Berlitz: Milan Pocket Guide

Berlitz: Milan Pocket Guide

Berlitz

Language: English

Pages: 100

ISBN: 1780040733

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


"Berlitz Pocket Guide Milan" is a concise, full-colour travel guide that gives you reliable, user-friendly information, alongside vivid photography, on Italy's fashion capital. Milan has been Italy's leading fashion centre for years, not to mention its economic powerhouse, but today it's much more - for style and contemporary buzz, no other city comes close. From the sumptuous Gothic cathedral, a magnificent architectural wedding cake in the main piazza, to the chic shops and regenerated canal quarter with its hip bars and cafes, we guide you to the best places to visit and things to do in the city. Green initiatives have improved the city's parks, and on experimental 'no-traffic' days, the city centre is awash with bicycles, and birdsong can be heard coming from palatial secret gardens. To inspire you, we start with a rundown of Milan's Top 10 Attractions, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day. The What to Do chapter offers a selection of ways to spend your spare time, from the buzzing nightlife and inimitable shopping to where to get the best coffee. All the essential background information is here, including an overview of the city's history, and how to book the opera or visit Leonardo's Last Supper. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants in Milan and an A-Z of all the practical information you'll need.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tommaso Marino, in 1558 and given a new facade in the late 19th century. Today, this is the Town Hall, and you can peek through the grill into the Courtyard of Honour from Via Marina, which leads into Piazza San Fedele. Also overlooking the square is a newly opened museum, the Galleria d’Italia, but leave it for another day to avoid art overload. In front of the Baroque church of San Fedele stands a statue of Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873), author of the plodding but renowned I Promessi Sposi

March/April Easter Monday 25 April Liberation Day 1 May Labour Day 15 August Ferragosto, Feast of the Assumption 1 November All Saints’ Day 7 December Feast of Sant’Ambrogio (patron saint) 8 December Immaculate Conception 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Santo Stefano, St Stephen’s Day R Religion Like the rest of Italy, Milan is primarily Roman Catholic. There are congregations of all the main religions. The Duomo has several services a day; for information visit

book well in advance. If you arrive without a reservation, the IAT office can supply hotel information but will not make the booking for you. However, the tourist offices at the Stazione Centrale and at Linate and Malpensa airports do provide booking facilities. The symbols indicate the rough cost of a twin room, on a B&B basis, in high season. €€€€ over €350 €€€ €200–350 €€ €150–200 € up to €150 Historic Centre Gran Duca di York €€–€€€ Via Moneta 1a, tel: 02 874 863, www.ducadiyork.com.

this prominent funerary monument. In the left transept the seven-branched bronze Trivulzio Candelabrum, the work of a medieval goldsmith, is adorned with monsters and mythical figures representing the arts, crafts and virtues. Stained-glass window in the cathedral Glyn Genin/Apa Publications The church is illuminated by beautiful stained-glass windows, dating from the 15th–20th centuries, which are fully lit up from within at the weekend. The oldest is the fifth window in the right-hand aisle,

original Broletto or town hall, destroyed by Frederick Barbarossa in 1162. It was rebuilt in 1171, then later transformed into the Ducal Palace for the Visconti and Sforza dynasties. On the occasion of Galeazzo Visconti’s marriage to Beatrice d’Este in Modena, their entry into Milan was marked by eight days of festivities at the palace. In 1336 the Church of San Gottardo in Corte was built as the Visconti’s private chapel. You can still see the charming colonnaded campanile rising to the rear of

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