Shopping, the Fashion Quadrilateral and Markets in Milan

The name of Milan evokes fashion and luxury throughout the world, being the capital of “Made in Italy”, with its showrooms, fashion weeks and periodic fashion shows.
You can find all kinds of shops there, from the big brands in the Fashion Quadrilateral to small artisans.

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Places for shopping

• The Corso Vittorio Emanuele II is the shopping and pedestrian street that crosses the city centre, with a variety of shops, including the famous Rinascente (in the style of Galeries Lafayette with clothing and household goods, design, make-up, etc.) with its eight floors, near the Duomo, from the cathedral square to Piazza San Babila, with popular brands, running alongside the arcades and their cafes.
• The Fashion Quadrilateral between Corso Venezia and Via Manzoni, and between Via Monte Napoleone and Via della Spiga, crossed in particular by Via Sant’Andrea and Via del Gesu’. The big firms and their workshops are concentrated here.
  • In particular, Via Monte Napoleone is occupied by the most luxurious brands, haute couture, luxury watches and jewellery. It is considered one of the 15 most luxurious streets in the world, with sports cars parked in front of the luxury shop windows.
    During the fashion shows the neighbourhood is even livelier and the palazzos are often open to the public.
  • The Via Sant’Andrea is also a street of beautiful and varied boutiques, with courtyards occupied by workshops and exhibition halls, the Palazzo Morando – Costume Moda Immagine, a museum dedicated to Milan, with the municipality’s collections of clothing and costumes.
  • The Via della Spiga, a pedestrian street, also has very beautiful fashion and luxury shop windows.
  • The Via del Gesu’ is the quietest in the neighbourhood, with its Italian artisans and international designers, and the Bagatti-Valsecchi house-museum which houses a large collection of modern art.
  • The Via Manzoni offers a variety of shopping, focused above all on Made in Italy, showrooms, and elegant palazzos including the Poldi Pezzoli Museum.
• The Corso Venezia, between the fashion quadrilateral (Piazza San Babila) and
  Corso Buenos Aires, with a stretch of shops and then towards the north the Art Nouveau bourgeois buildings and green spaces of the Indro Montanelli Public Gardens.
• The Corso Buenos Aires towards the north-east has 350 shops along its 1200 metres, in the continuation of Corso Venezia, from Piazzale Oberdan to Piazzale Loreto. The avenue meets all needs, from everyday clothing to jewellery, including glasses, jewellery or sports items.
• The Via Torino, historically occupied by artisans and small shops, is another main street for Milanese shopping, with a variety of choices including inexpensive products and items for young people in particular, connecting Piazza del Duomo with the Navigli district.
• The Corso di Porta Ticinese, towards the south of the centre, has more eclectic and vintage boutiques, alternative shops and artisanal, ethnic, niche and made-to-measure productions.
• The pop-up shops, usually set up for a few weeks, are located on Via Savona, Via Tortona and Via Bergognone.
  The Via Savona has lofts and photo studios, showrooms, creative workshops, etc.
  This area is characterised by its iron and brick buildings with large openings.
• The Chinese quarter, Milan’s Chinatown, has its shops on Via Paolo Sarpi and Via Canonica.
• The city also has its neighbourhood markets, food markets, or antique markets such as in the Brera district (Mercatino di San Marco, Via San Marco) and that of the Navigli.

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