How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Berlitz Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Milan, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Milan, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Milan are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Milan. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Milan's Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Castello Sforzesco. The impressive fortress is home to several museums. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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La Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. Chic boutiques and cafs with elegant Belle Epoque facades. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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Basilica di SantAmbrogio. Milans loveliest church. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Pinacoteca di Brera. Home to one of the finest collections of Italian art, including The Kiss. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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The Duomo. Walk among the spires and statues on the rooftop of the third-largest cathedral in Europe. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Quadrilatero dOro. All the big names in fashion have shops here. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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The Last Supper. Leonardo da Vincis masterpiece is the jewel in the crown of Milans many attractions. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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The Brera. Bohemian yet quietly chic, this area of old Milan conceals charming bars and cobblestoned corners. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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The Navigli. Restaurants and cafs line the banks in the quaint Canal Quarter, a nightlife centre. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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La Scala. Milans world-famous opera house has been carefully restored to its full opulence. For more information, .
A Perfect Day in Milan
9.00am
Breakfast
Caf Trussardi, set in the Trussardi designer store overlooking La Scala, offers a coffee-and-brioche fix.
10.00am
Chic shopping
Stroll along Via Manzoni to the Quadrilatero, the Golden Quadrangle designer district. Call in (or window shop) at the Armani superstore (Via Manzoni 31) before exploring the boutiques on Via della Spiga and Via Montenapoleone. If flagging, stop for coffee and cakes at the old-fashioned Caff Cova (Via Montenapoleone 8).
12 noon
Culture fix
Seek out the designer districts intriguing historic homes museums, beginning with the Museo Poldi Pezzoli. This art-encrusted palace is a testament to the passion of a 19th-century aristocrat. The neighbouring Museo Bagatti Valsecchi is a tribute to the Renaissance.
2.00 pm
Lunch
Indulge in a leisurely lunch of creamy risotto milanese in Bice (Via Borgospesso 12; book) or choose lunch on the run from the contemporary Van Bol & Feste (Largo Cairoli).