Everything You Need for a Comfortable Stay

Our apartment comfortably hosts up to 2 guests in a bright, quiet attic with 1 bedroom, 1 bed and 1 bathroom.

Amenities include air conditioning, fast broadband WiFi, a fully-equipped kitchenette with coffee machine and microwave, hair dryer, iron and board, and 24/7 self check-in with keybox and remote support.

Located in the historic center of Milan, in one of the safest areas of the city, close to shops, cafes and public transport - everything within easy walking distance.

Step Outside & Discover Milan

Everything that makes Milan extraordinary is right at your doorstep.

Metro Moscova (M2 Green Line) — 250 m on foot · about 3 min

Corso Garibaldi — 170 m on foot · about 2 min

Via Brera — 300 m on foot · about 4 min

Piazza 25 Aprile — 380 m on foot · about 5 min

Pinacoteca di Brera — 400 m on foot · about 5 min

Piazza Gae Aulenti — 630 m on foot · about 8 min

Stazione Garibaldi (Malpensa Express, MXP) — 700 m on foot · about 9 min

Piazza della Scala — 1,0 km · about 12 min on foot

Castello Sforzesco — 1,1 km · about 14 min on foot

Via Manzoni — 1,1 km · about 14 min on foot

Piazza della Repubblica — 1,1 km · about 14 min on foot

Via Montenapoleone (Fashion District) — 1,3 km · about 16 min on foot

Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli — 1,4 km · about 18 min on foot

Piazza San Babila — 1,4 km · about 18 min on foot

Corso Buenos Aires — 1,8 km · about 22 min on foot

Stazione Centrale — 2,2 km · about 27 min on foot / 10 min by metro

Leonardo's Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie: Book Early, Stay Close

Of everything in Milan, this is the one thing you cannot decide to see on the day. Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper – Il Cenacolo – is seen by small groups for fifteen minutes at a time, and tickets are released months ahead. Guests at Taylor's Love Solferino B&B should book before they book their flights.

Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. Photo: Luca Aless, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Getting There from Our B&B

By metro: from Moscova (M2 green line), 300 metres from the B&B, take the M2 two stops to Cadorna, then walk about 600 metres along Corso Magenta. Door to door: roughly 18 minutes.

On foot: approximately 2.2 km, about 28 minutes through Brera, past the Castello Sforzesco and along Via Boccaccio – a genuinely lovely walk.

A Painting That Should Not Have Survived

Leonardo painted the Last Supper between 1495 and 1498 on the refectory wall of the Dominican convent. Instead of true fresco, he experimented with tempera on a dry wall so he could work slowly and rework details. The experiment failed: the paint began lifting within twenty years.

It survived Napoleon's troops using the refectory as a stable, and it survived the night of 15 August 1943, when an Allied bomb destroyed most of the building. The wall with the Last Supper was left standing, protected by sandbags, open to the sky for months.

A twenty-one-year restoration, completed in 1999, removed centuries of overpainting. What you see now is faint, fragmentary and astonishing.

What to Look For

• The moment chosen – not the institution of the Eucharist, but the instant after Christ says one of you will betray me. Every apostle reacts differently.
• The perspective – all lines converge on Christ's right temple. Leonardo hammered a nail there to guide the strings.
• Judas – the only figure leaning back into shadow, clutching a purse, knocking over the salt.
• The groups of three – the twelve apostles arranged in four clusters, a rhythm no earlier painter had attempted.
• The Crucifixion opposite – Montorfano's 1495 fresco on the facing wall, almost always ignored, is worth turning round for.
• The church itself – Bramante's tribune and cloister, free to enter, are a masterpiece in their own right.

Practical Information

• Booking: essential, on the official site cenacolovinciano.vivaticket.it. Tickets are released in blocks, usually three months ahead, and sell out within hours.
• Price: around 15 euro plus 2 euro booking fee. Guided tours cost more but often have availability when standard tickets do not.
• Visit length: exactly 15 minutes, in groups of about 35, behind climate-controlled doors.
• Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, roughly 08:15 to 19:00. Closed Mondays.
• Arrive: at least 20 minutes early – latecomers are not admitted, with no refund.
• The church: free, no booking, open outside Mass times.

If You Cannot Get a Ticket

It happens often. Visit the church and Bramante's cloister anyway, then walk ten minutes to the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, which holds the largest collection of models built from his drawings. Alternatively, the Vigna di Leonardo – the vineyard given to him by Ludovico Sforza – is directly opposite the church and can usually be visited on the day.

Why Staying in Brera Makes the Difference

Taylor's Love Solferino B&B sits at Via Solferino 56 in Zone 1, the historic centre, between Brera, Moscova and Corso Garibaldi. With a fifteen-minute time slot that cannot be moved, staying centrally is not a luxury but insurance: from here you are twenty minutes from the door, with no risk of a delayed suburban train costing you the ticket.

For travellers who prefer a short stay apartment in Milan centre to a hotel, the B&B offers free self check-in with a smart lock, so late arrivals are never a problem. Porta Garibaldi FS, 700 metres away, links directly to Malpensa Airport with the Malpensa Express.

Icons of Milan: A Half-Day Walk from Our B&B – Castle, Cathedral & the Galleria

A self-guided walking itinerary starting from Taylor's Love Solferino B&B, Via Solferino 56, in Zone 1 – the historic heart of Milan, two minutes from Moscova (M2).

If you have one morning in Milan and want to see the three images the whole world knows, this is the walk. It links the great Renaissance castle, the Gothic cathedral and the nineteenth-century glass arcade in a single, mostly flat route of about 3.5 kilometres. Because you begin at our bed and breakfast in Brera, you are already inside the centre – no metro, no taxi, just walk out of the door.

The Route at a Glance

• Start: Taylor's Love Solferino B&B, Via Solferino 56 (Moscova M2)
• Stop 1: Castello Sforzesco – 15 min walk
• Stop 2: Duomo di Milano and its rooftop – 12 min walk
• Stop 3: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – 1 min walk
• Total walking: about 3.5 km · allow half a day with visits

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Stop 1 – Castello Sforzesco

Leave Via Solferino, walk down Via Pontaccio and you reach the vast brick fortress of the Sforza dukes in about 15 minutes. Enter through the Filarete Tower into the courtyards – free to walk through – and, if you have time, see Michelangelo's final, unfinished Pietà Rondanini in the museum. Behind the castle opens Parco Sempione.

Stop 2 – Duomo di Milano

From the castle, walk down Via Dante – a handsome pedestrian avenue – straight to Piazza del Duomo, about 12 minutes. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to build. Buy the rooftop ticket: walking among the marble spires, with the gilded Madonnina above you and the city at your feet, is the single best thing to do in Milan.

Stop 3 – Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

The Galleria opens directly off the cathedral square, one minute away. Under its great glass dome, spin on your heel on the mosaic bull of Turin for luck, then have a coffee at Camparino, the 1915 bar where the Milanese aperitivo was born. From here Teatro alla Scala is a two-minute walk north, and Brera – and your bed – a pleasant fifteen minutes beyond.

Why Start From Brera?

This itinerary works because of where you sleep. Taylor's Love Solferino B&B sits in Zone 1, the historic centre, so the icons of Milan are a walk from your room rather than a commute. For travellers who prefer a short-stay apartment in Milan centre or a boutique B&B near Brera to an anonymous hotel, this is the difference between seeing Milan and passing through it. We offer free self check-in with a smart lock, so you arrive at any hour, and Porta Garibaldi FS – 700 m away – links directly to Malpensa Airport with the Malpensa Express.

🇮🇹 In italiano – Le icone di Milano: mezza giornata a piedi dal nostro B&B

Itinerario a piedi con partenza dal Taylor's Love Solferino B&B, Via Solferino 56, in Zona 1, nel cuore storico di Milano, a due minuti da Moscova (M2).

Se avete una sola mattina a Milano e volete vedere le tre immagini che tutto il mondo conosce, questo è il percorso: il castello rinascimentale, la cattedrale gotica e la galleria ottocentesca in vetro, in un anello quasi pianeggiante di circa 3,5 km. Partendo dal nostro bed and breakfast a Brera siete già dentro il centro: niente metro, niente taxi, si esce e si cammina.

Il percorso in breve

• Partenza: Taylor's Love Solferino B&B, Via Solferino 56 (Moscova M2)
• Tappa 1: Castello Sforzesco – 15 min a piedi
• Tappa 2: Duomo di Milano e le terrazze – 12 min a piedi
• Tappa 3: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – 1 min a piedi

Tappa 1 – Castello Sforzesco. Da Via Solferino si scende per Via Pontaccio fino alla grande fortezza in mattoni degli Sforza, circa 15 minuti. Cortili a ingresso libero e, nel museo, la Pietà Rondanini, ultima opera di Michelangelo.

Tappa 2 – Duomo. Dal castello, giù per Via Dante fino a Piazza del Duomo, 12 minuti. Prendete il biglietto per le terrazze: camminare tra le guglie di marmo sotto la Madonnina è la cosa più bella da fare a Milano.

Tappa 3 – Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Si apre proprio sulla piazza del Duomo, un minuto. Sotto la cupola di vetro, il giro sul toro di Torino porta fortuna; un caffè da Camparino, dove nel 1915 nacque l'aperitivo milanese.

Perché partire da Brera. Questo itinerario funziona per dove si dorme. Il Taylor's Love Solferino B&B è in Zona 1, centro storico: le icone di Milano sono a piedi dalla vostra stanza. Per chi cerca un appartamento per soggiorni brevi in centro a Milano o un B&B a Brera invece di un hotel anonimo, è la differenza tra vedere Milano e attraversarla. Self check-in gratuito con serratura smart e Porta Garibaldi FS a 700 m, con Malpensa Express diretto per l'aeroporto.