City Info

This stylish city is the world's design capital and rivals Paris as a leading fashion centre. Milan is all about worldly pleasures. Shopping is of almost religious significance. Theatre and cinema flourish in this fashionable milieu, as does a hopping club scene and a slew of tempting restaurants.

Milan is a sprawling metropolis, but most of its attractions are concentrated in the city centre, between the duomo (cathedral) and the Castello Sforzesco. The duomo is the best place to begin exploring the city and is within strolling distance of dozens of historic sites. The city's efficient underground railway, the Metropolitana Milanesa (MM) has a stop here.