Milan Stories and Tips

Quote: San Siro, Milan - for those of you who know sport you will immediately think - aha! joint home of Inter Milan and AC Milan - those two famous football teams. Of course you are right - this is a football stadium but I was…

Quote: Travel Northern Italy Few places in the world are as enchanting as Milan. There is so much to offer in Milan and its surrounding areas that are perfect for travelers of all ages. The best way to plan a holiday to Northern Italy is with…

Quote: Our only reason for going to Milan was finally to get to witness an opera at the famous Teatro alla Scala. We were fortunate enough for my 50th birthday to coincide with an opera that I'd been aching to see for quite some time…

Quote: The Meal of a LifetimeMilan was a ghost town. It was mid-August, the first night of my family’s 16-day tour of Italy, a trip I had been anticipating for months. Unfortunately the entire population of Italy was on vacation. I wasn’t happy: I hadn’t eaten…

Quote: This detail merits a separate entry only because it CAN be a health issue. In the spring the cotton woods, 'piopo' in Italian explode in snow like avalanches of seeds. At first it is pretty...kind of enchanting. Sort of like God blew…

Quote: MORNING: Start the day at Piazza Duomo. First admire the Duomo's façade. It is sparkling white, like it has just been cleaned. Look up and take your time to see the many statues and details. Walk around the cathedral so that you can see it from…

Quote: We couldn't find a decent hotel to stay in the night before our flight to Athens. We looked into hostels but 99% of them had terrible reviews and the cheap hotels were far out in the city with no access to public transportation. Milan isn't…

Quote: The most famous opera house in the world, according to the flier I kept as a souviner, La Scala was built by Giuseppe Piermarini between 1776 and 1778. The opera house stands upon the ruins of the old church of Santa Maria della Scala, its…

Quote: Milan’s Centro Storico, or historic centre, is where the world's largest Gothic cathedral stands. It’s home to the much-celebrated La Scala opera house, art-filled private mansions, the royal palace, a most elegant shopping arcade, and busy pedestrian boulevards. Once the Roman city of Mediolanum, though its…

Quote: While all through Italy people are getting more used to having aperitif at 7:30-8:30 PM, the aperitif in Milan is much more than sipping a quick drink at the bar - it has evolved into a ritual and a very important moment of social life. There…