Tourist guide of Italy
Milan

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Art and culture in Lombardia

It is the capital of Lombardy and also the capital of their county. In spite of being a smaller city that the very old capital, Rome, Milan is the economic motor of Italy. There the headquarters of the bag is as well as of most of the national corporations. Milan is also one of the most important centers in the industry of the fashion of the world and great rival from Paris in Europe.

Their cultural offer is very wide. It has three University and a Polytechnic Institute. It is headquarters of big editorials and many of the newspapers and more diffused magazines of Italy are published here. It can show off of having the lyrical most famous theater in the world, Scala. And it is one of the European cities where it takes place bigger number of exhibitions and congresses, so much of cultural character as commercial.

Milan is one of the cities with more and more historical impressive buildings to know. Without a doubt, the main character is Duomo, the Gothic biggest cathedral in the country. From the Rebirth the Castle arrives Sforza. Multitude of churches like Santa Maria delle Grazie and Sant'Ambrogio and palaces conform the historical center of Milan.

Milan keeps unexpected corners, as the Monumental Cemetery, composed had elaborated chapels and mausoleums. The art is breathed in different points of the city, as Galleria of Art Ambrosian, where they stay works of Leonardo it Gives Vinci, Rafael or Caravaggio. The Lombard art school is perfectly represented in Galleria of Art of Brera. From the neoclassicist, until the beginnings of the XX century, the city keeps with pride artistic numerous works in Galleria of Art of Brera. Leonardo's more famous work, "The last Dinner", is conserved in the Museum Cenacolo Vinciano. To know the history of the city anything better than a visit to the Civic Museum of Milan and the Municipal Museum of Risorgimento. But Milan also has museums dedicated to other matters like the cinema, the sciences, the naval engineering, etc. The cultural rich variety that it offers is one of its big attractiveness.

 
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useums and galleries
 
  • Planetario Ulrico Hoepli
    • Address: Corso Venezia
    • Phone: 295-311-81
  • Aquarius
    • Address: Via Gadio
    • Phone: 86-462-051
  • Casa del Riposo del Musicista Giuseppe Verdi
    • Address: Piazza Buonarroti
    • Phone: 52-30/46-24-74
  • Monumental Cemetery
    • Inaugurated in the year 1866, it conserves great number of chapels and monuments of interest, carried out by well-known artists of the XIX and contemporary century. Of special interest it is the sarcophagus of Alessandro Manzoni.

    • Address: Piazzale Cimitero Monumentale
    • Phone: 659-99-38
  • Collection Lorenzi
    • Address: Via Montenapoleone (Museo del Rasoio)
    • Phone: 760-228-48
  • Studio Treccani
    • Address: Via Carlo Porta (Foundation Corrente)
    • Phone: 657-26-27
  • Foundation Antonio Mazzotta
    • Address: Foro Bonaparte
    • Phone: 87-81-97
  • Foundation Arte e Civilizzazione
    • Address: Viale Sabotino
    • Phone: 583-036-35
  • Foundation Minguzzi
    • Address: Via Palermo (Nuovo Museo di scultura)
    • Phone: 805-14-60
  • Galleria di Arte Ambrosiana
    • Works of Leonardo give Vinci, Rafael, and Caravaggio, among other. Of this last one you can contemplate their famous Basket of Fruits. Inside Palazzo dell'Ambrosiana there is a magnificent library of the XVII century that houses manuscripts of Leonardo it gives Vinci. The Library was founded in the year 1609 by the Cardinal Federico Borromeo. Nine years later it was transformed into gallería whose collection was donated by the cardinal. The collection continues growing after centuries and at the present time squatter 24 rooms of the building.

    • Address: Piazza Pio XI
    • Phone: 80-69-21
  • Galleria di Arte di Brera
    • In Pinacoteca of Brera, housed in an imposing castle built by the Jesuit in the XVII century, one can admire in the center of the patio the Statue of brass of Napoleon carried out by Canova in 1811. Inside the pinacoteca an unbeatable collection is contemplated of fresh of the Lombard school and the best works in Bellini, Veronés, Tintoretto, of Roberti, Piero della Francesca and Rafael, among other, and an extensive representation of the Italian best painters in the XV centuries - XIX, as well as of foreign painters as the Greek one. Palazzo Brera also houses the Academy of Fine arts.

    • Address: Via Brera
    • Phone: 72-26-31
  • Galleria di Arte Moderna
    • Installed in neoclassical Villa Comunale, built by L. Pollack in the year 1790, it exhibits works of the neoclassical period, of Cánova and Appiani among other; of the romantic period, with Piccio, Hayez, Cremona, Segantini and Thrived Rosso; and you work of the modern period. It also exposes the collection Grassi, with artistic objects and Italian and French paintings of the XIX and XX centuries. A sector of the gallery is dedicated to Marine Marini. In Padiglione of Contemporary Art Italian important artists' works are shown as Boccion, Carrá and Manzú.

    • Address: Via Palestro
    • Phone: 760-028-19
  • Museo Civico di Milano
    • The same building houses two museums. The Museum of History Contemporary is dedicated to the period of entreguerras. The Museum of Milan shows objects and documents of all the times of Milan.

    • Address: Via Sant Andrea
    • Phone: 78-37-97
  • Museo Municipale del Risorgimento
    • It possesses an extensive and rich collection of memories and objects of value that go of the XVIII century at the beginning of First World War.

    • Address: Via Borgonuovo
    • Phone: 869-35-49
  • Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
    • Result of the whim of some aristocrats this palace was reconstructed in 1887 to the Renaissance Lombard style.

    • Address: Via S. Spirito
    • Phone: 760-061-32.
  • Museo Cenacolo Vinciano
    • It shows the famous one 'last Dinner', cool air painted by Leonardo gives Vinci among the years 1495-1497. One can also see a 'Crucifixion' of Montorfano 1495.

    • Address: Piazza S. Maria delle Grazie
    • Phone: 498-75-88
  • Museo Civico studio di Francesco Messina
    • Address: Ex Chiesa di Via S. Sisto
    • Phone: 864-530-05
  • Museo Civico Marino Ugo Mursia
    • Address: Via Sant`Andrea
    • Phone: 760-041-43
  • Museo di Arte Contemporanea
    • Located in Real restored Palace, built in the year 1778 by Piermarini, this museum shows a good collection of futurist Italian art. The works of other Italian artists of the last postwar period and the most recent tendencies can also be seen.

    • Address: Piazza Duomo
    • Phone: 62-08-32-19
  • Museo di Arte del Oriente e Etnografía
    • Address: Via Mosé Bianchi
    • Phone: 480-091-91
  • Museo di Arte Paolo Pini
    • Address: Via Ippocrate
    • Phone: 662-123-25
  • Museo delle Cere
    • Address: Stazione Centrale
    • Phone: 669-04-95
  • Museo of Criminology and Weapons
    • It exhibits from the French guillotine to a Venus of Nurenberg.

    • Address: Piazza di Sant'Ambrogio Pusterla
    • Phone: 805-35-05
  • Museo di Storia Naturale
    • To part of welcoming Zoo and the Planetarium in their gardens Natural History explains through modern methods getting that this museum is one of the most important of the country.

    • Address: Corso Venezia
    • Phone: 78-13-12
  • Museo della Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
    • Dedicated to the pattern of the city Sant'Ambrogio, it is the oldest basilica in Milan. It was built in the year 376 and repaired, reconstructed and restored from then on in numerous occasions. The museum houses relics that date from the beginning of the basilica.

    • Address: Piazza Sant'Ambrogio
    • Phone: 864-508-95
  • Museo di Santa Maria della Passione
    • A small museum dedicated to the XVII Lombard century.

    • Address: Via Vincenzo Bellini
    • Phone: 760-213-70
  • Museo of the Water
    • Address: Via Cenisio
    • Phone: 34-15-23
  • Museo dell'Arte e Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco
    • Originally a strength of Visconti, it was remodeled entirely by Francesco Sforza in the XV century. Leonardo helped to design the defenses. Their modern museums house an excellent sculpture collection, including the 'Pietá Rondani' it finishes it unfinished work of Miguel angel. Other collections include a sample of applied art and a gallery of painting with works of Bellini, Tiepolo, Mantegna, Corregio, Titian and a Van Dyck. Also, the part of the Archaeological museum is in the basement.

    • Address: Piazza Castello
    • Phone: 620-839-40.
  • Museo del Cinema Italiano
    • Address: Via Manin (Palazzo Dugnani)
    • Phone: 655-49-77.
  • Museo del Collezionista di Arte (Foundation Goffredo Matthaes)
    • Address: Via SellA
    • Phone: 720-224-88
  • Museo del Duomo
    • Sculpture Gothic red cabbage, French and renana of the XIV and XV centuries, reliefs and Lombard statues. The memories and scale models related with the construction of the cathedral can also be seen.

    • Address: Piazza Duomo
    • Phone: 86-03-58
  • Museo del Giocattolo e del Bambino
    • Address: Via Pitteri (Palazzo di Martinitt)
    • Phone: 264-115-85
  • Museo Manzoniano (Casa - Museo di Alessandro Manzoni)
    • Address: Via Morone
    • Phone: 864-604-03
  • Museo Municipale Archeologico
    • This building houses the Greek sections, etrusca, Roman and barbarian of the museum. It is about the objects found in the excavations carried out in Milan but others of diverse origin can also be seen. The other part of the collection is in the plant basement of the Museum of Castello Sforzesco.

    • Address: Corso Magenta
    • Phone: 86-45-00-11
  • Museo Municipale Navale
    • Located in the same building that the Museum Nazionale of Science and Technology Leonardo gives Vinci.

    • Address: Via S. Vittore
    • Phone: 481-72-70
  • Museo Nazionale di Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
    • One of the museums of this biggest type in Europe. Among their several sections they deserve special attention the one dedicated to Leonardo, that of the rail and air transports. Naval museum is in the same building.

    • Address: Via San Vittore
    • Phone: 48-55-51
  • Museo Poldi Pezzoli
    • One of the private richest collections in the city that picks up ornamental and artistic objects in 22 rooms, goldwork, brasses, clocks of the XVI centuries to the XIX one and a cross decorated with paintings attributed to Rafael. Among the paintings some works teachers of Pollaiolo are exposed, Botticelli, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna, Foppa and Guardi.

    • Address: Via Manzoni
    • Phone: 79-48-89
  • Museo Teatrale alla Scala
    • Attached to the theater of Scala. It is a temptation melomaniac, with jewels like a reliquary with a cowlick of hair of Mozart, a hand in stucco of Chopin, batons of Toscanini, the mortuary mask of Puccini or the spinet of the XVII century where it learned how to play Verdi.

    • Address: Piazza Scala
    • Phone: 805-34-18
  • Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
    • Address: Via Brera
    • Phone: 72-32-01
  • Society of Fine Arts and Permanent Exhibitionss
    • Address: Via Turati
    • Phone: 655-14-45
  • Triennale di Milano
    • Address: Viale Alemagna
    • Phone: 72-43-41
    • Fax: 890-106-93
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athedrals and churches
 
  • Duomo di Milano
    • Gothic wonderful cathedral of bigger importance of Italy. It has a longitude 157 meters and it occupies a surface 11.700 square meters and a maximum height 108.50 meters that are reached in the needle of Madonnina, the Virgin's statue created in golden copper in the year 1769. Their construction began in 1386 for Gian Galeazzo Visconti, several architects continued this construction that didn't finish until last century. The height and the light are really imposing. Their facade, designed by Pellegrini in the year 1567, it was carried out in the Napoleonic time with the Gothic characteristic pinnacles. The apsidal area presents a construction with three grandiose large windows traveled by nervaduras that date of the XVI century, while the lateral of the apse are decorated with numerous statues of the XIV centuries - XIX. Special attention deserves the presbytery that dates of final of the XVI century, in the biggest altar one could see a brass baldachin and a magnificent choir carried out in the XVI century. The crypt, located under this altar, is work of Pellegrini that also planned the facade. San Carlos' sepulchral Camera Borromeo was carried out by F. M. Richini in the year 1606 and in her it is the Saint's tomb; to their side the Treasure is located. The Sacristy, of final of the XIV century, it was carried out by Giacomo it gives Campione and in the left side of the transepto it highlights the Chandelier Trivulzio, carried out in brass in the XIII century. To finish, they can visit one another the opposing low architectural remains the Cathedral, coming from the Roman time some, and others of the Font of San Juan of the Source and of the Basilica of Santa Key, two in the century IV.

    • Address: Piazza del Duomo
  • Santa Maria delle Grazie
    • Their construction began Solari in the years 1466-1490 and it concluded in 1492 Twine, it is another representative work of the Renaissance Gothic. In the interior the cool airs of Butinone of the XV century and those of G. can be admired Ferrari. Twine got a magnificent finish in the Cloister with arcades maintained by fine columns with beautiful capitals and in the Old Sacristy in whose eardrum of the door leaves to the Virgin with Santos. Leonardo gives Vinci he left captured his brilliant idea in Cenacolo Vinciano in which one can admire, in the wall of the bottom, the "Last Dinner" painted by "Mona's creator Lisa" among the years 1495 and 1497. This work was restored among the years 1977 and 1999. The step of the centuries damaged the mural that was before the restoration in a lamentable state considerably.

    • Address: Corso Magenta
  • Cenacolo Vinciano
    • To the left of Santa Maria's delle main facade Grazie is this famous cenacle that houses Leonardo's cool air in its interior it gives Vinci, "Last Dinner" 1495-1497.

    • Address: On Santa Maria delle Grazie
  • Chiesa di San Gottardo in Corte
    • To the side the steeple octogonal of the XIV century runs off with while the interior houses the sepulchre of Azzone Visconte work of Giovani I gave Balduccio and a fragment of fresh of Giotto.

    • Address: Via Pecorari
  • Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
    • Been founded by the own Saint in the 386, this church got the aspect that conserves nowadays in the XI and XII centuries when following the cánones of the style románico - Lombard. A high imposing facade on an atrium of the year 1150 two majestic steeples, of the centuries IX and XII, they open the way to the interior, sheltered by crucería vaults. In the central part they highlight a pulpit carried out with fragments of the XI century and the presbytery baldachin adorned with reliefs románicos - Byzantine of the XII century. The biggest altar, carried out by Voivino in the year 835, is really impressive since it is had with sheets of gold and enameled silver, featured and embossed with precious stones. In the crypt the sepulchers of Sant'Ambrogio, San Gervasio and San Protasio can be contemplated. They are important also the Oratory of San Vittore in Ciel d'Oro, ornamented with mosaics of the century V, the Piazza Canonical della carried out by Twine in the year 1491. In the chapels located throughout the ships paintings they are shown and fresh of Bergognone, Luini and Lanino.

    • Address: Piazza Sant'Ambrogio
  • Chiesa De San Carlo al Corso
    • Neoclassical church of round structure of the year 1847.

    • Address: Corso Vittorio Emanuele
  • Chiesa di San Satiro
    • It works of Twine, of the year 1478, in which highlight the Font octogonal and the Chapel of the Pity of the century IX.

    • Address: Via Mazzini
  • Chiesa di San Lorenzo Maggiore
    • This church represents the most important rest in the time paleocristiana since in Milan it dates of the ends of the century IV and beginnings of V. In the wide interior in a circular way, the chapel is of San Aquiline, of the century IV, decorated with mosaics of the same time.

    • Address: Piazza Vetra
  • San Simpliciano
    • Basilica that dates of the century IV but that it was reconstructed and restored in numerous occasions. In the interior, it is worthwhile to see the Virgin's" fresh "Coronation, painted by Bergognone in 1515.

  • Santa Maria della Passione
    • It was built around 1483 by G. Battagio, but the Baroque facade dates of the XVIII one. It houses the paintings of D. Crespi, B. Luini, Bergognone and G. Ferrari. Also bill with a museum dedicated to the XVII Lombard century.

  • San Pietro in Gessate
    • Of Gothic and Renaissance style, their chapels are decorated with fresh and paintings of the Lombard school of the XV century.

  • San Nazaro Maggiore
    • The same as the church of Sant'Ambrogio, dates of the bishop's time Sant'Ambrogio century IV. It was reconstructed and remodeled in several occasions but their current aspect is due to the reconstruction of the XI century. The walls of the interior are decorated with fresh from the XIII centuries to the XVI one.

    • Address: Piazza San Nazaro Maggore
  • Santa Maria Presso San Celso
    • It demonstrates the typical characteristics of the architecture of the XVI century. The facade is due to G. Alessi and M. Bassi while the dome is of Dolcebuono. Paintings of Moretto, G. can be seen Ferrari, Baris Bordone and Bergognone in the interior.

    • Address: Corso Italia
  • San Eustorgio
    • After Sant'Ambrogio, this is since the medieval most important church in the city it was built among the XI and XIII centuries. It highlights the steeple of the same time. In the interior they highlight the triptych of Borgognone and the chapel Portinari, of the principles of the Rebirth and attributed to Michelozzo and decorated with the cool airs of Foppa.

    • Address: Corso di Porta Ticinese
  • Monasteio Maggiore San Maurizio
    • It highlights for their church that dates of the beginnings of the XVI century and that it is an example of Renaissance Lombard style. In the interior they highlight the cool airs of B. Luini and Boltraffio.

  • Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro
    • The temple was built in the year 1030, it highlights its románica crypt.

  • Chiesa di San Babila
    • It is believed that this temple was built on a church paleocristiana of the 46 after Christ.

  • Sant'Ambrogio
    • Been founded by the own Saint in the 386, this church got the aspect that conserves nowadays in the XI and XII centuries when following the cánones of the style románico - Lombard. A high imposing facade on an atrium of the year 1150 two majestic steeples, of the centuries IX and XII, they open the way to the interior, sheltered by crucería vaults. In the central part they highlight a pulpit carried out with fragments of the XI century and the presbytery baldachin adorned with reliefs románicos - Byzantine of the XII century. The biggest altar, carried out by Voivino in the year 835, is really impressive since it is had with sheets of gold and enameled silver, featured and embossed with precious stones. In the crypt the sepulchers of Sant'Ambrogio, San Gervasio and San Protasio can be contemplated. They are important also the Oratory of San Vittore in Ciel d'Oro, ornamented with mosaics of the century V, the Piazza Canonical della carried out by Twine in the year 1491. In the chapels located throughout the ships paintings they are shown and fresh of Bergognone, Luini and Lanino.

    • Address: Piazza Sant'Ambrogio
  • San Lorenzo Maggiore
    • This church represents the most important rest in the time paleocristiana since in Milan it dates of the ends of the century IV and beginnings of V. In the wide interior in a circular way, the chapel is of San Aquiline, of the century IV, decorated with mosaics of the same time.

    • Address: Piazza Vetra
  • Monastero Maggiore
    • It highlights for their church that dates of the beginnings of the XVI century and that it is an example of Renaissance Lombard style. In the interior they highlight the cool airs of B. Luini and Boltraffio.

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astles and fortress
 
  • Castello Sforza
    • This castle is the civil main monument of the Milanese Rebirth. Their construction began in the year 1450 for Francesco Sforza on a building of the XIV (the decoration was carried out by Galeazzo Maria Sforza and Ludovico the Moor) century. The Castle is surrounded by a moat fortified with towers in its vertexes and with bastions embedded to the wall. In the center of the facade the Tower of Filarete rises and under this it is the main entrance. After crossing the arch of the entrance the patio of weapons it appears, in a rectangular way, and to the bottom of this lean out several constructions like the Tower of Bonn of Saboya of the year 1447 and Rochetta that are specially beautiful as well as it is it Palace Ducale. Inside the Castle there are artistic different samples as a collection of engravings in Civic Raccolta I gave Stampe Bertarelli. The Museum of the Castle contains archaeology collections, numismatics, old art and applied arts. Pinacoteca has a pictorial stupendous collection of the XIV centuries - XVI, of teachers like Tintoretto, Pontormo, L. Lotto, Giovanni Bellini, Bergognone, Mantegna and Corregio, among other. It is also very remarkable the Egyptian and Paleontological Section of the Museum Archeologico, with a collection of utensils of the Lombard cultures that go from the Paleolithic one to the culture of Golasecca, Egyptian objects and a lapidary one. As curiosity one can also enjoy with a collection of musical instruments, with the twelve tapestries of the Months of the Year carried out in 1503 and with ceramic and arts applied in the rooms of Rocchetta.

    • Address: To the northeast of Via Dante
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uildings and historical squares
 
  • Piazza del Duomo
    • This square is downtown of Milan. Of big dimensions it is dominated by the Cathedral of Duomo. It is also surrounded of buildings built porticados according to the project of G. Loaf in 1865. In the center the monument lifts to Vitorio Emanuele II (1896) carried out by E. Rosa. This square has the atmosphere of the Square Piccadilly London Circus.

  • Palazzo of the Lawyers
    • Located in the street Mercanti, to the right of Duomo, it dates of the 1564.

    • Address: Via Mercanti
  • Palazzo della Ragione
    • Building that dates of the year 1233 with a rasher in the ground floor that opens up to the closed square of the same name. Here it is also Loggia degli Osii, piazza with two levels of arcades of white and black marbles, built in 1316. In a niche of Broletto one can see the relief of the building teachers of the valley Intelvi, of the XIII century.

    • Address: Piazza della Ragione
  • Piazza Cordusio
    • In this square in an elliptic way that dates of final of the XIX century, they converge the road Mercanti and the Giving road that it takes to the castle.

  • Palazzo Reale
    • This palace, built by Piermarini in the year 1778, houses the Museum of Art Contemporary with a stupendous pictorial sample of works that go from the Futurism to the most recent tendencies, works of the last postwar period and a summary monográfica of the most famous artists. It is to espaladas of Duomo.

    • Address: Piazza del Duomo
  • Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
    • This gallery in cross form was built between 1865 and 1877 by G. Mengoni. It was the first building of Europe for which iron and glass like construction elements were used. The four mosaics around the central octagon Europe, áfrica, Asia and America of the North represent. This gallery is also known as "il saloto I gave Kite" - the living room of Milan thanks to that it houses many elegant coffees. Their main entrance is in Piazza of Duomo.

    • Address: Piazza del Duomo
  • Piazza della Scala
    • From the square of Duomo you consents through Galleria of Vittorio Emanuele. The square is dominated by the theater of Scala and Marine palace, at the moment headquarters of City Hall of Milan.

  • Palazzo Marino
    • Building built by Galeazzo Alessi in Renaissance style, dates of 1558 and it possesses a beautiful patio. At the moment it is the headquarters of the City council. From this place the facade is contemplated of one of the most famous theaters in the world: the Theater Scala of Milan.

    • Address: Piazza della Scala
  • Piazza Belgioiso
    • In this square it is the neoclassical homonymous palace, work of Piermarini, and the house - museum of Alessandro Manzoni.

  • Porta Nuova
    • This arched door dates of 1171 and it was part of the medieval wall.

    • Address: End of Via Manzoni
  • Palazzo Borromeo
    • Palace of beautiful brick facade dates of principles of the XV century. It is worthwhile to visit one of the rooms that conserves the cool airs of the Gothic style.

    • Address: Via Borromei
  • Corso Venezia
    • An elegant avenue flanked by some of the most beautiful palaces in Milan.

  • Palazzo Serbelloni
    • Palace of style neoclassicist.

    • Address: Corso Venezia
  • Palazzo Castiglioni
    • Palace built in the year 1903 by G. Sommaruga in the style liberty.

    • Address: Corso Venezia
  • Rotonda di Via Besana
    • This building of the XVII century, surrounded by a wall porticado is in the place of an old cemetery. The church is at the moment center of exhibitions.

  • Palazzo Sormani
    • Today headquarters of the library Comunale Centers him/her, in the XVIII century it was a luxurious residence.

    • Address: Via Francesco Sforza
  • Ospedale Maggiore o Ca`granda
    • This building with the characteristics of Gothic and Renaissance style, it was built in the year 1456 by Filarete. The central part, although it follows the same style, it was carried out in the XVII century. Before hospital, today is headquarters of the state University.

    • Address: Via Francesco Sforza
  • Palazzo Litta
    • Built by F. M. Richini in the year 1648. It highlights their facade rococó, work of B. Bolla 1763.

    • Address: Corso Magenta
  • La Stazione Centrale
    • A grandiose building with five metallic roofs 36 meters high and elaborate of ornamental elements. It was carried out between 1925 and 1931.

  • Sky-scraper Pirelli
    • Building emblemático of modern Milan. Built in armed concrete, in 1959, it is imposed with their 127 meters high.

  • Fiera Campionaria
    • A surface of 60 hectares in those that pavilions are distributed that are used during the whole year for fairs and specialized exhibitions.

  • San Siro
    • Sport neighborhood of Milan. Here they are located the soccer stadium 100.000 spectators' "Meazza", the pools of "Lido gave Kite", the race track, the palace of sports with a capacity for 45.000 spectators.

  • Piazza Fontana
    • It is in the neighbourhood of the Cathedral and it is one of the welcoming and calm places in the city. In her Palace gets up Arzobispal.

  • Piazza Mercanti
    • In this square of medieval origin elegant Palace of Giureconsulti gets up.

  • Torre Velasca
    • One of the most famous sky-scrapers in Milan. It was built in the year 1950 and designed by Studio BBPR.

  • Palazzo di Brera
    • It is to the east of the Castle Sforzesco. Palazzo Brera it was built in the XVII century and at the present time it houses a pinacoteca that contains works of Rafael, Bellini, Tiepolo, The Greek one, Rembrandt, Goya, Caravaggio and Van Dyck, among other.

    • Address: Via Brera
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arks and gardens
 
  • Parco Sapione
    • An enormous green space of 47 hectares in which are Palace of the Art, of the year 1933, headquarters of the Triennial of Art, Civic Acquario, the Sand of 1807, built by L. Canonical in style neoclassicist, the Arch of the Peace works of the same artist of the years 1807-1838, in the emperor's honor and the impressive 109 meters high the Tower - Belvedere.

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eighbourhood
 
  • Lakes Prealpinos
    • Located to the north of Milan, in the border region with Switzerland, the Lakes Prealpinos is those of more extension and beauty of the country. They have a great depth since it is supposed that they occupy graves glaciers and they are located in a natural really beautiful mark. They highlight the Lake of Orta in Piedmont, the biggest Lake between Piedmont and Lombardy, the Lake Lugano shared with Switzerland, the Lake Like in Lombardy, very curious, the Lake Iseo, between Bérgamo and Brescia, and the one bigger than all, the Lake of Garda among Lombardy, Trentino and Veneto.

  • Pavia
    • Pavia is an industrial and agricultural center that is to less than 30 minutes in train of Milan. It is also the headquarters of one of the most noted universities in Italy.

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onuments
 
  • Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II
    • Carried out in the year 1896 by E. Rosa.

    • Address: Piazza del Duomo
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ity hall and official organisms
 
  • Post Offices
    • Address: Via Cordusio (Piazza Cordusio)
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ourist information agencies
 
  • Tourist Information Office
    • En este sitio se pueden conseguir folletos útiles como "Milan is Milano" y "Milano Mese".

    • Address: Via Marconi (Piazza del Duomo)
    • Phone: 725-24-300
    • Fax: 02 725 24 250
  • Tourist Information Office Stazione Centrale
    • Address: Stazione Centrale
    • Phone: 02-725-24-360
  • Tourist Information Office City Hall of Milán
    • Comune di Milano. Specially if information is looked for on the events inside of and outside of the city.

    • Address: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
    • Phone: 02-869-07-34
  • Phones for Tourist Information
    • Information on the billboard of the cinemas and envelope the museums

      Phone: 1101

P
olice office
 
  • Police Stations
    • Address: Via Fatebenefratelli
    • Phone: 02-6-22-61
H
ospitals
 
  • Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
    • Address: Via Francesco Sforza
    • Phone: 02-5-50-31