Milan – it’s a litmus paper of whole Italy. Milan is an unusual city. It’s a vaccination which will allow you to travel around the Italy and don’t die from the beauty around you.
For its country Milan is an exemplary city. It’s a symbol of success and progress. It’s a symbol of European Italy which keeps worthy place in the EU family.
Milan is a center of fashion and finance. You may be even heard the statement about the city, that here you can find so many banks as the churches. And another name of the city – is “Milano da bere” which means “Milan as a drink”. I suppose that this means that in Milan you can “take a bath in the luxury”.
Sure, it’s really luxuriant city. The city with its own style. But not all is so unambiguously… By the way, in Milan it’s not necessary rent a car or get a taxi. You will lose more time in the traffic bottle jams. It’s better to buy one ticket for all transport (which costs only 3 euro) and conquer the city.
Apart from metro and autobuses, in Milan there is wonderful tram. Definitely, you need to try this kind of Milanese transport. There are three kinds of tram in Milan – modern, in high tech style and rare tram which preserved from the beginning of 20 century. The last one attracts tourist’s attention and is very popular among them.
First association which appears when you heard the world of “Milan” is shopping. It’s true. Milan it’s a center of fashion and here there are more than thousands shops where you can buy everything.
And Milan is attractive not only for shopping lovers. It’s attractive for culture treasures hunters as well as for businessmen who are coming here for different exhibitions and shows.
And if you are a fan of the football you can’t pass the famous “San Siro” stadium, where “Inter” and “Milan” are conducting their matches. And for fans of Formula One it’s a not big secret that in satellite city of Milan (I’m talking about Monza) are conducting phases of this competition.
So you see that Milan is a multifaceted? It’s impossible to see all its attractions even during a few weeks trip. You have to set your own priorities when you plan visit the city.
But there are a few things which you should to see without any doubts. It’s Milan Cathedral, La Scala Theater, Pinokateka Ambrosiana and of course “Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci.
