Milan , Tourist Landmarks

11

Markets and Commercial Complexes

4

Parks and Gardens

4

Palaces and Castles

12

Museums

1

Tombs

3

Places of Worship

4

Urban Facilities

3

Cultural Centers

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About the city

Milan

• Milan (Milano)" is Italy's second city after Rome, and it is the most important and largest city in its rich north, and it is Italy's economic center, where it is more important in this regard than Rome, the capital.

• "Milan" is located in the "Lombardy plain", which is the most densely populated region of Italy. Milan is the capital of the district, with an area of approximately 180,000 square kilometers.

• The last official statistic, in 2005, indicated that the city's population is approximately 1.3 million, while the population of its large urban area is approximately 7.5 million people (the fourth urban area in Europe, after London, Paris and the German Ruhr region).

• “Milan (Milano)” is the Italian gateway to France, Switzerland and the Alps.

• The city has two international airports: "Malpensa", which is used for long-distance flights, and "Linate", which is used for European destinations.

• Milan is one of the most important fashion centers in Italy and Europe as a whole.

• The city of "Milan (Milano)" is crossed by two rivers; They are Olona and Lambro, and a small branch of the Seveso River.

• Milan's main attraction is its luxurious Gothic cathedral (Duomo), the largest cathedral in Italy and one of the largest in the world. In addition to the cathedral, there is the oldest shopping center in the world, called "Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II" and in the Church of "Santa Maria delle Grazie", there is a wall painting (fresco) by "Leonardo de Vinci", drawn between 1495-1498.

• There is also in "Milan" the most famous opera house in the world, which is "La Scala", and the castle (Castello Sforzesco). .

• Also there is in Milan the important Biblioteca Ambrosiana, which was founded in 1609 AD, and contains a large collection of antique books.

• Sports fans can take a guided tour of the "San Siro Stadium", which also contains the museum of the "Inter" and "Milan" football teams.

• Every year in Milan, the International Motorbike Exhibition (EICMA), in which the manufacturer presents its latest innovations and New Year's models, takes place in the huge exhibition center Fiera Milano Rho Pero, and is considered the most important in the world at the level of motorcycles.