Milan
Milan is the largest city in North Italy, with approximately 1.35 million (2016) inhabitants.
Milan is an Alpha leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism. Its business district hosts Italy's Stock Exchange and the headquarters of the largest national and international banks and companies. The city is a major world fashion and design capital, well known for several international events and fairs. The city hosts numerous cultural institutions, academies and universities, with 11% of the national total enrolled students.
Milan's museums, theatres and landmarks attract over 9 million visitors annually.
We recommend you stay in the city for at list 2 nights.
Main sights recommended are:
- Piazza del Duomo, includes some of the most important buildings of Milan, and it is by far the foremost tourist attraction of the city.
- Milan Cathedral, is the largest church in Italy and the fifth largest in the world.
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, is one of the world's oldest shopping malls. Housed within a four-story double arcade in central Milan.
- Royal Palace, was the seat of government of the Italian city of Milan for many centuries and today serves as a cultural centre.
- Santa Maria delle Grazie church, a UNESCO World Heritage site containing the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo de Vinci.
- Teatro alla Scala, for the past 200 years the theatre is regarded as one of the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world.
- Castello Sforzesco, was one of the largest citadels in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Parco Sempione, located in the historic centre of the city adjacent to the gardens of the Sforza Castle and to the Arch of Peace, two of the main landmarks of Milan.
- Piazza Mercanti, used to be the heart of the city in the Middle Ages.
- Centrale railway station, one of the main railway stations in Europe.
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