CATHEDRAL, Interior - Naves

You're likely slowly adjusting to the contrast in sound between the noise of the square and the quiet inside. But imagine the great sounds of a solemn Mass, when the Cathedral is filled with the faithful and resounds with songs and organ music!

Speaking of celebrations: in certain periods of the year, the so-called "Quadroni of Saint Carlo" are displayed between one pillar and another: they are a series of large canvases depicting scenes from the life and miracles of Carlo Borromeo, and are paintings that have been completed by various Milanese masters from the seventeenth century on. If you are visiting during one of these periods, the Cathedral will seem like an art gallery.

If you go under the main altar, you can also see the place where the saint is buried.

In fact, it was St. Carlo himself who, among other things, wanted the famous floor which extends over the Cathedral's entire surface. It is inlaid with three different colors of marble: white, black, and red. If you look down, it's almost like walking on a stone carpet!...