SERENITY SUITE · MILAN IN WATERCOLOUR
Serenity Suite is at number 58 on Via Paolo Sarpi. A pedestrian street of food shops, places to eat and everyday neighbourhood life, with design and cultural destinations to include in your stay.
Via Paolo Sarpi, 58
01 · PAOLO SARPI
Via Paolo Sarpi is the main street of Milan’s Chinatown. Its pedestrian stretch brings together food shops, bakeries, restaurants and small businesses: everyday stops are part of getting to know the neighbourhood.
Pick up ingredients for Yang’s kitchen, or stop for a bite on the street before returning to Yin and its refreshment corner. Both apartments share the same starting point.
02 · Places to visit
Five destinations to build a day around, from the cultural institutions of the Sarpi area to Parco Sempione. Use the addresses to choose your stops and plan a route that suits your day.
DESIGN
Objects, drawings and prototypes tell the story of Italian design through the Compasso d’Oro collection. Temporary exhibitions offer other perspectives; check the museum’s programme before your visit.
Piazza Compasso d’Oro 1, MilanoART AND ARCHITECTURE
A cemetery and an open-air museum, where sculpture, funerary architecture and trees form a route through the city’s memory. Explore with the respect due to a place of remembrance.
Piazzale Cimitero Monumentale, MilanoCONTEMPORARY CULTURE
This former tram and railway industrial complex now hosts exhibitions and cultural events. Plan around what is on: access and ticket arrangements depend on the programme.
Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini 4, MilanoGREEN SPACE
Between Castello Sforzesco and Arco della Pace, the park has paths, trees and monuments to discover on a walk. A wider-city destination to combine with your day in Milan.
Parco Sempione, Milano · several entrancesARCHITECTURE AND PUBLIC SPACE
The monumental arch overlooks Piazza Sempione at one end of the park. The square is a gathering place and a stop for taking in the city’s greenery and architecture together.
Piazza Sempione, MilanoCheck each venue’s official website for opening arrangements, exhibitions and admission before visiting.
03 · Food and street life
The Chinese community’s presence is reflected in bakeries, restaurants and specialist food shops. Asian street food sits alongside Italian pastry shops and pizzerias, giving Sarpi a varied food culture.
For a break: explore the bakeries and pastry shops and see what appeals to you.
For groceries: specialist food shops are part of daily life in the neighbourhood.
For a meal: choose between street food and a restaurant stop to suit your plans.
04 · Getting around
Both stations on the lilac line appear in the local cultural institutions’ access directions. Choose your station and route according to your destination.
Lines 12 and 14 are listed for reaching cultural venues in this area. Stops and routes can change: check the day’s ATM service before setting out.
Use the official ATM journey planner and service notices for current travel information. No fixed journey times or walking distances are stated here.
05 · Our address
The entrance to Serenity Suite is at Via Paolo Sarpi 58. Save this address for your arrival, and use the destination addresses above when planning visits.
SERENITY SUITE
Via Paolo Sarpi 58This is the property’s address. The panel does not depict a map or a route.
The two Via Paolo Sarpi views are illustrated adaptations of photographs by LucaChp (2012).
Watercolour transformation, simplified figures and signs, resizing and WebP. Businesses and street furnishings may have changed since 2012.
The two illustrated views are distributed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
06 · Your arrival
We welcome you and check your identity in person. Arrange your arrival time with us before your stay; entry is not self-service.
Ground-floor entrance with no external entry stairs. Both apartments have internal stairs leading to their mezzanines.
