Milan Italy - Scala Opera House, lodgings at the Cathedral Duomo, football stadium San Siro

The enormous Cathedral Duomo of Milan, the famous Scala Opera House and the well known football stadium San Siro are symbols of Milan. Shopping in the fashion quarter of Italian's fashion designers, walking over the Cathedral's Square or visiting the world-famous Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci make a trip to Milan an unforgettable experience.

Here you can find hotels from 5 stars luxury to budget hotels for your shopping trip or economical bed & breakfast to feel the Italian life style in company with the Milanese’s people.

Hotel and lodgings in Milan

Star

Guest rating: 8.3
Via dei Bossi 5

€ 118 - 185 Details

Brunelleschi

Guest rating: 8.2
Via Baracchini 12

€ 150 - 415 Details

Trentina

Guest rating: 8.1
Via Filippino Lippi 50

€ 80 - 124 Details

Nuovo Marghera

Guest rating: 8.2
Via Marghera 2

€ 55 - 218 Details

Landmarks in Milan The Cathedral Duomo

The Milan's Cathedral Duomo. In white marble the majestic Cathedral Duomo extends over a length of 157 mt. With its 5 ships it is an imposing religious building. The light falls through beautifully arranged colour windows inside the cathedral.

The Defence Castle of the Sforza - the Castello Sforzesco. In the 14th century the majestic Sforza Castle was built by Galeazzo II Visconti as an enormous defence castle. The Castle hosts important art exhibitions and a hall, painted by Leonardo.

The Last Supper of Leonardo. In the refectory in the Dominican convent of the church St. Maria delle Grazie you find this work of genius. In the years 1494-1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted his famous "Last Supper", in which Jesus announced that one of his apostles will betray him. The Last Supper is one of the most famous works of art ever painted.

Shopping District - In the "Quadrangle of Fashion" district near the city's center of Via Montenapoleone, Via Andrea, Via Gesù, Via Borgospesso, Via della Spiga and Corso Venezia the Italian fashion designers offer there luxurious creations.

La Scala Opera House

One of the most legendary and celebrated houses of Opera music "La Scala" was built at the end of the 1700s over the remains of the Church of Santa Maria della Scala and reopend on 07 December 2004 after a nearly three-year complete reconstruction with the same opera of 1778 - Antonio Salieri "Europe riconosciuta".

Attractive offers for individual packages for the Milan La Scala Opera Theatre:

RSS Scala - Calendar opera events in the La Scala Theater

RSS Events Milan - Calendari of Events in Milan

RSS San Siro - Calendar of the football matches Milan and Inter in teh San Siro Stadium

A Visit of the Historical Center of Milan - with or without Guide

We have prepared an individual itinerary for you if you want to visit Milan by yourself, discovering the important symbols walking from one interesting area to another. Our tour starts at the majestic Sforza Castle. Across Largo Cairoli with the monument of Giuseppe Garibaldi we reach Via Dante, a large shopping street. Walking Tour in the city center without guide

Guided city tours for travelling and bus groups. For groups we offer certificated guides. The private organised city tour can be realised according to your wishes with pick up from your hotel in Milan.

Offer for Travel Agencies: Guided tours for travelling groups can be organized within a complete land arrangement with hotel stay, tickets for the Scala Opera House and excursions in the surroundings (Como Lake and Garda Lake, Venice and Verona, Turin and Bergamo, Football and Scala Theater, convention and Milan Fair). Please ask for your personal offer: Email:

Football Stadium San Siro

In the traditional football temple, the stadium Giuseppe Meazza in the quarter San Siro, the two Milan football teams "Inter Milan" and "AC Milan" fight in a spectacular atmosphere for the championship of Italy's Series A and Champion League together with 83.000 inspired fans. Here you find offers of arrangements with tickets for Series A and Champion League in the stadium San Siro.

Shopping in Milan - the Best Shopping Streets

The Italian fashion and the names of their designers are world wide well-known. The most luxury shopping streets and designer fashion shops of the Fashion District around via Montenapoleone.

We have invented for you some routes to the hidden designer outlets. Find good deals at the street and antique flew market. Mercatone del Naviglio Grande - The market is dedicated to antiques and takes place along the Alzaia Naviglio Grande on the last Sunday of each month.

Places of Charm in the Quarter of the Navigli

The history of Milan and the construction of the Milan's Cathedral Duomo is closely connected with the system of canals, that pass through the whole city and helped to transport the marble from the Lake Maggiore to the city center. Typical, old Milan houses, old wash-houses with wooden beamed roofs and craftsmen's workshops remember on passed times. The typical atmosphere of the Navigli is certainly one of the most out standing and picturesque places in Milan.

La Dolce Vita - from Happy Hour to Nightlife

Where to go in the evening - from the cathedral Duomo take via Torino and arrive in the quarter around Porta Ticinese, in which you find still traces from the Roman time. In Porta Ticinese until the Naviglio quarter the Milan youth meets friends for happy hour and passes the evening enjoying the tastes of the famous Italian Ice-cream, aperitifs and pizza in bars, pubs, cafés, wine cellars and live music bars. The Italian cuisine and the cultural style of eating and drinking are estimated in the whole world. The Italians are very proudly of eating well and originally from antipasto to dessert and, naturally the typical Italian café.

Business in Milan - Calendar of Fairs and the Fairgrounds Milano Fiera

In the spring 2005 the new fairground was inaugurated. The new exhibition center of Milan (Rho Pero) is one of the largest fairgrounds world-wide with about 2 millions m² exhibition superficial. The red underground line 1 has been extended up to the fair stop Rho. The new fairground has direct connection to the motorways.

At the moment both fair centers are in use. The fair calendar shows, if the fair take place at the new fairground "fieramilano - New Exhibition Center" or the city center "fieramilanocity".

Getting to Milan - Aiport Shuttle and Travel Guide

Information about arriving in Milan by airplane, the airports Malpensa, Linate and Bergamo Orio al Serio. There is a shuttle service in the to the city center.

With our Travel Guide you find Low cost airlines, airport shuttle and rent a car, undergrounds (lines and timetable) and trains in Italy.

Vacation in Italy - Amalfi Coast and Isle of Capri

When the red sun sets over the sea on the horizon of Capri then you know you are in the breathtaking storybook region of Southern Italy, called "Mezzogiorno". The sun, the sea and an atmosphere with an unique flavour of romance in the air make your everyday life seem a million miles away.

Milan Tourism - Italy's Metropolis of Fashion, Design and Shopping