Spot a Brera courtyard
Walk into the Pinacoteca di Brera courtyard and find the bronze Napoleon statue in the centre. Photograph the courtyard.
Spot a Brera narrow lane
Walk into the Brera district and find a charming narrow lane with a cafe terrace. Photograph the street.
Spot a Cova or Marchesi pastry window
Find Pasticceria Cova in the Quadrilatero or Marchesi 1824 in the Galleria. Photograph the historic pastry window.
Spot a Milan aperitivo Negroni
Find a Negroni (red, with orange peel) on a Brera or Navigli aperitivo table. Photograph the glass.
Spot a Milan Aperol Spritz
Find a bright-orange Aperol Spritz on a café table during the daily aperitivo hour. Photograph the orange.
Spot a Milan caffè in tiny cup
Find an espresso served in a small porcelain cup with a sugar packet on a bar counter. The Milan stand-up bar. Photograph the bar.
Spot a Milan cotoletta
Find a cotoletta alla milanese (breaded veal cutlet, similar to Wiener Schnitzel but with the bone). Photograph the cutlet.
Spot a Milan fashion boutique window
Find a Quadrilatero della Moda boutique window (Versace, Armani, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana). Photograph the window display.
Spot a Milan fashion-week poster
Find a fashion-week poster, banner or shop-window announcement (especially February and September). Photograph the poster.
Spot a Milan Liberty (Stile Liberty) facade
Walk Porta Venezia and find a Stile Liberty (Italian Art Nouveau) facade (Casa Galimberti, Casa Campanini). Photograph the lace iron and floral tiles.
Spot a Milan Metro M
Find a red M sign at any Milan Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.
Spot a Milan risotto alla milanese
Find a plate of risotto alla milanese (saffron-yellow) on a restaurant table or menu. Photograph the yellow.
Spot a Milan Stazione Centrale facade
Find the Stazione Centrale di Milano, the 1931 Art Deco/Fascist-era station. Photograph the immense facade or the iron-and-glass platforms.
Spot a Milan tram (orange or vintage)
Find a Milan tram on its route. Bonus for the vintage ATM Class 1928 wooden trams still on tracks 1, 2 and 3. Photograph one passing.
Spot a Milan Vespa parked
Find a Vespa parked on a Milanese street. Photograph the chrome.
Spot a Naviglio canal
Walk to the Naviglio Grande or Naviglio Pavese and find the canal with the cafés and apartments lining it. Photograph the canal.
Spot a Panettone box
Find a Panettone (Milanese Christmas cake) in a bakery or shop. Year-round in pastry shops, peak in December. Photograph the dome cake.
Spot a Quadrilatero gold gate
In the Quadrilatero della Moda find a fashion-house's gilded gate or marble entrance (Versace, Prada in Via della Spiga). Photograph the entrance.
Spot a Sempione park view
Walk into Parco Sempione (behind the castle) and find the Arco della Pace (Arch of Peace) at the far end. Photograph the arch from the park.
Spot an Inter Milan or AC Milan stadium reference
Find a reference to the San Siro / Giuseppe Meazza stadium (a kit shop, a poster, a flag, a souvenir). Photograph it.
Spot an Inter or AC Milan kit
Find an Internazionale (blue-and-black) or AC Milan (red-and-black) jersey on someone or in a shop. Photograph the kit.
Spot Castello Sforzesco brick
Find the Castello Sforzesco, the red-brick Renaissance castle. Photograph the towers or the Filarete entrance.
Spot the Bosco Verticale
Find the Bosco Verticale (the residential towers with trees and plants on every balcony) in Porta Nuova. Photograph the green-walled towers.
Spot the Duomo gold Madonna
Find the gilded Madonnina statue on top of the Duomo's tallest spire. Photograph her gleaming.