8AM : Wake up with a cappuccino and a delicate pastry at the bar of the Sant Ambroeus, before leaving with a box of biscuits, indispensable for tackling the day.
9AM: Swim in a Rationalist pool with a dip in the Piscina Cozzi. With its straight-lined 1930s design, the pool in the Viale Tunisia is the perfect place for some morning lengths, especially since it also has a Speedo swimsuit shop, very handy if you’ve forgotten yours.
11AM: Have a fine traditional shave with Gian Antonio Pisterzi, a young barber who works in the luxurious calm of his private salon.
NOON : Make a stop at the glove shop Restelli for a large selection of winter, city, sport, driving, and/or ski gloves. Indispensable.
1PM: Lunch like a Milanese in the company of top designers at the Trattoria da Pino, where Mauro prepares daily specials and desserts that are both traditional and creative.
2PM: Shop at the trendy L’Arabesque, Chichi Meroni’s store of choice, which embraces fashion, perfume, vintage jewellery, books and 1950s Italian furniture, before enjoying a coffee break.
4PM: Admire the beautiful paintings in the contemplative atmosphere of the Pinacoteca di Brera, where the great masterpieces like Mantegna’s Lamentation of Christ and the Pietà by Giovanni Bellini will give you goosebumps.
6PM : Order a bouquet at Radaelli, the elegant florist whose interior, designed by Guglielmo Ulrich, has remained untouched since 1945.
7PM: Enjoy a Campari Soda and nibbles by Davide Oldani in the historic setting of the Camparino, at the entrance to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
9PM : Enjoy a dinner by a starred chef, Andrea Aprea, on the fifth floor of the Etruscan Museum, in an evocative interior designed by Flaviano Capriotti. Milan’s best restaurant.