Milan

Italy’s main economic and financial city, an international centre of fashion and elegance, Milan is a rich and dynamic city. Nearly 1.3 million Milanese live there, and its metropolitan area is the largest in Italy with its 4 million inhabitants.
The long history of the powerful Lombard city has left it with very fine buildings, such as its vast Gothic Cathedral bristling with hundreds of spires, its Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II covered by a large glass roof with a steel frame, the Sforza Castle, the La Scala Theatre, as well as several churches including the basilicas built in the 4th century by Ambrose of Milan. These buildings and the many museums preserve artistic treasures such as the Last Supper painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Sober and elegant boulevards intersect in the city centre and sum up the general appearance of Milan fairly well. An important district, the “fashion quadrilateral”, lives mainly on fashion and shopping. However, one can also relax in Sempione Park or in the Navigli district, whose canals of medieval origin have recently been renovated.
The Milanese gastronomy is also generous, known for specialities such as the Milanese cutlet, ossobuco, risotto, cassoeula or panettone.

Tourist sites and monuments

The main monuments of Milan, tourist sites, churches and museums. Also read the article on the places to see in Milan, the ideas for a visit in one day, a weekend or longer, where to go shopping and the market in Milan, the page listing all the city’s museums.

1. the Piazza del Duomo (Piazza del Duomo)
2. The Milan Cathedral (Cathedral)
3. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
4. The Sforza Castle, which also houses several important museums, including that of ancient art
5. The basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie with Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper
6. The La Scala Theatre
7. The Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, which is the second religious building in terms of importance
8. The Piazza dei Mercanti, the heart of medieval Milan
9. The Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology, the most important of its kind in Italy
10. The Brera Art Gallery, holding one of the most important collections in Europe
11. The church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
12. The Navigli District along the canals, lively and popular
13. The Civic Archaeological Museum
14. The Brera District, artistic and boho heart with its cobbled streets, bars and craftsmen
15. The Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore facing the Roman portico
16. The Sempione Park, with monuments such as the Arch of Peace
17. The San Siro Stadium, temple of the city’s two great football teams, Inter and Milan A.C.
18. The Fashion Quadrilateral district
19. The Monumental Cemetery
20. The Basilica of San Nazaro, the Basilica of San Simpliciano and the Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio
21. Other museums and palaces of Milan
22. Other sites and places of Milan
23. Other Renaissance and Baroque buildings
24. Other 18th – early 20th century and neoclassical buildings

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Information

• Milan city council website: www.comune.milano.it
• Wikipedia page: fr.wikipedia.org
• Tourist portals: www.yesmilano.it, www.in-lombardia.it

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