
Beneath the rubric of their lodge group, the Lungarno Assortment, the Ferragamo household has spent practically three many years increasing their providing to seven properties—however the five-star Portrait accommodations function the jewels of their crown. (The primary, Portrait Roma, opened in 2006, and was adopted by the Portrait Firenze, which sits in an unparalleled location adjoining to the Ponte Vecchio, in 2014.) With the Portrait Milano, nonetheless, the group is unveiling their most bold venture but—and never solely due to its sprawl of 73 rooms and suites, which dwarf the extra bijou proportions of their earlier properties.
Picture: Martino Dini
Conveniently located between the grand boulevard of the Corso Venezia and the town’s purchasing mecca, the piazza on the heart was just lately christened a public sq. by the mayor of the town, and can function a thoroughfare of kinds. And for anybody who does discover themselves wandering via, they’ll have loads to maintain them occupied: the bottom ground of the property now hosts an offshoot of Antonia, the cult Milan trend boutique, which shares manufacturers together with Loewe and Sacai; an outpost of the glitzy restaurant chain Beefbar; and the flagship retailer for SO-LE Studio, the jewellery model launched by Ferragamo scion Maria Sole Ferragamo in 2019.
Then, there’s the culinary program from the lodge itself, which facilities across the restaurant 10_11, led by the 32-year-old chef Alberto Quadrio and overlooking the lodge’s lush (and surprisingly giant, for central Milan at the least) gardens. Providing elevated riffs on Piedmontese staples—assume a gently organized vitello tonnato, or baked pumpkin with a taleggio cheese fondue served contained in the gourd—the house balances plush, Italian modernist-inflected interiors with a livelier ambiance after darkish.