summer and much of autumn bring a solid chance of blue skies in Milan — and on those clear days, Palazzo Cordusio Gran Meliá offers the best view in town. When the sun dips behind the Duomo ...

“Milan is the victim of certain clichés,” said Giorgio Armani, as he celebrated the launch of his eponymous hotel in 2011. “In the ’70s it was indeed an industrial city, but from the ...