The 10 most iconic spots in Brera
Brera is one of Milan’s most iconic neighborhoods, famous for its picturesque streets, historic buildings, and timeless atmosphere that makes it unique. With shops, hidden courtyards, and characterful views, every corner tells a story and becomes the perfect backdrop for a photo.
From the most photographed streets to the district’s landmarks, here are the must-see spots if you’re looking for the best locations for your photos in Brera.
📍Via Fiori Chiari
📍Pinacoteca di Brera
📍Via Madonnina
📍Piazza del Carmine
📍Gucci Wall
📍Chiostri di San Simpliciano
📍Chiesa di San Marco
📍Orto Botanico di Brera
📍Piccolo Teatro
📍Chiesa di San Carpoforo
The places
Via Fiori Chiari
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Pinacoteca di Brera
Via Brera, 28
The Pinacoteca di Brera was officially established in 1809, although a first heterogeneous collection of works was already present from 1776 - and expanded in the following years - for educational purposes, alongside the Academy of Fine Arts wanted by Maria...
Via Madonnina
Via Madonnina
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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine
Piazza del Carmine
In 1268, the Carmelite Fathers settled near the Sforza Castle, where they started building their convent and the annexed church in the 14th century, which was destroyed by fire in 1330. The new church, however, had no greater fortune: it fell into ruinous a...
Gucci Wall
Corso Garibaldi, 111
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Chiostri di San Simpliciano
San Marco
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Chiesa di San Marco
Piazza San Marco
According to tradition, the church was dedicated to St. Marco in gratitude for the help given by Venice to Milan in the fight against Barbarossa, but the first certain news dates back to 1254 when Lanfranco Settala, Prior General of the Hermits of St. Agost...
Orto Botanico di Brera
Via Brera 28/via Fiori Oscuri 4
Currently the Brera Botanical Garden is a university museum with the aim of safeguarding a historical asset as a testimony to the cultural model in force in the second half of the 18th century. This model foresaw the transformation of Palazzo Brera and ther...
Piccolo Teatro Strehler
Largo Greppi, 1
Designed by Marco Zanuso and inaugurated in 1998 on the notes of Mozart's Così fan tutte, Giorgio Strehler's latest direction, it is the ideal stage for the great Italian and international prose shows. It also hosts great dance performances, ...
Ex Chiesa di San Carpoforo
Via Marco Formentini, 14
The original structure of the church of San Carpoforo belonged to a Roman pagan temple dedicated to the goddess Vesta, later converted into a Christian place of devotion through the mediation of Saint Marcellina, sister of the Milanese bishop Saint Ambrogio...
