Great hotels in Milan are hard to come by. There are the sleek, edgy places, such as the Armani or the Bulgari, and then there are the slightly stuffy, traditional five-star institutions, like the Principe di Savoia and the Four Seasons. Finding something that’s both modern and sophisticated isn’t easy. Enter Portrait, a new hotel by the Lungarno Collection, the Ferragamo family’s hospitality group. The building sits around a 30,000-square-foot 17th-century courtyard in the Quadrilatero neighborhood, where the city’s ladies flock to buy the latest in high fashion. Today, the property, now open to the public, encompasses three restaurants, a 73-room hotel, a pool, and a spa. Michele Bönan is behind the building’s interiors. —Elena Clavarino

Elena Clavarino is the Senior Editor at AIR MAIL