European City Guide: Milan

  1. The main attractions in Milan include the Cathedral of Milan, the Church of the Thanksgiving of Santa Maria, the Teatro Della Scala, and the Vittorio. Emmanuel II Promenade, Twentieth Century Museum, SAN Siro Stadium, Milan Golden Quad, Milan Museum of Contemporary Art, Brera Museum, Basilica of SAN Ambrosius, Basilica of SAN Lorenzo, Museum of Modern Art of Brera, Castle of the New Duke, Milan Palace, National Library, Milan Exhibition Hall, Via Vittorio Emmanuel, Via Buenos Aires, Venice Avenue, Milan Canal, etc.

  2. Attractions within the Milan metropolitan area include the Cathedral of Monza, the Cathedral of Pavia, the Monastery of Pavia, the ancient city of Bergamo, Lake Como, the Circuit of Monza, the Royal Garden, etc.

  3. Italian opera is famous in the world, and Milan is the center of opera. The world's most famous Scala Theater represents the highest peak of the world's opera art and is known as the Mecca of opera. More than 400 famous operas in the world have premiered here, including Turandot and Madame Butterfly.

  4. Milan is a famous football city, two famous teams, AC Milan and Inter Milan, are famous all over the world. Italy hosted the 1990 World Cup, the famous SAN Siro/Meacha stadium is the heart of fans everywhere, is also the opening ceremony of the 1990 World Cup.

Introduction:

Milan, known as Mediolanium in ancient Rome, is the second largest city in Italy. The capital of the province of Milan and the capital of Lombardy, on the plain of Lombardy.

Milan is an important transportation point in southern Europe, with a long history, famous for architecture, fashion, art, painting, opera, football, tourism. The Milan metropolitan area accounts for 4.8% of Italy's GDP and is the most densely populated and industrially developed region in Europe. Milan has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.

Milan is also one of the world's famous international metropolises, one of the eight metropolitan areas in the world, one of the most developed cities in Italy and one of the four economic centers in Europe, the world's fashion and design capital and the most influential city in the fashion industry, the world's historical and cultural city, the world's opera Mecca, the world's art capital.

The famous European football teams AC Milan football club, Inter Milan football Club after a hundred years of ups and downs, developed into the world's top football giants today, the Milan Derby is also the world's most profound and the most exciting city Derby.

Milan Fashion Week, one of the four famous international fashion weeks, has always been regarded as the "barometer" of the world's fashion design and consumption.

Tips:

• Hot and dry summers, mild and rainy winters. The climate characteristics of winter rain and summer dry are unique among various climate types in the world. Even in the middle of summer, no matter how high the temperature is, the shade and the room are cool, and even feel a little cool at night.

• The information desk at Central Station backs to the platform and is on the front side where hotel reservations can be made. The tourist Information center is located on the ground floor of the building to the right of the front of the cathedral, where you can get a lot of information, brochures and maps about Milan and Lombardy. Although we cannot book a hotel, we can confirm the availability of rooms on our behalf. The other has an office at Linat Airport.

• Milan's train stations, bus stations and subway interchange stations are not only crowded, but also relatively chaotic, and in recent years, there has been a phenomenon of gang theft. Be wary of people who peddle small toys and books and who offer to help too enthusiastically. When taking public transport, always pay attention to your luggage and valuables to prevent the instant items are stolen.

• Morning and evening rush hour traffic is serious, it is best to choose bus or subway travel.

• In Italy, the zero floor of a building refers to the domestic level 1, while the first floor refers to the domestic level 2.

• City taxes in Milan range from €3 to €5 per person per night. Make sure you read the room when you book it.

• There are four major communication companies in Italy: TIM, WIND, VODAFONE and TRE(3), of which TIM and VODAFONE have the best signal, 3G and 4G network signal has basically covered the city of Milan, and the former's tariff is more suitable.

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  1. Tour group:

You can choose a tour package according to your itinerary, including a visit to Milan.

  1. Independent travel: Depending on the itinerary, the cost varies

Location Transportation (Transportation) :

  1. Take a tour bus

  2. Self-drive: Self-drive tourists can arrange according to their own schedule.

  3. Public transport: The City of Milan (Milan City) has more than 200 public transport routes, and the metropolitan area has 560 public transport routes, covering the entire metropolitan area.

  4. Subway: Red Line M1, Green Line M2, Yellow Line M3 and the newly opened Purple Line M5. The Red Line M1 is the first subway line built in Milan, passing through most of the main attractions and train stations (Duomo, Cadorna, Lampugnano, RHO Fiera); The green line M2 and the yellow line M3 cover other major areas of Milan (Centrale, Loreto, Lodi, Maciachini, etc.); The M5 Purple Line, newly built in 2014, connects the Bicocca and Garibaldi areas, and was opened to San Siro Stadium in 2015.

  5. Trams: Milan is very famous for its trams, with 287 km of operational tram tracks, the city of Milan has the longest tram track in the world, and the largest fleet of trams in Europe. It is mainly distributed in the central area of Milan (i.e. C District). A private car hire for three hours costs around 450 euros. The evening vintage-style sightseeing dining car is relatively affordable, starting at €70 per person (see dining below for details). For more information, call +39-02-48607607: http://www.atm.it

  6. Taxi: The fixed price from the airport to the city is 90 euros, but this is the price of a taxi registered in the center of Milan, and unregistered taxis may request a meter and additional charges.

  7. Train: Almost all Italian cities can be reached by train from Milan, as well as some European cities such as Barcelona, Zurich, Geneva, Paris, Munich, Vienna, etc. Rome is 5 hours away by train, while Florence and Venice are just 4 hours away from Milan. There are eight train stations in Milan, the most commonly used being the Central Station, Cadorna Station and Garibaldi Station

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