Milan is a lively and dynamic city, where history and modernity coexist in perfect balance.
The typical Milanese is focused on work, chaotic and frequents aperitifs, but don’t be fooled into thinking that this is the complete picture!
The Lombard capital boasts a rich artistic heritage, home to the prestigious La Scala theater and an imposing skyline full of skyscrapers.
Milan is a cosmopolitan metropolis and is considered one of the world capitals of fashion and design, a city of trendsetters and pioneers. It is also a strategic international financial center, so much so that the Italian Stock Exchange is based here.
The Lombard capital has always been a shopping destination, concentrated in its Fashion Rectangle, the Fashion Quadrilateral, without forgetting its luxury gastronomy, from traditional to fusion cuisine, and the city’s vast cultural offering, from exhibitions to live shows, to be enjoyed at their best. after an aperitif.
The first thing to do upon arrival is to visit the central monument par excellence of Milan: the Duomo, with its majestic tall towers and the golden statue of the Madonnina at the top, overlooking the city. It is a splendid example of Gothic art and architecture and the largest church in Italy.
Milan is home to true jewels of contemporary architecture, such as the futuristic CityLife district with its Three Towers or the Bosco Verticale, two condominiums covered in greenery!
The artistic offering in Milan is quite high, as evidenced by the varied program of exhibitions organized every month by the Palazzo Reale, as well as by the Triennale di Milano.
The same goes for the Pinacoteca di Brera, with its rich exhibition itinerary that ranges from prehistoric to contemporary art, and, of course, for the Castello Sforzesco (one of the largest castles in Europe), which houses several museums and works such as Michelangelo’s Pietà Rondanini.

After visiting the Sforza Castle, you can walk through the exuberant vegetation of the Sempione Park to the majestic Arco della Pace, one of the most important neoclassical monuments in the city. For those who want to stretch their legs even more, take a walk in the Brera district, where you can breathe in its bohemian air, and of course in the Navigli, where nightlife and romance coexist. In Milan you will not get bored, the options are many, the history is vast and the city satisfies all tastes, if you like art, economics, fashion, free time, in Milan you will find all this and much more!

 

                

                 

               

 

About the author : Silvia

Silvia è brasiliana di origini italiane ed è nata a Florianópolis, Brasile. Sua madre lavora nel settore viaggi e ha un'agenzia, così Silvia, accompagnando la madre in uno dei suoi viaggi, ha conosciuto Firenze. Rimase incantato e decise di studiare qui. Si innamorò e non tornò più. Oggi Silvia fa la guida turistica a Firenze e organizza tour privati ​​per chi vuole scoprire, oltre alla bellezza, la storia della sua città preferita.

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