The gates swing open, and Milan falls silent. Arriving at the Portrait Milano — in our case, fittingly, in a Maserati GranCabrio (article in German) — guests roll through centuries-old portals straight into a sprawling cloister.
A moment ago, the dense bustle of Corso Venezia; now: stillness, proportion, a courtyard that keeps the city at a polite distance.
Triple-A Location
The address ranks among Milan's most exclusive, nestled between Corso Venezia and Via della Spiga — right where the Quadrilatero della Moda pulses brightest.
The ensemble, with its expansive inner courtyard («chiostro»), served for four centuries as an archiepiscopal seminary, founded in 1564 in the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.
