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Milan Travel GuideUseful Infomations to stay in MilanWHERE TO STAY IN MILANFind on Comparior.com the solution that meets your needs to stay in the best hotels in Milan. Please use this booking form, compare prices and book the best hotel deals in Milan! MILAN OVERVIEWMilan is the second largest city of Italy, situated in the north of the country. It's the economic and fashion capital of Italy, considered one of the most cool city of the world. The word Milan derives from the ancient Latin name of the city, Mediolanum. The foundation of the city is credited to two Celtic peoples, the Bituriges and the Aedui, having as their emblems a ram and a boar; therefore the city's symbol is a wool-bearing boar, an animal of double form, here with sharp bristles, there with sleek wool. In 222 BC, the Romans conquered this settlement and later was declared the capital of the Western Roman Empire. Visigoths, Huns, Ostrogoths, Longobards, Franks, Holy Roman Empire: Milan has a long conquests history. Milan was one of the leading cities of the Italian Renaissance. In XVIII century the Spanish conquered the city. The Great Plague of Milan in 1629-31 killed an estimated 60,000 people out of a population of 130,000. Milan is the base of operations for the most important nationwide communication services and businesses, such as newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations. The regional cousine is well known for its risotto, cotoletta alla milanese, cassoeula. Milan is undergoing an urban re-design. Milan will host Expo 2015 as a renewed city in the wake of this modernization. WHAT TO SEE AND WHAT TO DO IN MILANMilan is a city that never stop. Hundreds of events, exhibitions, shows happen every day around the city. Shopping is the most popular tourist's activity and people from all over the world come here to follow the latest design tendencies. The best and most exclusive places to make shopping are the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Montenapoleone street. In the heart of Milan, in Duomo square, there is the fabolous gothic Duomo, one of Italy's most breathtaking cathedrals. Just behind the Duomo square, crossing the gallery, there is the Teatro della Scala, one of the world's most famous opera house. In Santa Maria delle Grazie church places the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, Il Cenacolo. Tickets must be pre-booked. The Castello Sforzesco is situated in Sempione park, built by Sforza family as seat of an elegant Renaissance court. There are important museums as the Pinacoteca di Brera that hosts masterpieces of Raffaello, Caravaggio, Mantegna. The night life of the city is really vivid and the Navigli quartier is the center of the youth enjoyment. An unmissable milanese habit is the Aperitivo: every day at about 6pm the bars offer free finger food to the clients. The people meet each others in the bars and often the aperitivo consists in a real dinner for the cost of a drink.
GETTING THEREMilan is served by three airports: Malpensa, Linate and Orio al Serio. Linate is the nearest of the city center, about 7 km, connected to the center by bus n.73 or by other private bus companies. Malpensa is one of the main italian airports, 50 km from the city center but well connected by a bus service. The low cost companies arrive in Orio al Serio airport, located near Bergamo and connected to Milan with a bus service. The Stazione Centrale is the main train station, located in an impressive building. Trains from/to all the european countries leaves from here. In Piazza Sigmund Freud arrive the main buses. GETTING AROUNDMilan has an efficient public transport service. Using the Metro you can reach almost every place of the city, it's complicated but it's the easiest and quickest way to move in Milan. A bus and tram service complites the transports overview.
NAPLES USEFUL INFORMATIONLanguage: Italian Currency: Euro Electricity: 220 Volts AC Area Code: +39 Emergency Codes: Ambulance 118, Fire 115, Police 113, Carabinieri (Police) 112 Time Zone: GMT +1 Main Tourist Office: via Marconi 1, off Piazza Duomo
Climate: like any large urban metropolis, buildings and human activity affect the local micro-climate. Summers can be swelteringly hot and humid. The Alps behind the city protects Milan somewhat from the severity of winter, but the weather is very chilly with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing. Winter also brings rain showers and heavy fog.
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