Peter and I started the day by joining Orazzio and Emanuele for breakfast.

Emanuele drove us into town where we shared a chat and a coffee near the Galleria Emanuele ll .

Emanuel left for the office (he is an architect), and left us to explore Milan. Peter and I firstly visited the Duomo of Milano, which is the cathedral church of Milan. Dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan. The Gothic cathedral commenced construction in 1386 and took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the 5th largest church in the world.

From Piazza del Duomo, we walked through the Galleria Emanuele ll, looking at all the exclusive shops, the beautiful floors and glass ceiling.The Galleria Vittoria Emanuele ll is one of the world's oldest oldest shopping malls. Housed within a four-story double arcade and named after Viittorio Emanuele ll, first king of the Kingdom of Italy. It was designed in 1861 and built by Giuseppe Mengoni, between 1865 and 1877.

Exiting the other side of the Galleria, we came to see La Scala Opera, unfortunately closed .The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778.

After lunch Peter and I visited Santa Maria die Grazie (1490), is a church and Dominican convent which contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory of the convent. The Last Supper or L'Ultima Cena  is a late 15th-century mural and is one of the world's most famous paintings, the most studied, scrutinised, and satirised. It is a trip dimensional painting, not a fresco and was painted directly on the wall. Commissioned by the Sforzesco family, very powerful Dukes. 

We followed this with a visit to Castello Sforzesco, built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remains of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest citadels in Europe. Extensively rebuilt by Luca Beltrami in 1891–1905, it now houses several of the city's museums and art collections.

On the other side of the Castle we walk to Arco Della Pace . Porter Sempione is a city gate of Milan. The name "Porta Sempione" is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, a part of the historic city centre, including the major avenue of Corso Sempione. The gate is marked by a landmark triumphal arch called Arco della Pace, dating back to the 19th century, but its origins can be traced back to a gate of the Roman Walls of Milan. 

Whilst walking the streets of Milano, we checked out the retail shops, looking at the fashions and beautiful clothes.....after all, Milano is the fashion Capital.

Given that we had packed in a huge day we returned to Emanuele and Orazio's apartment to join them before heading out to a restaurant called 'Belluccio' for a lovely Milanese dinner.