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About Milan, Italy

Milan, a metropolis in Italy's northern Lombardy region, is a global capital of fashion and design. Home to the national stock exchange, it’s a financial hub also known for its high-end restaurants and shops. The Gothic Duomo di Milano cathedral and the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, housing Leonardo da Vinci’s mural “The Last Supper,” testify to centuries of art and culture.

  • Weather: 7°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 97% Humidity
  • Area code(s): 0039 02
  • Population: 1.352 million (2017) Istat
  • Country: Italy
  • Colleges and Universities: University of Milan
  • Did you know: Milan is the fifth-most-populous urban area in the European Union by population (5,280,000)

Duomo di Milano

Milan Cathedral is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. The cathedral took nearly six ...

 

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping mall and a major landmark of Milan, Italy. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the center of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel ...

 

Sforzesco Castle

The Castello Sforzesco is in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and ...

 

Teatro alla Scala

Teatro Alla Scala owns and operates an arts museum, theatrical library, and an opera house. The company is based in Milan, ...

 

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory of ...

 

Pinacoteca di Brera

The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares ...

 

Sempione Park

Parco Sempione is a large city park in Milan, Italy. Established in 1888, it has an overall area of 38.6 hectares, and it is located in the historic centre of the city, inside the Zone 1 administrative ...

 

Royal Palace Milan

The Royal Palace of Milan was the seat of government in the Italian city of Milan for many centuries. Today, it serves as a cultural center and it is home to international art ...

 

Monumental Cemetery

The Cimitero Monumentale is one of the two largest cemeteries in Milan, Italy, the other one being the Cimitero Maggiore. It is noted for the abundance of artistic tombs and monuments. Designed by the architect Carlo ...

 

Via Monte Napoleone

Via Monte Napoleone, also spelled Via Montenapoleone, is an upscale shopping street in Milan, Italy, and Europe's most expensive street. It is famous for its ready-to-wear fashion and jewelry shops, and for being the ...

 

Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio

The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio is a church in the centre of Milan, northern ...

 

Arco della Pace

Porta Sempione is a city gate of Milan, Italy. The name is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, a part of the Zone 1 division, including the major avenue of Corso Sempione. The gate is ...

 

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