MILANO | LOMBARDY

Discover Milan

Milan is both the capital of its province, and of the Lombardy region. It is a major northern city and the second most inhabited municipality in Italy.
Milan and the many towns located along the main roads leading from it to Varese, Como, Lecco and Bergamo, follow each other almost uninterruptedly as if it were a single large city.
Few people describe Milan as an historic city, emphasizing more its industrial and commercial appearance, yet there are actually many buildings of great artistic interest.

Among Milan’s most important monuments is its cathedral, the greatest Gothic building in Italy.
Piazza della Scala is the home of La Scala, one of the world’s major theatres.
The exit from the Vittorio Emanuele II gallery brings you into Piazza della Scala. Built in 1778, today La Scala is the most famous opera house in the world.
 
Milan is a fashion capital, as the streets called Montenapoleone, Andrea, Gesù, Borgospesso and della Spiga all demonstrate.

In the province of Milan the town of Abbiategrasso in the Ticino Park is worth a close visit, especially with regard to the Basilica of Santa Maria Nuova, the Visconti Castle and the Annunziata Convent. Walking around Abbiategrasso you will find yourself passing its beautiful old houses. The city is part of the “slow-town” movement founded in 1999, which among other things aims at improving the quality of urban life by returning to a slower daily pace.

Throughout the province of Milan you can taste excellent cheeses such as quartirolo.