City Guides

Milan, Italy

LESSE milan city guide VILLA NECCHI CAMPIGLIO
Our founder, Neada, shares her highlights of Italy's design capital —  from an architectural wonder to the city's best Risotto Alla Milanese.
LESSE milan city guide VILLA NECCHI CAMPIGLIO
(1) VILLA NECCHI CAMPIGLIO

With ornate details at every turn, the immense beauty of this historic home is impossible to articulate or quantify. A destination that must be experienced firsthand, or as the serene backdrop for Guadagnino's film I Am Love.

(2) ACCADEMIA DI BRERA

LESSE milan city guide ACCADEMIA DI BRERA

An academy for the fine arts since 1776, wander through the grounds and explore the hallowed halls before sifting through art books at their library upstairs.

LESSE milan city guide ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI FOUNDATION

(3) ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI FOUNDATION

A moving and inspiring tribute to Milanese architect Castiglioni, famed for many of his iconic lamp and chair designs. This home is a catalogue of his drawings, writings, objects—a tribute to his life and work.

LESSE milan city guide TRATTORIA MILANESE DAL 1933

(4) TRATTORIA MILANESE DAL 1933

Down winding cobblestone streets, you might chance upon this traditional Milanese restaurant. Handed down through three generations of the Giuseppe family, it continues to serve up the city's most sublime risotto alla Milanese.

LESSE milan city guide ROVELLO 18

(5) ROVELLO 18

At once casual and refined, this restaurant in the heart of Milan serves classic fare and elegant wines — poured into paper thin glasses. Every detail feels intentional and intimate, and the Cacio e Pepe is simply sublime.

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