The Gray

The Gray is a hotel in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. The Gray is situated nearby to the university Brera Academy, as well as near the museum Pinacoteca di Brera.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and Brera Academy.

Pinacoteca di Brera

Museum

Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.

The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera. Pinacoteca di Brera is situated 110 metres southeast of The Gray.

Brera Academy

University

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The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, also known as the Accademia di Brera or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy.

Brera Astronomical Observatory

Observatory

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The Brera Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Brera district of Milan, Italy. It is currently operated by the National Institute for Astrophysics and the Institute of Applied General Physics of the University of Milan. Brera Astronomical Observatory is situated 180 metres southeast of The Gray.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brera and Via Borgonuovo.

Brera

Suburb

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Brera is a district of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 and it is centred on Via Brera. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "brera", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda", meaning a land expanse either cleared of trees or naturally lacking them.