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Milano
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Milan is a relatively small town, with Piazza Duomo (or the Cathedral Square) as its historical and geographical umbilicus.

		.:. The city center is enclosed by the inner ring, corresponding to the walls which protected Milan during the Middle Ages. (Those walls, by the way, are no longer there).

		.:. A wider area is enclosed by the ’Viali’ or ‘Bastioni’, the ring of the 16th-century Spanish Walls (almost completely gone, too). Today, driving in this area involves a congestion charge.

		.:. The area outside the Bastioni is more recent. Its outer boundary is called the 'Circonvallazione Esterna', a ring made up of the connecting road on the near outskirts of town.

		.:. Then there are the real outskirts...

Small as it may be, the city center has several districts.
Which one do you want to explore first?

.:. Brera [National Art Gallery, Teatro Strehler, shops]
.:. Castello [museums, Rondanini Pietà]
.:. Duomo [cathedral, Galleria, Ambrosiana]
.:. Giardini [public gardens, Villa Reale, Pac]
.:. La Scala [opera theater, Palazzo Marino]
.:. Corso Magenta [Santa Maria delle Grazie, The Last Supper]
.:. Monte Napoleone [fashion, museum homes]
.:. Sant'Ambrogio [basilica, Science Museum]
.:. Ticinese [San Lorenzo, Sant'Eustorgio, canals, shops]
.:. Triennale [Palazzo dell'Arte, Sempione Park]
.:. Università [Ca' Granda, Torre Velasca]

.:. CiaoMilano printable map

You can also skim through the CiaoMilano Details on the town.

.:. What is Milano?
.:. Milan vs. Rome
.:. Milan districts
.:. What is the Scala?
.:. Other music
.:. Milanese Cinema
.:. Italian cuisine
.:. Milanese Cuisine
.:.

MILAN CITY TOURS
Double-deckers? The San Siro stadium?
The Last Supper?
You can reserve a bus or a specialized tour through our partner Viator.

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.:. Monica Levy, who created this website, is no longer with us. Her smile is behind this word.

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