antareshotels.com - what to do Antares Hotels - Feed RSS - what to do http://www.antareshotels.com/ Sun, 19 May 2013 11:25:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) en Antares Hotels Milan - Via Rubens, 21 - 20148 Milano Art and Museums - Brera Pinacotecs - Via Brera, 28 http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/art_and_museums__brera_pinacotecs__via_brera_28/10.html At number 28, you will find the imposing Palazzo di Brera. Begun in 1651 by Richini, commissioned by the Jesuit Order, it originally housed the College, Botanic Garden and Astronomical Observatory created by the Order. After the suppression of the Jesuit Company in 1773, empress Maria Teresa of Austria allocated part of the building to the Fine Arts Academy, founded in 1776. After having entered the monumental portal, by Piermarini, you will see the bronze statue of Napoleon, a work by Antonio Canova, at the centre of the court.

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]]> Antares Hotels Milano Art and Museums - Civical Gallery of Modern Arts - Via Palestro, 16 http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/art_and_museums__civical_gallery_of_modern_arts__via_palestro_16/11.html The Modern Art Gallery houses the Vismara Collection, the Marino Marini sculpture Collection and the Grassi Collection as well as masterpieces of neoclassic period by artists like De Canova and Appiani and much more.

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]]> Antares Hotels Milano Art and Museums - Poldi Pezzoli Museum - Via Manzoni, 12 http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/art_and_museums__poldi_pezzoli_museum__via_manzoni_12/9.html The Poldi Pezzoli Museum is a precious private collection comprising great Italian paintings from the 15th to the 18th century. It also houses a fine collection of decorative arts.

Thanks to the agreement with Poldi Pezzoli Museum our clients can buy the museum entrance tickets or the Casemuseocard, without any surcharge, directly at the Hotel.

Apply within the Hotel's reception for more information and suggestions.

www.museopoldipezzoli.it

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Art and Museums - Science and Technics National Museum http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/art_and_museums__science_and_technics_national_museum/13.html Via S. Vittore 2 Metro M2 S. Ambrogio

Just 2 Kms. Away from the Antares Hotel Rubens, the National Science and Technology Museum is one of the best technology and science museums in the world. The recent activity regarding the Educational Workshops is very important.

For more information: www.museoscienza.org

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Art and Museums - Sforzesco Castle http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/art_and_museums__sforzesco_castle/12.html The castle, which stands in the square of the same name, was built between 1358 and 1368, under Galeazzo II Visconti. In 1447 the government of the Ambrosian Republic decreed that it should be destroyed. Francesco Sforza ordered it to be rebuilt when he came to power. In 1521 the tower of Filarete blew up, causing an explosion of gunpowder. The castle suffered various adversities through the centuries. In 1880 the restoration work began under the direction of Luca Beltrami. The Filarete's Tower dominates the front of the castle. The lords of the castle normally resided in the Ducal Court, in a suite of richly frescoed and decorated halls.

Info: www.milanocastello.it

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Duomo and Churches - Certosa of Garegnano http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/duomo_and_churches__certosa_of_garegnano/5.html The Garegnano Carthusian monastery – just 200 mts far away from the Accademia Hotel - was founded in 1349 by Archbishop Giovanni Visconti. Little is left of the original 14th century building as it was completely rebuilt between the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century by Pellegrino Tibaldi. The walls of the nave are decorated with a fine series of frescoes by Daniele Crespi (1629) with episodes from the history of the Carthusian Order and its founder St. Brunone. On the right of the church there is a late sixteenth-century cloister.

For more information about visit hours visit the web page www.certosadimilano.it

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Duomo and Churches - Milan's Cathedral (Duomo) http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/duomo_and_churches__milans_cathedral_%28duomo%29/4.html Click Here to see the Virtual Tour

The works began in 1386. The Duomo is an exceptional example of Lombard Gothic architecture. The Cathedral was commissioned by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, and dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente. It is an immense mountain of marble shaped into statues, pinnacles, buttresses, rampant arches and pillars. The highest pinnacle is topped with a statue of the Virgin Mary, known as La Madonnina.

For more information http://www.duomomilano.it/?lang=en

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Duomo and Churches - Santa Maria delle Grazie http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/duomo_and_churches__santa_maria_delle_grazie/1.html Click Here to see the Virtual Tour

Two immortal names, Leonardo da Vinci and Donato Bramante, have made this church eternally famous. The church stands in the square of the same name. It was built between 1466 and 1490 to plans by Guiniforte Solari, but a few years later Ludovico il Moro commissioned Bramante to redesign the apse, which has a splendid "tribune", a fine example of the Renaissance use of space. Bramante also designed the cloister and the old sacristy. Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Last Supper" is on one of the walls of the old Dominican monastery refectory. He began work on the fresco in 1495, and finished it in 1498. As soon as you know when you are going to be in Milan, book a visit: at certain times of year it is hard to find slots even a week ahead.

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]]> Antares Hotels Milano Duomo and Churches - The Basilica of S. Ambrogio http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/duomo_and_churches__the_basilica_of_s._ambrogio/3.html Saint Ambrose is Milan's patron saint - Construction of the basilica began in 379, and in 387 it was consecrated by St. Ambrose. Over the centuries the basilica has been modified, enlarged, damaged and even bombed, during the last World War.

Despite this it has retained its air of austerity and solemnity, and is still considered one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Lombardy. Inside there are monuments, works of art, and relics bearing witness to sixteen centuries of history.

www.basilicasantambrogio.it

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Duomo and Churches - The Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Maggiore http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/duomo_and_churches__the_basilica_of_saint_lorenzo_maggiore/2.html The Basilica is an important example of Roman and early-Christian architecture. It is fronted by sixteen Corinthian columns from a 3rd century Roman temple and a courtyard with a bronze copy of the statue of Emperor Constantine in the centre. The basilica was built at the end of the 4th century, but through the years part of it collapsed. It was restored in 1911, 1916, and 1937-38, and can now be appreciated as a mainly early-Christian construction, with Romanesque and late fifteenth century additions.

www.sanlorenzomaggiore.com

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Fashion and Shopping - Corso Buens Aires and Corso Vercelli http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/fashion_and_shopping__corso_buens_aires_and_corso_vercelli/15.html PERSONAL SHOPPER

They are among the most important streets in town, where business and trades pass by every day in their thousands.
Full of shops, cinemas and fashion restaurants which can satisfy the most exigent people.

Sales in Milan o "Saldi a Milano" - so when do the sales start in Milan? There are 2 sales periods every year - The Winter Sales start on the 07 of January and last 60 days and the Summer Sales star the first saturday of July and again last 60 days. Therefore the best time to come to Milan for shopping is either in the height of Summer or in the Winter time - Retail Therapy in Milan Antares Hotels.

]]> Antares Hotels Milano Fashion and Shopping - Fashion and Shopping http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/fashion_and_shopping__fashion_and_shopping/14.html PERSONAL SHOPPER

Milan is the capital of fashion, design and shopping, where the best international High couture “griffe” have their show rooms and basis: Armani, Byblos, Dolce&Gabbana, Ferré, Krizia, Laura Biagiotti, Missoni, Moschino, Valentino, Vers ace, Trussardi and many many others - The Antares Hotel Group are strategically placed so you can take advantage of the sales in Milan or "Saldi a Milano" - Shopping Milano made easy courtesy of the close proximity of the 3 Antares Hotels to shopping and fashionable boutiques in Corso Buenos Aries, Corso Vercelli and Corso Sempione.

]]> Antares Hotels Milano La Scala and Theatres - La Scala Opera House - Via Filodrammatici, 2 http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/la_scala_and_theatres__la_scala_opera_house__via_filodrammatici_2/6.html The opera house La Scala Theatre in Milan or Teatro alla Scala, is one of the most important theatres in the world, every year the world's best theatre companies come to Milan to put on their shows - for many it is the highlight of their professional careers to have a performance at the La Scala Theatre in Milan.

The theatre is located not far from the Duomo in piazza Scala, and dates back to 1859/1860 - the original theatre was built in 1777/1778 by Giuseppe Piermarini on an area previously occupied by the church of Santa Maria alla Scala. The façade is Neoclassical, while the interior, that subsequently underwent various transformations, was partially rebuilt after the damage caused by bombing in 1943.

For more information please visit the official website: www.teatroallascala.org

]]> Antares Hotels Milano La Scala and Theatres - Piccolo Teatro di Milano - Teatro Strehler - Largo Greppi http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/la_scala_and_theatres__piccolo_teatro_di_milano__teatro_strehler__largo_greppi/7.html The Piccolo Teatro della Città di Milano is a masterpiece in the cultural European background. Founded in 1947, it is Italy's first permanent theater, and a national "teatro stabile", or permanent repertory company. Piccolo Teatro is considered a theatre of major national and European importance, a "symbol of permanency in Italy". It is located on the Via Rovello just off the Via Dante, between Sforza Castle and the Piazza del Duomo. The theatre has three venues: Sala Grassi; Teatro Studio, which was originally intended to be the theater's rehearsal hall; and Teatro Strehler, which opened in 1998 with a seating capacity of 974. Renamed Teatro Grassi by 2005, its annual calendar consists of approximately thirty performances. In addition, the venue hosts cultural events, from festivals and films, to concerts, conferences, and conventions, as well as supporting the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica.

For further information www.piccoloteatro.org 

]]> Antares Hotels Milano La Scala and Theatres - Teatro Nazionale - Piazza Piemonte, 12 http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/la_scala_and_theatres__teatro_nazionale__piazza_piemonte_12/8.html The Teatro Nazionale, at just 1 km. from the Antares Hotel Rubens Milano and also close to the Fair, with its 1.600 seats is the ideal scenario of important shows, plays and concerts.
For more information http://www.teatronazionale.it

]]> Antares Hotels Milano San Siro and Sport - Monza's Autodrome http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/san_siro_and_sport__monzas_autodrome/20.html Inserted in the wide park of Villa Reale, it is one of the most famous loops in the world. It is easily reachable and located at about half an hour from Milan.

Events calender available by visiting the site: www.monzanet.it/en

]]> Antares Hotels Milano San Siro and Sport - National target-shooting http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/san_siro_and_sport__national_targetshooting/19.html Located in Via Achille Papa 22/b , just two steps from the Antares Hotel Accademia , it is attended by lovers of this sport and every year hosts the most important international happenings.

Events calender available by visiting the site www.tsnmilano.it

]]> Antares Hotels Milano San Siro and Sport - San Siro Hippodrome http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/san_siro_and_sport__san_siro_hippodrome/18.html Right in the middle of San Siro area – one of the most beautiful and green of Milan - at walking distance from the Antares Hotel Accademia and the Antares Hotel Rubens, it allows you to spend amazing evenings and afternoons, watching closely Grand Prix of international prestige in a natural frame.

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]]> Antares Hotels Milano San Siro and Sport - San Siro Museum "Inter-Milan" http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/san_siro_and_sport__san_siro_museum_intermilan/17.html The Football museum in Mlan, the first and the only in Italy located in a stadium, created by Onorato Arisi’s private collection, was opened on October 5,1996 and it tells us F.C. Inter and A.C. Milan history thanks to a number of unique memorabilia: historical shirts cup and trophies, footballs, boots, art objects, all sort of memorabilia which got into the world football legend, and, into the football fans' hearts.

More info: www.sansiro.net

]]> Antares Hotels Milano San Siro and Sport - San Siro Stadium "Giuseppe Meazza" http://www.antareshotels.com/en/milan_info/what_to_do/san_siro_and_sport__san_siro_stadium_giuseppe_meazza/16.html Click Here to see the Virtual Tour

The stadium, widened on the event of Italia 90 by means of the realization of the highest rings and the covering, allows to comfortably watch the game.
The San Siro stadium is named after the great football player Giuseppe Meazza and is at walking distance from the Antares Hotel Accademia and Antares Hotel Rubens. From the Antares Hotel Concorde you can take the red subway line and get off in Lotto (about 20 minutes ride).

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