Known for
The Pinacoteca di Brera, the Accademia di Brera and the church of San Marco share the same lanes, with the academy's botanical garden beside them.
Galleries and narrow streets
Brera
Brera
Via Brera, Via Fiori Chiari, Via Madonnina
The quarter just north of the cathedral. The Pinacoteca di Brera, the Brera Academy and San Marco Church share the same lanes, with the academy garden beside them.
Why go
Come by day for the picture gallery and in the evening for the lanes. Morning is quieter than the cathedral square.
Where to stay
Useful if you want to sleep near the centre but not on the square. The cathedral is a ten-minute walk. The suitcase belongs here.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
You enter the pinacoteca through the old monastery court: the Napoleon in the courtyard is already inside, not on the street. The botanical garden is the next gate on the same lanes, not a separate address to hunt down.
Where to have it
- Bar Jamaica — С 1911 года это дневная стойка Бреры у Академии: кофе, вино и разговор.
- Biancolatte — Biancolatte стоит на Via Filippo Turati 30. В зале пьют кофе и едят.
- Latteria San Marco — Latteria San Marco стоит на Via San Marco. Молочная траттория в Брере, садятся есть. Дверь в доме 24.
- Stendhal — Stendhal стоит на Via Ancona. Остерия, садятся есть в зале. Дверь в доме 1.