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History, culture, traditions and fashion
are the major characteristics of the area around the imposing Duomo
of Milan. Luxury hotels, ancient buildings, churches, museums
and gardens are a good impact for the visitors coming to Milan…sometime
you can forget to stay in a so busy city thanks to a secret Milan
that is waiting for being discovered from your curious eyes! It’s
so exciting to realize that, in the heart of Milan, you find, for
example, an ancient and perfectly preserved Castle: the beautiful
and suggestive Castello Sforzesco that, with its
history, its verdant park and its museums is a boast of italian
citizens.
Avenues and galleries are full of shops, with chic, vintage and
luxury clothes and accessories…a so exclusive shopping
distric make all the world envious of a so rich variety
of choice…
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Corso Buenos Aires,
symbol of this area, is one of the major shopping streets of Milan.
Stay in this area means stay at the centre of Milan’s universe.
Around Corso Buenos Aires you’ll find a busy and funny reality,
full of colours and sounds. This avenue is one of the most famous
streets of Milan, with shops, bar and restaurants. Ethnical reality,
traditions and business atmospheres are the major characteristics
of this area. Very close to this avenue is the Central Railway Station
of Milan: the “Stazione Centrale”.
Trains from Stazione Centrale run to most major Italian destinations,
including Rome, Bologna and Florence. Buenos Aires area is really
in the heart of Milan: in few minutes walking (or two minutes by
underground), you can reach all the major sights of the city such
as the Duomo, San Babila, the fashion district and the big central
railway station.
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The “Città
Studi” district is located in the east of Milan and,
as the name suggests, is the University district. The young atmosphere
is everywhere: many students live in this area but you can also
find many residential buildings plunged in the green of the streets.
Many of these buildings are in Liberty style (built
from 20’s to 40’s), built with materials as wrought
iron, stained glass, tile, and hand-painted wallpaper.
You can visit also in this area the “Museo del Giocattolo
e del Bambino”, dedicated to toys and children, located
in Via Pitteri at the historic Milanese institute Martinitt e Stelline,
whose collection encompasses over 2000 antique and modern toys from
the 18th century until 1960s.
Art,architecture and culture are the characteristics of this area,a
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All the world knows that Milan
is a business and industrialized city. The most representative area
of this reality is the one that comprehends the “Fiera
Campionaria” (Trade Fair),which hosts 78 specialist
international shows attracting millions of visitors every year,
and the famous Meazza Stadium, well-known as San Siro Stadium,
where play the famous soccer team of Milan and Inter. This elegant
district, with its charming hotels and rich avenues has very good
connections with Milan’s city centre. Most of the business
travellers chose this area for a comfortable and smart accommodation
due to the fact that the most head-offices of the city are here
located.
If you’ll stay in this area, don’t forget to visit the
Anthropological Museum, full of religious objects
collected by the Missionaries during their work in Far Eastern countries,
and the Certosa di Garegnano,an old Carthusian monastery was founded
in 1349. |
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This area, called “the Venice
of Lombardy”, is part of the ancient canal system that served
Milan with links to the lakes and Northern cities. Thousands of
stons of marble was transported along these canals to build the
Duomo. The original locks for this medieval canal system were designed
by Leonardo Da Vinci. The “Navigli”
formed until the 19th century the city’s port district and
thanks to the Navigli canals, in 1953 landlocked Milan was ranked
the 13th port in Italy. Nowadays the Navigli district is peaceful,
with a village atmosphere ,and comes alive at night with open air
markets and cafes where everything ,from pop to classical music,
can be heard. Walking through this area you can discover the real
Milan, with its cosmopolitan reality so full of colours and traditions
: a secret Milan for people looking for a special stay in this charming
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Porta Garibaldi area is located
on the north-west side of Milan. It’s characterized by the
old Porta Comasina, now “Porta Garibaldi”,
which once was the city gate on the ancient road to Como.
Thanks to its position, very close to the International Trade Fair
centre and only few minutes from the beautiful Castello Sforzesco
and from the historical centre of the city, this district is a good
solution for people looking for a business accommodation together
with a pleasant position for discovering Milan.
Located in this area you can find also the neo-gothic “Cimitero
Monumentale” (whose entrance recalls the Gothic cathedral
of Siena),which houses the tombs of famous heroes of the past such
as Alessandro Manzoni and Salvatore Quasimodo. |
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The area of Porta Vittoria
is mainly characterized by the famous Piazza Cinque Giornate,
the square in which are buried the heroes of the insurrection dated
1848. The Five Days of Milan(from March 18 to 22, 1848) of intense
street fighting in Milan between the rebelling Milanese population
and Austrian troops under the old marshal, Radetzky marked the beginning
of the 1848 revolutions in northern Italy and resulted in the Austrian
withdrawal from the city. This area, loceted in the city centre,
is only few minutes from the well-known Palazzo di Giustizia, from
the “Rotonda della Besana” and from the Duomo of Milan.
In few minutes you can also reach Porta Romana, a lively area of
the city, full of bars and restaurants.
Stay in this area means enjoy a peaceful Milan, very close to the
major attractions of this charming city. |
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This area of Milan is mainly characterized
by the arch located at the beginning of Corso di Porta Romana.
It was the triumphal gate placed on the ancient way to Rome. Walking
around this avenue and its lanes, you’ll find many interesting
buidings such as Palazzo Annoni or Casa Bettoni that dates back
to 1631. Between these palaces and interesting roads, you’ll
also find many restaurants and bars, particular stores and an authentic
atmosphere. Here is also located the famous University “Bocconi”,
maybe one of the most respected economics and business italian university.Located
in this area yuo can also visit the Parco Ravizza,
a pretty Milan’s garden, where you can have a walk in a verdand
area very close to the city centre. |
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