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HISTORICAL NOTES WHAT TO EAT MUST-SEE PICTURES

HISTORICAL NOTES

Tommaso Marinetti

Tommaso Marinetti, poet, writer and playwright was the founder of the Futurist movement. Italy's first historical avant-garde of the twentieth century. The most conspicuous aspect of this revolutionary movement is its total rejection of traditional values from the past, considered by its exponents to be expressions of ignorance and superstition. Futurist artists exalt the ideals of speed, dynamism, material force, violence, and war conceived as the world's only hygiene. To the cult of feelings, inner analysis, meditation and silence they contrast the vital, aggressive and overbearing momentum, the din, the dazzling light. The Museum of the Twentieth Century in Cathedral Square is full of works from this movement.

Giorgio Strehler

Although originally from Trieste, Giorgio Strehler moved to Milan at age seven. Here he began his career as a theater director. When the war ended, Strehler continued his theatrical activity in a city animated by a strong desire for birth. It was in 1947 that he founded the Piccolo Teatro, (now also called Strelher), where he fine-tuned his own stylistic signature by focusing his attention on man, as an individual and as a social being, in an investigation that was both historical and poetic. Within a few years, the theater established itself as a pioneering point of theatrical performances of classical and contemporary works.

Se te voeu fatt amà, fatt on por desiderà.

If you want to be loved, make yourself a little desired.

WHAT TO EAT

Barbajada

When Milan was truly the city of fog and cold in the 1800s, to warm and spoil the palate of the Milanese, a bartender of Neapolitan origin, Domenico Barbaja, invented a new drink called, in honor of its inventor, Barbajada. Cream, coffee and chocolate served in a clear glass. Thus was born at the "Cambiasi" café this typical Milanese drink. Today, the Cambiasi café, which was located near the Alla Scala Theater and was the haunt of musicians and spectators, no longer exists but there are still many cafés in the area that offer this winter tonic.

Rostin Nega'a

Rostin Nega'a translated into Arrostino annegato, that is the knot of veal with fillet, sirloin and piece of bone. The original recipe states that after a light flour and browned in the butto, you should deglaze the meat with white wine and then cover it with broth. In this way after an hour and a half of cooking the roast so "drowned" becomes very tender. Historically, the cooking took place in a special low copper or cotto pan called stuin, placed directly on the embers of the hearth.

Mondeghili

In the rest of Italy, meatballs all have a round shape, not so in Milan. Where "meatballs" are something else entirely, similar to roulades. Instead, the spherical ones are precisely called mondeghili. The original recipe has not come down to us; today the oldest recipes date back to the 19th century. At that time these meatballs were made with salvaged meat, added sausage, raw salami, liver mortadella and other pork. All mixed with breadcrumbs soaked in milk, eggs, parmesan cheese, garlic and nutmeg. Small balls were thus made from this mixture, which would then be fried, strictly in the butter used to foam them, as a topping, the same procedure that was once also done for the famous cotoletta alla milanese.

MUST-SEE

La Vigna di Leonardo

Not far from the refectory adjoining Santa Maria delle Grazie that houses the world-famous Last Supper by Leonardo stands the Casa degli Atellani. Behind the elegant 15th-century mansion lies one of the hidden beauties of secret Milan, namely the vineyard that was given to Leonardo da Vinci by Ludovico il Moro. So dear to the genius that it was mentioned in his will, Leonardo's Vineyard has recently been restored to its original splendor and is surely one of the ten most striking hidden places in Milan.

Albergo Diurno venezia

Hidden among the great treasures of underground Milan is a real gem: a center dedicated to personal care, where travelers and city dwellers alike could rejuvenate after a trip or after work. The Albergo Diurno Venezia was opened in 1926 and consisted of a large columned hall lined with marble and art deco-style woodwork, a spa area and rooms dedicated to barbers and manicurists, as well as services such as telephone and laundry room. Today the Albergo Diurno Venezia is closed to the public but can be visited on the occasion of exclusive visits organized by the FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano.

San Bernardino alle Ossa

The chapel of San Bernardino alle Ossa is one of the most evocative places in Milan. Between the devout and the macabre, the sacred and the profane, the chapel collects thousands of skulls and bones that were found in the foundations of the church after the bell tower collapsed in 1642; the remains were used to form Rococo-style decorations; as much as they are said to belong to saints and martyrs, it is more plausible that bones and skulls came from the deceased of the not far away Ospedale Maggiore. San Bernardino alle Ossa is one of the most interesting stops on Milan's ten hidden places.

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B&B HOTELS has recognized the Talking Places as a tool in line with the philosophy of innovation and inclusion of the group, summarized by their claim "Only for Everyone". The project, in fact, is aimed at stimulating the attractiveness of destinations and offering national and international visitors an authentic and immersive experience, transforming the simple "hit and run" tourist in a "temporary resident" in collaboration with the Movement Life Beyond Tourism - Travel to Dialogue.