Travel Guide - Milano, Italy

Milano(Milan) is a cosmopolitan city located at northern part of Italy. It is also the second largest city in Italy.

Transportation

By air
Milan has two main international air gateways, Linate airport (LIN) and Malpensa airport(MXP) both are main international gateways in Milan. Budget airlines operate flight at another airports, Bergamo's Orio al Serio airport (45 km East) and Parma airport (100 km South).

By rail
The main railway station is the Central Station (Milano Centrale), which is served by Trenitalia. This station is also an interchange place of MM2 and MM3 metro lines. It is also worth to visit this masterpiece of Rationalist architecture.

Attraction

The Milan's main cathedral Duomo is situated in Piazza del Duomo. This Gothic church is in white marble with hundreds of spires and thousands of statues on its exterior and a famous façade. Don't miss brilliant stained glass-windows inside of cathedral. After that you can climb up onto the roof. and s the chance to climb up onto the roof and enjoy the spectacular views of the city between the Gothic spires.
You can take metro (MM1 or MM3) to Duomo Station.
Roof opens from 0900 till around 1700 daily.
Fee for climb up onto the roof:
Elevator - Euro 8/person
On foot - Euro 5/person
Please take note of the ticket office is located behind of the Duomo.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele is located on the northern side of the Piazza del Duomo and connects to the Piazza della Scala. The street is covered over by a popular design for nineteenth-century arcades - an arching glass and cast iron roof. Its central octagonal space is topped with a gogerous glass dome. Now the Galleria is occupied by many luxury goods' shops, including Prada, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, as well as fast food outlets such as McDonald's.

The Sforzesco Castle is one of the most famous monuments in Milan. Now it houses several museums.
You can take metro MM1 to Cairoli - castello Station.
This castle opens daily to public with free admission, except museums in castle.

Shopping

Milan is a world-known fashion shoppers' paradise. The main shopping area is called as Fashion Quadrangle (quadrilatero della moda), just nearby Piazza Duomo. There are in Montenapoleone Street, Della Spiga Street, Vittorio Emanuele Street and Manzoni Street, where are known as the most prestigious boutiques and showrooms in the world. You can reach there by metro MM1 San Babila or MM3 Montenapoleone stations.

If you are not interested in shopping, you can take a day trip to a beautiful lake - Lake Como. You refer more travel information for Lake Como in my upcoming article.

Useful links:
The travel guide to Milan - http://wikitravel.org/en/Milan

The website of Duomo Milano - http://www.duomomilano.it/ground1024_en.html
The official website of the Castello Sforzesco -http://www.milanocastello.it/ita/home.html
The guide for shopping outlets in Italy - http://www.factory-outlet-italy.com/en/FO/index.php