Piazza Mercanti and Castello Sforzesco

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Piazza Mercanti is just beyond the duomo and on the way to the Castle and just about anywhere else you want to go in central Milan. It's also traffic-free, which gave me more time to stop and appreciate the architecture. The arches are magnificent.

I first stumbled upon this castle after an afternoon-turned-evening 😊 of shopping and exploring in the city. It was lit up gloriously (fountain included). The next day I came back to check out this huge quadrilateral shaped castle in the daylight. It was once a fortress and is now home of many different civic museums. My favorite was the museum of muscial instruments (I was an avid clarinet player not too far back!)

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Photos

polizia on the horses
with Castello Sforzesco in the background

flowers at the end of piazza mercanti
and a cute old man buying them for some lucky lady

Castello Sforzesco
This brick castle was built in the Renaissance Age and is now the site of the civic museums. and you can't see it now... but there's a mote!

Museum of Musical Instruments
this piano was one of many painted ones in the gallery...

piazza mercanti
check out the arches