutta district — the lanes east of Via Montenapoleone, with the city’s oldest art galleries and the historic Bagutta restaurant.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Good to know before you go

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Before you go

Access
The quadrilateral is a short walk from the Duomo, north of the Galleria; the Montenapoleone metro station is on its edge.
Best Time
Afternoons and early evenings; the fashion weeks in February and September bring the industry to the streets.
Context
The fashion quarter sits between the Duomo and the public gardens, at the centre of the city.

MAP & LOCATION

Shop and people-watch in the Quadrilatero della Moda

Shop and people-watch in the Quadrilatero della Moda, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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01

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02

Marchesi 1824 — one of Milan’s oldest pasticcerie, for breakfast pastries and coffee in the Brera quarter

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04

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05

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Where to stay nearby

01

Bulgari Hotel Milano — a luxury hotel in a quiet quarter near La Scala, with a garden and a spa

02

Armani Hotel Milano — Giorgio Armani’s design hotel in the fashion quadrilateral, with a rooftop restaurant

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