Best places: Historic sites in Assago, Italy

Lavish 18th-century palace hosting exhibitions & performances, especially during Milan Fashion Week.

Neoclassical palace & museum for modern art with English gardens & contemporary art next door.

👍👍 Built by Giuseppe Sommaruga in 1901-1904, it constitutes somewhat of the artistic "manifesto" of Art Nouveau in Milan. In 1900 the entrepreneur Ermengildo Castiglioni decided to have a building built in Corso Venezia: in his intentions the building had to differentiate itself from all the others. Pa...

👍👍 Giulio Ulisse Arata, born in Piacenza in 1881 and died in Milan in 1962, represents the end of the liberty experience in Milan with two very significant episodes: the large Felisari house (1910) on the corner of via Settembrini 11 and via Boscovich 28, 30, 32 and the three Berri-Meregalli houses in...

Grand 17th-century palace with baroque frescoes & public garden, now an event venue & cinema museum.

Prominent 18th-century building featuring ancient & modern artwork & temporary exhibitions.