Travel Diaries: Milan

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It’s a historical library dedicated to kids who love to read. It’s a really big library with cute little tables and chairs where kids can sit and look through the illustrated books or read them before they choose the right one! Chloe loves to come here because she can have a huge choice of books - she can choose from illustrated books, play books, first reading and nursery rhymes too. All the books are divided by age and category, so it’s really quick and easy to find what you have in mind. The owner is a really nice 60 year old man that always makes you feel at home.

This park is one of the biggest in Milan. It’s really easy to reach with public transportation. You take the red line metro and get off at Palestro and the park is right where the exit is. It is in downtown, so you can reach it by foot as well if you are walking from Duomo. The park is so green but it has a big playground with traditional games, that is always loved by kids. The Natural History Museum is also there and the Milan Planetarium is full of events in July! Anyone going should check their website before they visit to catch the best events. Around the park you can also find a cute carousel, snack bar and Chloe’s all-time favourite attraction which is the vintage bicycle company where you can rent a bike to ride around the park.

Piazza Gae Gaulenti is one of the most recent constructions in Milan - it is a circular square raised 6m above the street. It has become Milan’s favourite square to spend time on Sundays, because it’s a shopping district where you can find any sort of shop - from jewellery, make up, coffee shops, cool restaurants and during Christmas time there is always a skating rink and a festive market with a huge huge Christmas tree! Kids love this place in summer because it becomes an open air swimming pool! Chloe loves to get her feet wet to keep cool and as we know all kids love water.

This park has different entrances, and is the biggest after Parco Sempione and Indro Montanelli. It opened only one year ago and if you pass by Gae Gaulenti, you can’t not stop by here too. Different from the other park, this one is privately managed and has no gate. Families love this place because it has sport facilities, educational tours, vegetable gardens and paths made specifically for cyclists and runners, however you can just go there and simply enjoy relaxing under the shadow of the trees, reading a book whilst kids have fun on the swings.

This Ice Cream parlour is placed in Isola, one of the nicest neighbourhoods in Milan. Families love to have lunch or dinner in Isola and then take head off for dessert at Artico! To us, it is one of the best places by far to eat ice cream in the city! It has traditional flavours such as chocolate, vanilla and pistachio and they are all delicious! Artico is our favourite because in addiction to traditional gelato, they have Sicilian granita too! Try the cream and you and your children will want it more and more! Artico is not placed only in Isola, but near to Duomo too, exactly Via Dogana 1.