Sant'Ambrogio

The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio is one of Milan's oldest and most important churches. It is named after the city's patron saint, Saint Ambrosius (Ambrose), who consecrated the church in 386 A.D. during his ...

Cimitero Monumentale

The Cimitero Monumentale is more than just a cemetery. The sheer number of sculptures and monuments that were built for the tombs of Milan's rich and famous, has turned the cemetery into a quite impressive ...

Stazione Centrale

Milan's monumental Stazione Centrale (Central Station) is one of Europe's largest railway station.

Parco Sempione

Parco Sempione is a 47 hectare (116 acres) large park near the Sforzesco Castle, just outside the historic center of Milan.

Teatro alla Scala

La Scala, as the Teatro alla Scala is locally known, was built at the end of the 18th century. The opera house soon became one of the world's most revered venues and numerous famous works by composers such ...

Palazzo di Brera

The Pinacoteca di Brera is one of the country's most important art galleries, with an especially impressive collection of paintings from Italian masters from the 14th to the 20th ...

Piazza Mercanti

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

The famed Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a magnificent five story arcade covered with a glass and iron roof. The 19th century structure is decorated with patriotic mosaics and ...

Duomo

The Duomo di Milano, Milan's magnificent Gothic cathedral, is one of the world's largest churches. Its dazzling white front façade, arguably the world's most beautiful, dominates the cathedral ...

Castello Sforzesco

Castello Sforzesco was formerly known as the two-winged, square-formed defensive fortress Castello di Porta Giovia, constructed with a deep moat between 1360 and 1370 by Galeazzo II Visconti, when the ...