Milan
Visitors come to Milan for its fashion, cuisine, opera, church (the world's fourth-largest), Renaissance castle and da Vinci's Last Supper fresco. But this is very much a working city, the country's business and finance capital. Shopping is huge in Milan, the eating is legendary and nightclubbing is the best (thanks to the presence of the country's largest gay community). The huge city sprawls for miles, but the main historical attractions can be found between the two most important: the huge duomo - commissioned in 1386 and still unfinished - and the spiky Sforza
castle. The Piazza del Duomo is bordered by the world's most beautiful shopping mall: the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Resist the cafés and boutiques and you emerge opposite opera's sacred shrine: La Scala. Its museum is pretty good too. Milan has plenty of art galleries and collections, but the most popular venue is the Vinciano Refector, which is home to the Last Supper.
Clickable Milan Map
From Ciao Milano, a clickable map with information on
Milan's main attractions. A high-quality site, in English.
Getting Around Milan
Tips for getting around Milan by bicycle, bus, car, taxi, and train, from Preview Travel and Fodor's.
Interactive Milano City Map
From Virgilio, click on the map to zoom in. To search for a street, use only the proper name and drop the 'via' or 'piazza' (ex., 'Garibaldi,' not 'Via Garibaldi.') In Italian.
Preview Travel: Milan Maps
Use the introductory map to get your bearings in central Milan; the excellent and more detailed larger map requires Adobe Acrobat. Sightseeing/Museums
Excite: Milan Itineraries
What to do in Milan if you have 3, 5, or 7 days. Plus basic but reliable sightseeing highlights from Fodors.
The Last Supper
Since the May 1999 completion of the 20-year restoration of Da Vinci's masterpiece on a refectory wall, tickets must be booked in advance. A Key to Milan tells you how.
Leonardo's Dream Horse
Da Vinci never realised his dream of a huge equine sculpture, but that won't stop you from seeing the horse when you're in Milan.
Milan Art Scene
From In Milano, a guide to museums and current exhibitions, plus music and theatre. Monthly events listing is only in Italian.
Milan's Private Art Collections
Some of Milan's greatest treasures, from Venetian masterpieces to Manerist works and rare antiques, remain in private hands. A Key to Milan tells you where.
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
In the late 19th century, two brothers set out to recreate the Lombardian Renaissance in a house in central Milan. The result, rich in Renaissance objects and art, is open to the public.
National Museum of Science & Technology Leonardo da Vinci
Housed in a 16th-century Monastery, with a vast collection of scientific and artistic artefacts, from the Renaissance to present day, and a gallery of models representing Leonardo's ideas.
Rough Guide: Milan
A brief but spot-on guide to the city's main attractions, with enough churches and museums to keep you busy for a week.
Suggested Milan Itineraries
A what-to-see guide for three, five, and seven days in and around Milan, from Preview Travel and Fodor's.
Tourist Information Office
Ciao Milano shows you where to find the main Tourist Information office on your arrival in Milan. Accommodations
Fodor's: Milan Hotel Index
From Fodor's and Preview Travel, a directory of hotels in Milan, with reviews. Sort by price or location; and book some of them online.
Hotel Duca di Milano
Owned by ITT Sheraton, this apartment hotel (90 suites and nine rooms) in the city center was completely rebuilt in 1989 in a lush Victorian style.
Hotel Palace
A modern five-star deluxe hotel decorated in a mixture of elegant styles in the heart of Milan. Part of ITT Sheraton's Luxury Collection.
Hotel Principe di Savoia
Luxury hotel on Piazza della Republica. Dates to 1927 and was recently expanded and rennovated in the turn-of-the-century Belle Epoque style.
Travel-Italy Hotels: Milan
A hotel reservations service with good descriptions and photos. Check availability online. Shopping
Shop Finder
From Milano In..., match the type of shop you're looking for with areas on a Milan Map. Or search using the name of a shop.
Milan: Shop till you Drop
From your Guide, how to find Milan's best designer shops and off-the-wall boutiques and markets, plus when to catch the sales.
Shopping Guide
What better to do in Milan than to shop? In Milano Online has store opening hours and a directory of specialized shops: 24-hour, ethnic, antiques markets.
Shopping Italian Style (A Guided Tour)
For the serious shopper, this eight-day tour from Sophistocated Italy takes in high fashion in Milan plus outlet stores, a five-star lake outing, and relaxation at a spa. Email for more info.
Streets of Fashion: Milan
From DolceVita, a guide to chic boutiques on Milan's three main fashion streets.
Where to Shop in Milan
From TravelEurope, a rundown of the city's most important shopping districts. Food & Drink
Eating Out in Milan
A huge restaurant database by type of cuisine, with quick rating system. From In Milano, in English and Italian.
Fodor's: Milan Restaurant Index
From Fodor's and Preview Travel, a directory of 15 restaurants with reviews. Sort by price, location, or cuisine type.
Restaurants in Milan
From Ciao Milano, a select directory of restaurants by category: fast food, Milanese, Fish, Ethnic, and more.
Ristorante Bagutta
Since its inception in the 1920s, Bagutta has been a magnet for Milan's literati, artists and politicians. Slideshow, email reservations, and a slightly rambling history.
Trattoria Bagutta (Restaurant Review)
From your Guide, located in the heart of Milan's most fashionable shopping district, this historic restaurant is a living landmark.
Where to Eat in Milan
This 'What's Doing' article from the New York Times includes a listing of choice (but not necessarily expensive) restaurants. Nightlife
Milan After Dark
From Ciao Milano, a select list of wine bars, pubs, discotheques, and jazz clubs.
Milan Nightlife
Milan’s diversions are many and fairly accessible. Bars, jazz clubs, cabaret, karaoke. From In Milano, with quality ratings and review.
Scimmie Jazz Club
A monthly musical schedule (concerts every night), plus the restaurant menu. In Italian.
Where the Stars Are
DolceVita Magazine points you to the bars, cafes and nightclubs where you're most likely to catch a glimpse of Milan's (which is to say the world's) fashion elite: top designers and models. Events/Culture
La Scala
The ‘98/’99 season at the world’s most prestigious opera house. Online ticket office (biglietteria), excellent virtual tour.
Piccolo Teatro di Milano
The Piccolo Teatro and Teatro d'Europa host an astonishingly full calendar of theatrical, operatic, and dance productions each year, as well as important international festivals. In Italian.
Soccer: Milan Team
In Milan, soccer is almost a religion. The season schedule and ticket info.
Special Events, Milan
A monthly list of select events in the city; art, sport, music. In English, no graphics.
What's On in Milan
Ciao Milano offers up a select list of current musical, sports, and art events.
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"Milan is a city within a city within a city. It wants very much to be metropolitan like New York and Paris, but does not escape from its past, nor from its future. A melting pot of cultures, Milan offers a wide array of just about anything you could want. Discos, pubs and fashion models are never in short supply. Milan, home of vanity, is also a place where friends help each other and are always there for you with a plate of
pasta or a bed for the night..."
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