Milan/South

• 🌍 La Rotonda della Besana. An 18th-century Neoclassical complex. It is now an exhibition space. 
• 🌍 Porta Ticinese. A 19th-century gate and the surrounding area is a very old-fashioned quarter nearly untouched by World War II bombings. (updated Aug 2015)
• 🌍 Porta Romana. The southeastern city gate, the "gate towards Rome" is simpler built than Ticinese. However Milan has had a "Porta Romana" as a part of its city walls already when the city was part of the Roman Empire. It has given the name to the district it's in, and to the nearby Metro station. 

• 🌍 Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio, Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie, 1-2. This landmark at the northern bank of Naviglio Grande bears the same name as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Western part of the country. The church is just a little over a century old, built in Romanesque Revival style, and is the third church built on that place. 
• 🌍 Santa Maria al Paradiso, Corso di Porta Vigentina 2-18. Built in the late 16th century for the Third Order of Saint Francis, much of its interior including decoration and paintings has been preserved. 
• 🌍 Santa Maria presso San Celso, Corso Italia 39. A late 15th-century church and sanctuary with many works of Milanese Baroque and Renaissance artists. 

• 🌍 Gardens of the Guastalla (Parco della Guastalla). Among Milan's oldest (founded in the 16th century), but quite small gardens, and are very close to the University district. The parks, however, were only opened to the public in the early 20th century. You can have a nice walk inside, and you also have a classical temple-like structure and also a sort of pond with a Baroque railing surrounding it. Reachable via Crocetta, P.ta Romana, Missori or even San Babila metro stations. It's also not that far from the Duomo. 
• 🌍 Basilicas Park (Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II or Parco delle Basiliche). Named the Basilicas Park as it connects two basilicas: the Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio. Formerly a place for drug use and anti-social behavior, it has been cleaned up and redesigned and is now more pleasant. It was renamed after the late Pope John Paul II. 
• 🌍 Parco Vittorio Formentano (Largo Marinai d'Italia). A park with many different trees in the southeast of Milan at the location of a former market. The park also hosts the building of 🌍 Palazzina Liberty, where theater performances and concerts are held. 

• Navigli: Once the hubs of the city's commercial life (the industrial canals), after years of abandonment, these pretty and "quintessentially Milanese" places now host many night spots that are open until late. There is a nice mix of old-world ancient shops and cafes, and funky bars and fashion boutiques. I Navigli (or The Canals) consist of 🌍 Naviglio Grande and 🌍 Naviglio Pavese. On the last Sunday of every month there is an antiques market along the Naviglio Grande.

• 🌍 Osteria del Gnocco Fritto, Via Pasquale Paoli 2 (off the Grand Canal), ☏ +39 02 5810-0216. At Osteria del Gnocco Fritto the €4.50 cover charge includes baskets of fried hand-size pastries (similar to sopapillas) accompanied by meats, cheeses, or jams (€8-11). The restaurant has a second location further southwest. 
• 🌍 Cow Burger, Via G. Ripamonti, 19. Very small place with great Italian-style burgers. Customized burgers available. (updated Feb 2017)

A concentration of aperitivo bars are located in the area near the Colonne di san Lorenzo and Corso di porta Ticinese, or close by in the Navigli area (subway: Porta Genova  M2  Station). You can also take the #3 tram to "Piazza Ventiquattro Maggio" stop. From Porta Ticinese (the large archway), head west into the canal area of Navigli. There are great restaurants for aperitivo in this area, including:

• 🌍 La Ringhiera, Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 5. 
• 🌍 Slice, Via Cardinale Ascanio Sforza, 9. 
• 🌍 Mas, Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 11. 

A concentration of pizzerie can be found at 🌍 Navigli.

• 🌍 Lacerba, Via Orti 4, info@lacerba.it. For an artistic dining experience, try Lacerba on via dei Orti, 4, which serves dishes inspired by the early 20th-century art movement, Futurism. 
• 🌍 Osteria dei Formaggi, Alzaia Naviglio Grande, 54, ☏ +39 02 8940 9415. The Osteria dei Formaggi on the Grand Canal serves all manner of excellent cheese dishes in an intimate dining room heavily decorated with cows. (updated Jun 2017)
• 🌍 El Brellin, Alzaia Naviglio Grande 14, ☏ +39 02 8940 2700. For a classic take on Milanese cooking, try Ill Brellin, where you can choose from homey classics such as rigatoni sautéed with pancetta, to modern interpretations on typical ingredients—a pumpkin tart as an appetizer. Outdoor seating makes this a perfect choice on a sunny day, although it is closed for dinner on Sundays. 

• 🌍 Black Hole, Viale Umbria 118. A former lesbian club. 

• 🌍 Hotel Romana Residence Milan, Corso di Porta Romana 64, ☏ +39 02 583421, fax: +39 02 58309748. The Romana Residence modern hotel of the historic centre of Milan, 250 metres away from the Duomo. All the 66 bedrooms of the Romana Residence Hotel, divided in double, twin, triple, family, junior suite and suite, come with private bath and modern facilities. Some also have a small kitchen, and many face the garden of the hotel. Double and twin rooms €159, breakfast included. 
• 🌍 Hotel Five, Corso Lodi 4 (corner of Via Salmini), ☏ +39 02 58313331, fax: +39 02 58436798, info@hotelfive.it. (updated Jun 2017)

• 🌍 Hotel Art Hotel Navigli, Via Angelo Fumagalli 4, ☏ +39 02 89410530, fax: +39 02 58115066. 
• 🌍 Aquae Calidae – Milano, Via Santa Sofia, 26, 20122 Milano, ☏ +39 348691. Aquae Calidae - L’hotel dispone di un moderno e spazioso centro benessere, sala fitness, ristorante e salone di bellezza. 300EUR. (updated Feb 2022)