Whether it’s the floral and resinous essences of theBotanical Garden or the fragrant effluvia seeping from the boutiques of Via Fiori Chiari, Brera is the right destination for the pampering of a personalized itinerary, with our guides, to discover the deepest and most exclusive essence of the neighborhood. A multisensory immersion to grasp the changing identity of one of the most bewitching corners of Milan: from braida, a wilderness of vegetable gardens and woods, to a true Perfume District in the city. It is here, in the green heart of Brera, the right place to be surprised by thesoul of Milan, browsing among courtyards that hide a riot of plants and flowers!
An exotic journey into the green heart of Brera
In the maze of cobbled streets of Brera, the scents of a distant past resurface, to be captured thanks to an unforgettable guided walk. From the scents of woods and ortaglie of the ancient braida to the resinous essences of theBrera Botanical Garden, just a stone’s throw from the boutiques of the Perfume District that dot the neighborhood’s most characteristic streets. In these places in Milan’s historic center, the evocative and imaginative power of fragrances drags one on a journey to faraway places: the fragrant notes of exotic woods; the citrus notes of the wind gliding over the sand of a sunny island bathed by brackish waters; the oriental notes of a Persian tent in the desert in a fairy tale from The Arabian Nights. TheOrto Botanico, known for its exotic plants and home to the surprising installations of the Fuorisalone, is among the most representative stages of a magical combination of nature, history and innovation, a distinctive feature of the entire Brera district.
The scent of water… on the trail of the Naviglio di San Marco
The mysterious evocative power of perfume is also the key to an unprecedented multi-sensory exploration of Milan’s iconic places. From the officinal and floral notes of theBrera Botanical Garden to the impalpable scents of the powders of the nearby Teatro alla Scala, and finally to the musky acidity of the waters of the Naviglio di San Marco , which once crossed the Brera district, joining the Naviglio della Martesana. The traces of the vanished Naviglio, still legible in the urban fabric of this corner of the city, bring us back to the atmosphere of Old Milan and its most typical fragrances, in a narrative that draws on the remotest recesses of individual and collective memory, memories, emotions and sentimental landscapes.
An exclusive experience in the city’s greenest courtyards
Milanese courtyards, it is known, often conceal the most exclusive soul of the city, tinged with the green of plants and flowers that grow, lushly, hidden from the eyes of most. This is the atmosphere evoked by Cortile Flora, the ideal place to have aunique experience, suspended between Brera’s past and the modernity of the nearby skyscrapers of Porta Nuova. Theaperitivo, inspired by a green & healthy mood, combines contemporary experimentation with the past of the neighborhood once called Braida, a land of woods and wilderness.
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