Milan
was the Western Roman Empire's capital for a short but significant 109 years. Its position at the top was reconfirmed by Napoleon in 1786, when he declared the city his centre of the Cisalpine Republic. Rome was chosen, some say arbitrarily, as Italy's capital in 1861. But for most northern Italians, Milan is the country's heart. Milan is Italy's business capital, home to the country's stock exchange as well as its renowned fashion and design industries. But while people work hard, they play hard too. Whether you're up for eating or drinking, football or shopping, Milan excels at recreation. source: www.timeout.com/milan
Duomo (Milan Cathedral)
Milan's Duomo is the world's largest gothic cathedral; begun in 1386, it took 500 years to complete. The best time to visit is in bright sunshine, when the windows create a kaleidoscope of colour through the cavernous interior. St Charles Borromeo, its most important benefactor, lies buried at its heart. A champion of the Counter Reformation, he commissioned the wooden choir, many of the statues and the nivola, the peculiar basket that is used in one of Milan's stranger ceremonies: twice a year (May and September), Milan's most important relic, a nail from the cross of Christ, which has been displayed over the high altar since 1461, is brought down by the bishop who is hoisted up there in the nivola. Visitors should explore the underground octagonal chamber where Borromeo is buried and the adjacent Treasury. Above the forest of 135 spires and 3,500 statues, the small gilded copper statue of the Virgin, the 'Madonnina', erected in 1774, stands over the central lantern, 109m (358ft) above the city. source: www.worldtravelguide.net
Milan's Duomo is the world's largest gothic cathedral; begun in 1386, it took 500 years to complete. The best time to visit is in bright sunshine, when the windows create a kaleidoscope of colour through the cavernous interior. St Charles Borromeo, its most important benefactor, lies buried at its heart. A champion of the Counter Reformation, he commissioned the wooden choir, many of the statues and the nivola, the peculiar basket that is used in one of Milan's stranger ceremonies: twice a year (May and September), Milan's most important relic, a nail from the cross of Christ, which has been displayed over the high altar since 1461, is brought down by the bishop who is hoisted up there in the nivola. Visitors should explore the underground octagonal chamber where Borromeo is buried and the adjacent Treasury. Above the forest of 135 spires and 3,500 statues, the small gilded copper statue of the Virgin, the 'Madonnina', erected in 1774, stands over the central lantern, 109m (358ft) above the city. source: www.worldtravelguide.net
Piazza del Duomo
Milan's most beautiful square. It is dominated by the magnificent front facade of the Duomo (cathedral). At the center of the square stands a monument honoring the first king of a unified Italy. As early as during the Roman era this area was the heart of Milan. Later, during the Middle Ages, when there were several churches clustered together here, it was the center of religious life in Milan. The churches had to make way for the expansive Piazza del Duomo, a popular meeting place that is constantly crowded with tourists and locals alike. Creation of the Piazza In 1859, when the cathedral was close to completion after a construction period of almost five hundred years, the city of Milan decided it was time to create a large square at the foot of the cathedral. It launched a competition for the design which attracted 176 participants. The Italian architect Giuseppe Mengoni was selected as the winner. Mengoni designed a wide open square flanked by grand buildings to offset the dominance of the enormous Duomo. source: www.aviewoncities.com
Milan's most beautiful square. It is dominated by the magnificent front facade of the Duomo (cathedral). At the center of the square stands a monument honoring the first king of a unified Italy. As early as during the Roman era this area was the heart of Milan. Later, during the Middle Ages, when there were several churches clustered together here, it was the center of religious life in Milan. The churches had to make way for the expansive Piazza del Duomo, a popular meeting place that is constantly crowded with tourists and locals alike. Creation of the Piazza In 1859, when the cathedral was close to completion after a construction period of almost five hundred years, the city of Milan decided it was time to create a large square at the foot of the cathedral. It launched a competition for the design which attracted 176 participants. The Italian architect Giuseppe Mengoni was selected as the winner. Mengoni designed a wide open square flanked by grand buildings to offset the dominance of the enormous Duomo. source: www.aviewoncities.com
Palazzo Reale
A mansion of utter opulence, and host to a swath of world class art shows. Recent big hitters have included a Canova exhibition, a Francis Bacon portrait show and a Vivienne Westwood retrospective. Built in the 1300s, the Palazzo Reale was ordered by the Visconti family, then updated in the 16th century as part of the series of architectural reforms under the Sforzas. Giuseppe Piermarini, the Teatro alla Scala architect, gave the palazzo its neo-classical look when he was commissioned to design a residence for Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in the 1770s. Only a fraction of his stuccos and frescoes survived Allied bombing, but the Sala delle Cariatidi remains in an interesting state of semi-dereliction. Tours of the latter take place at set times of the day. The palazzo also contains the Museo del Duomo in a neighbouring building. Due to reopen in mid-2009, it delves into the Cathedral's history. source: www.timeout.com
A mansion of utter opulence, and host to a swath of world class art shows. Recent big hitters have included a Canova exhibition, a Francis Bacon portrait show and a Vivienne Westwood retrospective. Built in the 1300s, the Palazzo Reale was ordered by the Visconti family, then updated in the 16th century as part of the series of architectural reforms under the Sforzas. Giuseppe Piermarini, the Teatro alla Scala architect, gave the palazzo its neo-classical look when he was commissioned to design a residence for Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in the 1770s. Only a fraction of his stuccos and frescoes survived Allied bombing, but the Sala delle Cariatidi remains in an interesting state of semi-dereliction. Tours of the latter take place at set times of the day. The palazzo also contains the Museo del Duomo in a neighbouring building. Due to reopen in mid-2009, it delves into the Cathedral's history. source: www.timeout.com
Statue of Victor Emmanuel II
In 1896 an impressive monument was installed at the center of the Piazza del Duomo in honor of Vittorio Emanuele II (Victor Emmanuel II), who in 1861 became the first king of Italy. An equestrian statue set on a marble pedestal shows the king leading his troops to battle, flanked on either side by a large lion. Reliefs on the sides of the pedestal show soldiers ready for combat. The monument, which is set on a massive plinth, was created by Ercole Rosa, an Italian sculptor. source: www.aviewoncities.com
In 1896 an impressive monument was installed at the center of the Piazza del Duomo in honor of Vittorio Emanuele II (Victor Emmanuel II), who in 1861 became the first king of Italy. An equestrian statue set on a marble pedestal shows the king leading his troops to battle, flanked on either side by a large lion. Reliefs on the sides of the pedestal show soldiers ready for combat. The monument, which is set on a massive plinth, was created by Ercole Rosa, an Italian sculptor. source: www.aviewoncities.com
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
The magnificent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II connects piazza del Duomo with piazza della Scala in grand style, and the upper echelons of Milan society all pass through at some point. Suited businessmen will happily pay €10 for a cappuccino on the terrace at Zucca, and elegant grandmothers carry their chihuahuas in Fendi bags. Shopping is, and always has been, the Galleria's main activity, and fashion flagships radiate out from the twin powerhouses of Prada and Louis Vuitton in the centre. The Galleria's designer, Giuseppe Mengoni, pioneered its complex marriage of iron and glass 20 years before the Eiffel Tower was built. The Galleria was officially opened in 1867 by Vittorio Emanuele II, king of a newly united Italy; but, in a sour twist of fate, Mengoni wasn't present, having fallen to his death from his own creation a few days earlier. The ceiling vaults are decorated with mosaics representing Asia, Africa, Europe and America. At ground level are mosaics of more local concerns: the coats of arms of Vittorio Emanuele's Savoia family, and the symbols of Milan (a red cross on a white field), Rome (a she-wolf), Florence (an iris) and Turin (a bull). source: www.timeout.com
The magnificent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II connects piazza del Duomo with piazza della Scala in grand style, and the upper echelons of Milan society all pass through at some point. Suited businessmen will happily pay €10 for a cappuccino on the terrace at Zucca, and elegant grandmothers carry their chihuahuas in Fendi bags. Shopping is, and always has been, the Galleria's main activity, and fashion flagships radiate out from the twin powerhouses of Prada and Louis Vuitton in the centre. The Galleria's designer, Giuseppe Mengoni, pioneered its complex marriage of iron and glass 20 years before the Eiffel Tower was built. The Galleria was officially opened in 1867 by Vittorio Emanuele II, king of a newly united Italy; but, in a sour twist of fate, Mengoni wasn't present, having fallen to his death from his own creation a few days earlier. The ceiling vaults are decorated with mosaics representing Asia, Africa, Europe and America. At ground level are mosaics of more local concerns: the coats of arms of Vittorio Emanuele's Savoia family, and the symbols of Milan (a red cross on a white field), Rome (a she-wolf), Florence (an iris) and Turin (a bull). source: www.timeout.com
Castello Sforzesco
After the Duomo, the Castello Sforzesco is Milan's main attraction - not least because of its 12 mini-museums and archives running all the way from Palaeolithic history through to 1950s furniture. It was home to the noble Visconti family from 1368, and restored to its original splendour by the equally aristocratic Sforzas in the 1450s, and the court gathered here a few decades later by Francesco's son, Ludovico 'il Moro', was regarded as one of Europe's most refined. Castle and court fell into decline in 1499, and Ludovico's game of playing off the French under Charles VIII against Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I ended in disaster and imprisonment in 1500. While Milan was bristling under French rule in the early 19th century, the castle's star-shaped bulwarks were knocked down. In the late 1800s there was much talk of demolishing the rest, but luckily for the city, architect Luca Beltrami fought to preserve it, coming up with the idea of headquartering Milan's various art collections here. From 1893 until 1904, Beltrami oversaw the castle's restoration, rearranging and rebuilding unashamedly; but it was his unorthodox efforts that saved the edifice from total oblivion. Coming to a spindly point above the façade is an early 20th-century recreation of a tower originally built by the 15th-century architect Antonio Averlino, dubbed Il Filarete (hence the tower's name, Torre del Filarete). source: www.timeout.com
After the Duomo, the Castello Sforzesco is Milan's main attraction - not least because of its 12 mini-museums and archives running all the way from Palaeolithic history through to 1950s furniture. It was home to the noble Visconti family from 1368, and restored to its original splendour by the equally aristocratic Sforzas in the 1450s, and the court gathered here a few decades later by Francesco's son, Ludovico 'il Moro', was regarded as one of Europe's most refined. Castle and court fell into decline in 1499, and Ludovico's game of playing off the French under Charles VIII against Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I ended in disaster and imprisonment in 1500. While Milan was bristling under French rule in the early 19th century, the castle's star-shaped bulwarks were knocked down. In the late 1800s there was much talk of demolishing the rest, but luckily for the city, architect Luca Beltrami fought to preserve it, coming up with the idea of headquartering Milan's various art collections here. From 1893 until 1904, Beltrami oversaw the castle's restoration, rearranging and rebuilding unashamedly; but it was his unorthodox efforts that saved the edifice from total oblivion. Coming to a spindly point above the façade is an early 20th-century recreation of a tower originally built by the 15th-century architect Antonio Averlino, dubbed Il Filarete (hence the tower's name, Torre del Filarete). source: www.timeout.com
Santa Maria delle Grazie
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie was begun in 1465 to a plan by Guiniforte Solari. Just two years after it was finished in the 1480s, Ludovico 'il Moro' Sforza commissioned architect Donato Bramante to turn the church into a family mausoleum in the new Renaissance style; this work was never completed. During Napoleon's suppression of religious congregations during the late 18th century, the complex was turned into barracks and a military warehouse. Control of the church was returned to the Dominican monks in 1905. In 1943, bombing destroyed the great cloister of the monastery but fortuitously spared the three walls of the refectory, including the one with Leonardo's Last Supper, and the chiostrino. The terracotta façade of the church is in the best Lombard tradition; the portal is attributed to Bramante. Inside, Solari's Gothic leanings in the three-aisled nave clash with the fresco-covered arches and Bramante's more muscular, massive style. Standing out among works by leading local artists from the 15th to 17th centuries is an altarpiece (in the sixth chapel on the left) showing the Holy Family with St Catherine by 16th-century Venetian painter and student of Titian, Paris Bordone. The carved wooden choir stalls in the apse date from 1470. source: www.timeout.com
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie was begun in 1465 to a plan by Guiniforte Solari. Just two years after it was finished in the 1480s, Ludovico 'il Moro' Sforza commissioned architect Donato Bramante to turn the church into a family mausoleum in the new Renaissance style; this work was never completed. During Napoleon's suppression of religious congregations during the late 18th century, the complex was turned into barracks and a military warehouse. Control of the church was returned to the Dominican monks in 1905. In 1943, bombing destroyed the great cloister of the monastery but fortuitously spared the three walls of the refectory, including the one with Leonardo's Last Supper, and the chiostrino. The terracotta façade of the church is in the best Lombard tradition; the portal is attributed to Bramante. Inside, Solari's Gothic leanings in the three-aisled nave clash with the fresco-covered arches and Bramante's more muscular, massive style. Standing out among works by leading local artists from the 15th to 17th centuries is an altarpiece (in the sixth chapel on the left) showing the Holy Family with St Catherine by 16th-century Venetian painter and student of Titian, Paris Bordone. The carved wooden choir stalls in the apse date from 1470. source: www.timeout.com
Sant'Ambrogio
The charismatic Bishop Ambrose (Ambrogio) - who defended orthodox Christianity against Arianism and later became Milan's patron saint - had this Basilica Martyrum built between 379 and 386. The remains of local martyr-saints Gervasius and Protasius still lie in the crypt. The Torre dei Canonici ('canons' tower') to the left of the façade was built between 1128 and 1144. The interior has the sober proportions of the austere Lombard Romanesque style, its three aisles covered with ribbed cross-vaults and false galleries holding up the massive walls. Beneath the pre-Romanesque pulpit, reconstructed from the original pieces after the dome collapsed on it in 1196, lies what is known as the Stilicone Sarcophagus. source: www.timeout.com
The charismatic Bishop Ambrose (Ambrogio) - who defended orthodox Christianity against Arianism and later became Milan's patron saint - had this Basilica Martyrum built between 379 and 386. The remains of local martyr-saints Gervasius and Protasius still lie in the crypt. The Torre dei Canonici ('canons' tower') to the left of the façade was built between 1128 and 1144. The interior has the sober proportions of the austere Lombard Romanesque style, its three aisles covered with ribbed cross-vaults and false galleries holding up the massive walls. Beneath the pre-Romanesque pulpit, reconstructed from the original pieces after the dome collapsed on it in 1196, lies what is known as the Stilicone Sarcophagus. source: www.timeout.com
Navigli Lombardi
There are 5 canals in the Navigli lombardi system: Bereguardo, Grande, Martesana, Paderno and Pavese. These are the oldest artificial canals in Europe. Built from the 12th century onwards, they made it possible to link Milan with Lake Maggiore (by means of the River Ticino), Lake Como (through the River Adda) and the city of Pavia and River Po. They were major waterways for the purposes of transport and irrigation of the fields. A valuable heritage developed along these canals over the centuries with the summer residences of the nobility, mills, castles, abbeys, and rural and natural landscapes of exceptional beauty.
The Naviglio Grande is a navigable canal which starts where it draws water from the Ticino in the district of Lonate Pozzolo known as Tornavento and ends in the dock Darsena di Porta Ticinese in Milan. It is 49.9 km long with a total drop of 34 metres and a variable width of around 20 metres at the inlet which narrows to around 15 metres in the stretch from Abbiategrasso to Corsico until it reaches 12 metres in Milan. It was designed at the time to be an irrigation as well as navigation canal, and over the years these joint roles have led the Naviglio Grande to play a major part in local history. source: www.naviglilombardi.it
There are 5 canals in the Navigli lombardi system: Bereguardo, Grande, Martesana, Paderno and Pavese. These are the oldest artificial canals in Europe. Built from the 12th century onwards, they made it possible to link Milan with Lake Maggiore (by means of the River Ticino), Lake Como (through the River Adda) and the city of Pavia and River Po. They were major waterways for the purposes of transport and irrigation of the fields. A valuable heritage developed along these canals over the centuries with the summer residences of the nobility, mills, castles, abbeys, and rural and natural landscapes of exceptional beauty.
The Naviglio Grande is a navigable canal which starts where it draws water from the Ticino in the district of Lonate Pozzolo known as Tornavento and ends in the dock Darsena di Porta Ticinese in Milan. It is 49.9 km long with a total drop of 34 metres and a variable width of around 20 metres at the inlet which narrows to around 15 metres in the stretch from Abbiategrasso to Corsico until it reaches 12 metres in Milan. It was designed at the time to be an irrigation as well as navigation canal, and over the years these joint roles have led the Naviglio Grande to play a major part in local history. source: www.naviglilombardi.it
Cimitero Monumentale
The Egyptians had their pyramids; the Milanese have the Cimitero Monumentale, last resting place of the perpetually ostentatious. The cemetery was begun in 1866 by Carlo Maciachini, the result being 250,000sq of pure eclecticism. It's virtually an open-air museum of art nouveau, though later Italian artists - including Giacomo Manzù, Adolfo Wildt and Lucio Fontana - were also commissioned to produce monuments. source: www.timeout.com
The Egyptians had their pyramids; the Milanese have the Cimitero Monumentale, last resting place of the perpetually ostentatious. The cemetery was begun in 1866 by Carlo Maciachini, the result being 250,000sq of pure eclecticism. It's virtually an open-air museum of art nouveau, though later Italian artists - including Giacomo Manzù, Adolfo Wildt and Lucio Fontana - were also commissioned to produce monuments. source: www.timeout.com
Arch of Peace
is a triumphal arch, initially built in the early nineteenth century as part of the 'Foro Bonaparte' - a modern version of a Roman Forum - to celebrate Napoleon's victories. The emperor's ouster in 1814 brought a premature end to the construction of this forum, and the arch is one of only two completed structures. Today the Arco della Pace stands at the center of a pedestrianized plaza, at the edge of the Sempione Park. The design of the Arch of Peace was based on the Arch of Septimius Severus at the Forum Romanum in Rome, with a large central passageway flanked by two smaller ones. The arch is clad in Crevola marble and decorated with Corinthian columns, bas-reliefs and sculptures. The four large statues in front of the attic are allegorical representations of the rivers that flow through the former kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto: the Adige, Po, Ticino and Tagliamento. source: www.aviewoncities.com
is a triumphal arch, initially built in the early nineteenth century as part of the 'Foro Bonaparte' - a modern version of a Roman Forum - to celebrate Napoleon's victories. The emperor's ouster in 1814 brought a premature end to the construction of this forum, and the arch is one of only two completed structures. Today the Arco della Pace stands at the center of a pedestrianized plaza, at the edge of the Sempione Park. The design of the Arch of Peace was based on the Arch of Septimius Severus at the Forum Romanum in Rome, with a large central passageway flanked by two smaller ones. The arch is clad in Crevola marble and decorated with Corinthian columns, bas-reliefs and sculptures. The four large statues in front of the attic are allegorical representations of the rivers that flow through the former kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto: the Adige, Po, Ticino and Tagliamento. source: www.aviewoncities.com
Saint Eustorgio Basilica
Initially it was a small basilica founded in the IV century upon archbishop Eustorgio's grave and it was center, up to the plunder of Frederick the Barbarossa, of Kings Magi's grave. Between the V and the VI century was incorporated in a greater building of which nothing has remained. Destroyed by Fredrerick the Barbarossa, after the conquest of the city, was reconstructed around 1190. From the XIII century the church became the principal center of the Dominican order to Milan. In Four hundred the basilica became wealthy of valuable Renaissance addendums, the façade was referred and the famous Portinari chapel was realized and adorned by frescos of Vincent Foppa and (from the XVIII century) center of the marmoreal sepulchre of St. Peter Martyr, fourteenth-century Giovanni's of Balduccio work, Giovanni's Pisano student. source: www.milanotour.eu
Initially it was a small basilica founded in the IV century upon archbishop Eustorgio's grave and it was center, up to the plunder of Frederick the Barbarossa, of Kings Magi's grave. Between the V and the VI century was incorporated in a greater building of which nothing has remained. Destroyed by Fredrerick the Barbarossa, after the conquest of the city, was reconstructed around 1190. From the XIII century the church became the principal center of the Dominican order to Milan. In Four hundred the basilica became wealthy of valuable Renaissance addendums, the façade was referred and the famous Portinari chapel was realized and adorned by frescos of Vincent Foppa and (from the XVIII century) center of the marmoreal sepulchre of St. Peter Martyr, fourteenth-century Giovanni's of Balduccio work, Giovanni's Pisano student. source: www.milanotour.eu
Porta Ticinese
This gate is the former city gate of Milan and was once located on the Roman road that led to Pavia from Milan. Only a part of the Neo-Classical original is visible today. The gate was first built with the Spanish walls of the city in the 16th century. This original structure was demolished and replaced early in the 19th century to celebrate Napoleon’s victories but it was rebuilt again in 1865. The streets between Porta Ticinese and Antica Porta Ticinese are popular shopping areas mostly geared to the younger market but there are also some great shoe shops at reasonable prices and there are some good restaurants as well. source: http://wheretogowhattosee.com/italy/milan
This gate is the former city gate of Milan and was once located on the Roman road that led to Pavia from Milan. Only a part of the Neo-Classical original is visible today. The gate was first built with the Spanish walls of the city in the 16th century. This original structure was demolished and replaced early in the 19th century to celebrate Napoleon’s victories but it was rebuilt again in 1865. The streets between Porta Ticinese and Antica Porta Ticinese are popular shopping areas mostly geared to the younger market but there are also some great shoe shops at reasonable prices and there are some good restaurants as well. source: http://wheretogowhattosee.com/italy/milan
San Lorenzo Maggiore
Built at the end of the fourth century, San Lorenzo is one of the oldest centrally planned churches, and may have been the chapel of the imperial Roman palace. Fires all but destroyed it in the 11th and 12th centuries, but it was rebuilt on the exact lines of the original model. When the cupola collapsed in 1573, the new dome - the tallest in Milan and a far cry from the original - outraged the locals. On the backs of the two great arches that flank the main altar, columns were placed upside down to symbolise the Christian religion rising up out of the ruins of paganism. To the right, the octagonal fourth-century Cappella di Sant'Aquilino may have been an imperial mausoleum. Legend has it that a group of porters discovered St Aquiline's corpse in a ditch; taking it to the Duomo, they got lost in the fog and ended up in San Lorenzo. Thus his remains are still here, in a glass coffin on top of the altar; he also became the patron saint of porters. source: www.timeout.com
Built at the end of the fourth century, San Lorenzo is one of the oldest centrally planned churches, and may have been the chapel of the imperial Roman palace. Fires all but destroyed it in the 11th and 12th centuries, but it was rebuilt on the exact lines of the original model. When the cupola collapsed in 1573, the new dome - the tallest in Milan and a far cry from the original - outraged the locals. On the backs of the two great arches that flank the main altar, columns were placed upside down to symbolise the Christian religion rising up out of the ruins of paganism. To the right, the octagonal fourth-century Cappella di Sant'Aquilino may have been an imperial mausoleum. Legend has it that a group of porters discovered St Aquiline's corpse in a ditch; taking it to the Duomo, they got lost in the fog and ended up in San Lorenzo. Thus his remains are still here, in a glass coffin on top of the altar; he also became the patron saint of porters. source: www.timeout.com
Colonne di San Lorenzo
is a big square in front of the church of San Lorenzo (between the Duomo and Navigli) with the original Roman columns that date from the 4th Century. source: www.truemilan.com
is a big square in front of the church of San Lorenzo (between the Duomo and Navigli) with the original Roman columns that date from the 4th Century. source: www.truemilan.com
May XXIV Square
Piccolo Teatro
established on the 14th of May 1947 by Giorgio Strehler, Paolo Grassi and Nina Vinchi. It was the first public Italian theatre to be built in Italy, and the most popular on the national and international scene. The vision of the founders was to create an institution, supported by the central government and by local authorities (the Municipality and the Province of Milan, the Region of Lombardy), as a public service essential for the wellbeing of its citizens. The slogan that accompanied the birth of the Piccolo Teatro was “An Arts Theatre for Everyone” and this phrase still sums up the theatre’s mission today: to stage quality shows for the broadest possible audience. Since 1991, the Piccolo Teatro di Milano is also a “Teatro d’Europa” (Theatre of Europe). source: www.piccoloteatro.org
established on the 14th of May 1947 by Giorgio Strehler, Paolo Grassi and Nina Vinchi. It was the first public Italian theatre to be built in Italy, and the most popular on the national and international scene. The vision of the founders was to create an institution, supported by the central government and by local authorities (the Municipality and the Province of Milan, the Region of Lombardy), as a public service essential for the wellbeing of its citizens. The slogan that accompanied the birth of the Piccolo Teatro was “An Arts Theatre for Everyone” and this phrase still sums up the theatre’s mission today: to stage quality shows for the broadest possible audience. Since 1991, the Piccolo Teatro di Milano is also a “Teatro d’Europa” (Theatre of Europe). source: www.piccoloteatro.org
2015 Expo Gate
Expo 2015 is the next world's fair. Expoloring the theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" for six months Expo 2015 is just northwest of the center of Milan accessible from the Rho Metro Station. The exposition site covers 110 hectares (272 acres) and is expected to attract more than 20 million visitors from 01 May 2015 to 31 October 2015. source: www.milanworldsfair.com
Expo 2015 is the next world's fair. Expoloring the theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" for six months Expo 2015 is just northwest of the center of Milan accessible from the Rho Metro Station. The exposition site covers 110 hectares (272 acres) and is expected to attract more than 20 million visitors from 01 May 2015 to 31 October 2015. source: www.milanworldsfair.com
Casa Milan (Milan Football Club Headquarter)
San Siro Stadium
The San Siro (named after the saint who had a chapel dedicated to him in this suburb) stadium was a gift from the Milan president Piero Pirelli (in charge from 1909 for twenty years) to 'his Milan'. The stadium was built in just 13 and a half months, thanks to the work of 120 construction workers. The total cost of the operation came to five million lire which in today's terms would translate to three and a half million euro. The stadium was designed by Ulisse Stacchini, the architect whose other major work in the city was the Milan Central Station, and renowned engineer Alberto Cugini. source: www.acmilan.com
The San Siro (named after the saint who had a chapel dedicated to him in this suburb) stadium was a gift from the Milan president Piero Pirelli (in charge from 1909 for twenty years) to 'his Milan'. The stadium was built in just 13 and a half months, thanks to the work of 120 construction workers. The total cost of the operation came to five million lire which in today's terms would translate to three and a half million euro. The stadium was designed by Ulisse Stacchini, the architect whose other major work in the city was the Milan Central Station, and renowned engineer Alberto Cugini. source: www.acmilan.com
Hippodrome
This magnificent location was built in the 20s, and it has entirely been realized in Liberty style, following the project of the architect Paolo Vietti Violi. It has been completely restructured in 1975. This venue introduces itself as an entirely innovative location both from a logistic point of view and for the numerous services that it offers to the public. source: www.citysoundmilano.com
This magnificent location was built in the 20s, and it has entirely been realized in Liberty style, following the project of the architect Paolo Vietti Violi. It has been completely restructured in 1975. This venue introduces itself as an entirely innovative location both from a logistic point of view and for the numerous services that it offers to the public. source: www.citysoundmilano.com
Fiera Milano (Exhibition Center)
The sparkling trade fair hub since 2005, FieraMilano is truly vast, and has an enormous external show area for open-air fairs. Milan's most important fairs, including MiArt, featuring modern and contemporary art, and the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, take place here. source: www.timeout.com
The sparkling trade fair hub since 2005, FieraMilano is truly vast, and has an enormous external show area for open-air fairs. Milan's most important fairs, including MiArt, featuring modern and contemporary art, and the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, take place here. source: www.timeout.com
Milan Cathedral in Lego's bricks
Walking around
Milan Cuisine
Milan cuisine includes some of the most delicious food in Italy.
Ossobuco alla milanese (1st photo): particularly popular in the winter, when its rich and filling qualities are especially appreciated. In centuries past, the posterior leg of veal, cut into slices across the bone (called ossobuchi, plural form in Italian), would have been affordable only on special occasions by the middle-class Milanese families. The famous Ossobuco alla milanese recipe as we know it today was probably created by the private cooks of the affluent bourgeoisie, or perhaps was an invention of one of the renowned chefs working in the city. The culinary legacy of this period is described in “Vecchia Milano a tavola” (Old Milan, at the Table), a beautiful book edited by Giovanna Falzone. The essential secret of Ossobuco alla milanese is patience and simplicity. It is a great example of a “piatto unico,” meaning a dish that is nearly a whole meal on its own: succulent meat accompanied by “golden rice,” as rice with saffron was first called. In the 18th century, ossobuchi used to be cooked without any trace of tomatoes, which were practically unknown at the time.
Cotoletta alla milanese (2nd photo): a thick, crispy veal cutlet, still with the bone, fried.
source: www.delallo.com
Milan cuisine includes some of the most delicious food in Italy.
Ossobuco alla milanese (1st photo): particularly popular in the winter, when its rich and filling qualities are especially appreciated. In centuries past, the posterior leg of veal, cut into slices across the bone (called ossobuchi, plural form in Italian), would have been affordable only on special occasions by the middle-class Milanese families. The famous Ossobuco alla milanese recipe as we know it today was probably created by the private cooks of the affluent bourgeoisie, or perhaps was an invention of one of the renowned chefs working in the city. The culinary legacy of this period is described in “Vecchia Milano a tavola” (Old Milan, at the Table), a beautiful book edited by Giovanna Falzone. The essential secret of Ossobuco alla milanese is patience and simplicity. It is a great example of a “piatto unico,” meaning a dish that is nearly a whole meal on its own: succulent meat accompanied by “golden rice,” as rice with saffron was first called. In the 18th century, ossobuchi used to be cooked without any trace of tomatoes, which were practically unknown at the time.
Cotoletta alla milanese (2nd photo): a thick, crispy veal cutlet, still with the bone, fried.
source: www.delallo.com