DESTINATION MILAN, ITALY

Milan (Italian: Milano) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy, and is one of the most highly developed urban centres in Europe. In contrast to most of Italy, which is famous for a comfortable Mediterranean climate, Milan's winters are typically damp and cold, while summers are hot and very humid.

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CASTELLO SFORZESCO Castello Sforzesco (English: Sforza Castle) is a castle in Milan, Italy, that used to be the seat and residence of the Duchy of Milan and one of the biggest citadels in Europe and now houses several of the city's museums and art collections. The original construction on the site began in the 14th century. In 1450, Francesco Sforza began reconstruction of the castle ...

CHIARAVALLE ABBEY The Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano, Chiaravalle Milanese is a Cistercian monastic complex in the comune of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. The borgo that has developed round the abbey was once an independent commune called Chiaravalle Milanese, now included in Milan and referred to as the Chiaravalle district ...

GALLERIA VITTORIO EMANUELE II The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a covered double arcade formed of two glass-vaulted arcades at right angles intersecting in an octagon, prominently sited on the northern side of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, and connects to the Piazza della Scala. Named after Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of united Italy, it was originally designed in 1861 ...

THE LAST SUPPER The Last Supper is a 15th century mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este. It represents the scene of The Last Supper from the final days of Jesus as it is told in the Gospel of John 13:21, when Jesus announces that one of his Twelve Apostles would betray him ...

MILAN CATHEDRAL Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) is the cathedral church of Milan in Lombardy, northern Italy. Dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente (Saint Mary Nascent), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Cardinal Angelo Scola. The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the fourth largest cathedral in the world and by far the largest in Italy ...

MILAN FASHION WEEK Milan Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Milan, Italy Spring/Summer event held in February - March of each year and Autumn/Winter event held in September - October of each year. Milan Fashion Week, established in 1958 is part of the Big 4 fashion weeks internationally, the others being Paris, London and New York ...

PIAZZA DEL DUOMO Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square) is the main piazza of Milan, Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, the Milan Cathedral (the Duomo). The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view. Rectangular in shape, with an overall area of 17.000 m2 ...

PIRELLI TOWER The Pirelli Tower or Pirelli Building, is a prominent building in Milan, Italy. In 1950, Alberto Pirelli, the president of the Pirelli Company, ordered that a skyscraper be built in the area where the corporation's first factory was located in the 19th century. The project was developed by architect Gio Ponti, with the assistance of Pier Luigi Nervi and Arturo Danusso ...

ROYAL PALACE OF MILAN The Royal Palace of Milan is a historical building in Milan, northern Italy. It was the seat of government of the city for centuries, and today is a cultural center, home to expositions and exhibitions. Originally designed with a system of two yards, later partially demolished to make way for the Duomo, the palace is located to the right of the facade of the cathedral ...

ST. AMBROSE BASILICA The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio (St. Ambrose) is a church in Milan, northern Italy. One of the most ancient churches in Milan, it was built by St. Ambrose in 379-386, in an area where numerous martyrs of the Roman persecutions had been buried. The first name of the church was in fact Basilica Martyrum ...

SAN SIRO STADIUM The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano. The stadium is named in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, the two-time World Cup winner who played for Internazionale ...

TEATRO LA SCALA La Scala (Teatro alla Scala), is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala. The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta. Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers from other nations ...

UNIVERSITY OF MILAN The University of Milan is one of the largest and most important universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200. The university is a member of the League of European Research Universities. The university of Milan was founded on 30 September, 1923 ...

VALESCA TOWER The Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower, in English) was built in 1954 by the BBPR architectural partnership, in the city centre of Milan. The Velasca Tower is part of the first generation of Italian modern architecture, while still being part of the Milanese context in which it was born, to which also belongs the Milan cathedral and the Sforzesco Castle ...

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