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Discover Italy in 10 Pills - Milan
Discover Italy in 10 Pills - Milan
Discover Italy in 10 Pills - Milan
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10Pills: a practical guide, user friendly that allows to discover the characteristic places not to lose of Milan. Do you have little time, do you want to optimize your visits, do you want to discover the typical foods and the characteristic restaurants? 10Pills provide for you.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 30, 2015
ISBN9786051765815
Discover Italy in 10 Pills - Milan

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    MILAN – Italy

    Pill1 - Milan in brief

    1.331.700 inhabitants

    capital of the Lombardy region

    second most populous city in Italy and thirteen in the European Union

    founded by the Insubers, in the sixth century BC

    in 222 AD, the Romans gave it the name of Mediolanum

    it is the main financial market of Italy

    it has got a major world role in the field of industrial design and fashion

    it is the Italian city with the highest number of visitors and it also hosts some of the most important Italian universities

    it is the third largest urban area by population in Europe, after London and Paris

    the region of Lombardy is one of the four engines of Europe together with Baden-Württemberg, Catalonia and Rhone-Alps

    Pill2 - Main monuments and attractions

    Duomo

    Symbol of Milan, the Duomo is a majestic Lombard-Gothic cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary Nascent.

    Its construction began towards the end of 1.300 AD by order of Archibishop Antonio Saluzzo and his cousin Gian Galeazzo Visconti and it took 500 years to be completed.

    The cathedral is adorned with 3200 statues and 135 spires on the highest of which (108,5 meters) is positioned the statue of the Virgin Mary covered with 3,900 gold sheets

    Address: Piazza del Duomo. Metro line: 1 - 3 – Duomo. Bus/Tram: 2 - 3 - 4 - 12 - 14 - 19 - 20 - 24 - 27

    GO TO.....

    Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace)

    Since 1100, the palace was the home of the family that ruled Milan (the Visconti and Sforza).

    It has been used through centuries even by the Spanish and Austrian rulers.

    Inside, temporary art exhibitions are held and it houses the Cathedral Museum which displays architectural elements, statues, antique stained glass and precious vestments from the Duomo

    Address: Piazza del Duomo. Metro line: 1- 3 - Duomo. Bus/Tram: 2 - 3 - 4 - 12 - 14 - 19 - 20 - 24 - 27

    GO TO.....

    Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

    The Galleria owes its name to Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of Italy. Its construction dates back to 1870. It is one of the most distinctive hangouts in Milan, connecting Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala.

    The Galleria is called Milan’s drawing room as it is full of luxury shops, historic cafés and restaurants.

    It is covered by two iron and glass-vaulted arcades

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