WELCOME

TO MILAN

WHAT
MILAN
IS ALL
ABOUT
MEGLIOMILANO
 MEGLIOMILANO

The brochure WELCOME TO MILAN marks the attention

paid to those who come to Milan either for business or for study.
A first welcome approach which helps to improve the image of
the city perceived from outside and to describe the city in all its
various aspects.
The brochure takes the visitor to the historical, cultural
and artistic heritage of the city and indicates the services and
opportunities offered in a vivid and dynamic context as is the
case of Milan.
MeglioMilano, which is deeply involved in the “hosting
field” as from its birth in 1987, offers this brochure to the city
and its visitors thanks to the attention and the contribution of
important Institutions at a local level, but not only: Edison SpA,
Expo CTS and Politecnico of Milan.
The cooperation between the public and private sectors
underlines the fact that the city is ever more aiming at offering
better and useable services in order to improve the quality of life
in the city for its inhabitants and visitors.
Wishing that WELCOME TO MILAN may be a good travel
companion during your stay in Milan, I thank all the readers.

Marco Bono
Chairman
This brochure has been prepared by MeglioMilano, a non-profit-
making association set up by Automobile Club Milan, Chamber
of Commerce and the Union of Commerce, along with the
Universities Bocconi, Cattolica, Politecnico, Statale, the scope
being to improve the quality of life in the city. Milan Bicocca
University, IULM University and companies of different sectors
have subsequently joined.

The aim of MeglioMilano is to carry out experimental projects

togheter with the public and private sectors in the fields of
mobility, environment, services and the overall image of the city
of Milan.

The information in this brochure derives from contacts with

and suggestions from numerous organisations and companies
whose precious help deserves our most sincere thanks. The
information in this guide was updated at the time of going to
press. Nevertheless, things change quickly in Milan (telephone
numbers in particular) and we apologise for any inadvertent error
or omission. Comments and suggestions are more than welcome
and should be sent to

MeglioMilano
Corso Venezia 43 - 20121 Milan
tel. 02 76020589 • fax 02 76009045
meglio.segreteria@meglio.milano.it
www.meglio.milano.it
Rete metropolitana e tratte ferroviarie urbane
Underground network and urban railway system
AGGIORNAMENTO: MAGGIO 2007
UPDATE: MAY 2007
Si ringrazia ATM S.p.A. per la gentile
concessione dell’immagine.
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 We with to thank in particular
Comune di Milano, ATM S.p.A.
Doria Grand Hotel and Hotel Manzoni
ADI Hotels Group
to have granted the publication of some images
coming from their photographic archives.

Grafic project
Milano Grafica • www.milanografica.com

End of printing August 2007 by

Tipografia A. Scotti S.r.l. • Cornate d’Adda - MI
Printed in Italy on behalf of MEGLIOMILANO
CONTENTS
MILAN: HISTORICAL NOTES Pag. 2
Historical outline
MILAN IN FIGURES Pag. 4
Communications • Economy and Labour • Universities
Transport • Social context • Climate
MILAN AIRPORTS Pag. 8
Transport • Airport Services
MILAN BY TRAIN Pag. 12
Milan Central Station • Cadorna Station
MILAN BY ROAD Pag. 16
MILAN AND ITS SERVICES Pag. 18
Banks • Exchange • Post offices • Pharmacies
Veterinarian • First aid and emergencies
Breakdowns • Lost property
MILAN OUT AND ABOUT Pag. 22
Public transport • The North Milan Railways
Railway ”Passante” • Taxis • Radiobus • By car • Car rental
Automobile Club of Milan • Car parking
Methods of payment • Park - and - ride facilities
MILAN SHOPPING Pag. 28
The Fashion area • Bookshops and record shops
Major retailers
MILAN EATING OUT Pag. 34
MILAN ACCOMMODATION Pag. 35
MILAN EVENTS Pag. 36
Milan Trade Fair • Novegro Exhibition Park
Datchforum • Antique markets
MILAN AS A UNIVERSITY CITY Pag. 40
Public Universities • Private Universities
MILAN BY NIGHT Pag. 44
Theatres • Opera, classical music and ballet
Musicals and Cabaret • Pop, Rock, Jazz • Pubs • Cinemas
MILAN AS A CULTURAL CITY Pag. 50
Museums, collections • Libraries • Church art and architecture
Secular buildings and palaces • Modern buildings
MILAN IN A FEW HOURS Pag. 60
Tour of the city • Short tours
The heart of Business and Finance
MILAN OUTDOORS Pag. 64
City-centre Parks • Parks on the Outskirts • The Italian Lakes
MILAN USEFUL INFORMATION Pag. 66
Consulates • Milan on-line
MILAN: HISTORICAL NOTES

Milan has about 1,300,000 inhabitants,

but every weekday more than 500,000 people
come into the city for work or study.
Milan is a modern, rational, cosmopolitan city
which brings together the best of both worlds:
the business world and the art world.
Industry - located around the outskirts of the city
and in nearby satellite towns which have almost
become part of the city itself - plus services as well
as the Milan Trade Fair, the Italian Stock Exchange
and the banks provide one face of Milan. The other
face are made up by the city’s universities, the theatres,
museums, libraries and publishing companies.
HISTORICAL OUTLINE
It is said that Milan has been founded by Belloveso, the chief of the
Cisalpine Gauls, around 500 BC. In 222 BC, however, it was conquered
by the Romans who made it into one of their colonial settlements,
giving it the name of Mediolanum. The centre of the city was probably
located slightly south-west of the present Piazza Duomo.
In 292 AD Milan became the capital of the Western Roman Empire:
the first somptuous palaces were built, though unfortunately only
few remains can still be seen (such as the columns of San Lorenzo).

Colonne di San Lorenzo Sant’Ambrogio

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There are important religious buildings from the period, mainly due
to the presence of Bishop Ambrogio (who was later to become the
patron saint of the city) who, in 386 AD laid the foundations of
the basilica which was to take his name. In mediaeval times, the
city had to be extended and the walls rebuilt in order to receive
large numbers of people looking for refuge. In 1162, Frederick
I “Barbarossa” razed the city to the ground. In 1176 with the
victorious battle of Legnano, Milan took revenge, and the city again
expanded and had to rebuild its walls (see the gate in Via Manzoni).
In the 14th and 15th centuries, under the rule of the Visconti and
Sforza families, the city became the capital of a vast feudal estate
and later on of a dukedom. The consequent expansion of the
city was consolidated during the period of Spanish rule in the
16th century when the outer Ferrante Gonzaga walls were built.
At the same time, the city went through a period of economic
stagnation, epidemics and general decay. The Austrians took over
from the Spanish and governed the city between 1706 and 1859,
interrupted only by Napoleon when Milan became capital of the
Kingdom of Italy. During the Risorgimento Milan became the
heart of the patriotic movements. Later on Italy became a united
country (in 1861), the city developed further, gradually becoming
the city as we know it today. Milan still preserves the old concentric
structure of the Roman period, with the cathedral as its hub. A first
circle follows the line of the old ring of canals, now covered. The
wide avenues created when the Spanish walls were knocked down
now surround the old historic centre of the city.

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MILAN IN FIGURES

A quick look at some facts

and figures can help you appreciate
what makes Milan tick

COMMUNICATIONS
Milan is connected to the rest of the world by means of three
airports: Linate, Malpensa and Orio al Serio which handle a volume
of traffic amounting to over 25 million passengers per year.
Rail communications are based around the city’s 15 stations
operated by the Italian State Railways and used by over 60 million
people a year. On top of this, about 70 million travellers make use
of the North Milan Railway system.
The motorway network links Milan to the main Italian cities and
to the rest of Europe.

ECONOMY AND LABOUR

A vast number of different economic sectors are to be found in
Milan, ranging from large-scale companies to the smaller and
medium-sized firms so typical of the Italian economy.
Milan is considered the Italian capital of the audio-visual sector
with over 2,300 companies working in the fields of audio, video
and film productions and services. Among these, there are

Television studio Small firm

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631 film and video production companies, and 167 radio and
television production companies.
In the financial field, Milan has nearly 2,500 bank branches,
belonging to 123 different banks, 59 of which are foreign banks.
Tourism brings more than 7 million overnight hotel guests
to Milan.
Events held at the Milan Trade Fair generate not only great interest,
but also turnover from the exhibitions and the expenditure on
services by exhibitors and visitors.
The turnover in Lombardy, with its two new exhibition centres
Fiera Milano (the urban one called Fieramilanocity and the
suburban one called Fieramilano Rho) is estimated to be worth
€ 4.3 billion. There are more than 160,000 companies operating
in Milan, and the jobless rate (2005) in the city and province is
4.2% (Italy 2005=7.7%).
The number of employees per economic sector in Milan and its
province in 2006 was as follows (in thousands):

no employees %
Agriculture 9 0.5
Industry 538 30.1
Services 1,243 69.4
TOTAL 1,790 100.0
By: Camera di Commercio di Milano – Milano Produttiva 2007

Milan is the gateway for incoming foreign investments in Italy.

At the beginning of 2006, Milan boasted 2,821 foreign-owned
companies, 43.2% of the Italian total.
In 2005 Milan has contributed to nearly half of the regional GDP
(48%) and about 10% of the GNP.

Milan fair Underground (line one)

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 UNIVERSITIES
Milan’s universities - the Bocconi, the Cattolica, the Politecnico
Leonardo, the Politecnico Bovisa, the Statale Milano, the Statale
Bicocca, the IULM, the Vita e Salute S. Raffaele together with
Conservatorio, Brera Academy e New Art Academy - total over
180,000 students in 23 faculties, studying for the following degree
subjects (percentage):
Economy 13,8
Engineering 13,0
Letters and Philosophy 12,5
Law 8,3
Mathematics and Physics 7,9
Medicine 7,5
Architecture 5,6
Social Political Science 5,5
Educational Science 5,4
Others 20,5
by: MIUR academic year 2005/2006

Moreover, the Faculty of Theology of North Italy, belonging to the

Vatican City University, is located in Milan.

TRANSPORT
Milan has three underground lines covering a total of 76 kilometres,
as well as a surface network of 1,300 kilometres. 4,870 taxis complete
the city’s public transport system. The average operating speed of
public transport in the city is 12 k.p.h.

Università Bicocca Università Cattolica

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 THE SOCIAL CONTEXT
Population of Milan in 2005: 1,307,545 inhabitants
Average family income in 2005 (current value): € 50,505
Percentage of home owners: 57.23%
Average cost of buying a home: 2,650-6,600 € per m2
according to the district (2006)
Parks and gardens per inhabitants: 15.8 m2
Inflation rate in 2005: 2.0%
The rate of foreign people with registered residence
in Milan in 2005: 12.4% (162,169)

CLIMATE
Milan’s climate is typical of Val Padana, zone protected from the
mountains in the surroundings. In winter time mist and fog can
reach also the centre of the town. In summertime sultry weather
can occur. The months of May and October are often rainy.

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MILAN AIRPORTS

Milan is linked to the rest of the world by an

extensive network of flights into its three airports:
Linate, Malpensa (Terminal 1 and 2) and
Orio al Serio. For flight schedules to and from
Linate and Malpensa, phone at 02.74852200. For
flights from the Orio al Serio airport, phone SACBO,
domestic and international arrivals: 035.326323.
Central Railway Station terminus tel 02.6690351.
It operates every day between 7.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m.

TRANSPORT
LINATE AIRPORT
Linate is the closest airport to the city, just 7 km from the centre.
Bus stops are located outside the arrival area at the airport. A bus
service connects the airport with the Central Station and with the
city centre (S. Babila square).
Central Station - Journey time around 20 minutes.
Price: € 3.00 adults, € 1.40 reduced ticket.
STAM STAR FLY bus service tel. 02.717106
• Linate-Central Railway Station
every 30 minutes from 6.05 a.m. until 11.45 p.m.
• Central Railways Station-Linate

Malpensa Bus Linate Bus

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every 30 minutes from 5.40 - 6.05 a.m. until 9.35 p.m.
The bus stops at Milan Lambrate Station approximately 10 minutes
after departure.
City centre - Journey time around 25 minutes.
Price: € 1.00 ATM Bus 73
Free number 800 80 81 81
• Linate-Corso Europa (piazza S.Babila)
every 10 minutes from 6.05 a.m. to 0.55 a.m.
• Corso Europa (Piazza S. Babila)-Linate
every 10 minutes from 5.35 a.m. - 6.00 .a.m... to 0.35 a.m.
Fiera Milano
Journey time around 45 minutes. Price: € 5.50 Servizio Air Pullman.
Tel. 02.58583102
- Linate - Fiera Milano: every 60 minutes from 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
- Fiera Milano - Linate every 60 minutes from 9.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
MALPENSA AIRPORT
Malpensa is about 45 km from the city centre, and is connected by
train and by bus.
By train
Malpensa Express, run by North Milan Railways, connects Malpensa
Airport (Railway Station, floor –1 Terminal 1) with the city centre
(Cadorna Station). Journey time 40 minutes. Stops at Busto Arsizio,
Saronno and Milano Bovisa.
Infoline tel. 02.27763 (automatic) - tel. 02.20222
(from 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.)
From Milan - at 5 a.m. bus service,
from 5.57 a.m. to 8.57 p.m. at 27 and 57 minutes each hour,
9.27 p.m. (holidays only) - 10.27 p.m. - 11.27 p.m. - Express bus.
From Malpensa - 5.53 a.m. - Express bus, from 6.53 a.m. to 9.53 p.m.
at 11.00 p.m. and 53 minutes each hour, 10.23 p.m. (holidays only)
- 10.53 p.m. - 11.10 p.m.
The cost of the ticket is € 9.00 for adults; € 12.00 for a round-trip within

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 the day; € 4.50 and € 6.00 reduced tickets.
Free shuttle from Malpensa Terminal 1 to Terminal 2, every 15
minutes. www.malpensaexpress.com
By bus
Journey time around 50 minutes from Central Station (Piazza Luigi
di Savoia) each 20 minutes starting from 5.00 a.m. to 11.15 p.m.
and from Malpensa (arrival) starting at 5.30 a.m.
Some buses stop, on request, at Fiera Milano - Viale Teodorico.
Bus Service from
Malpensa Shuttle tel. 02.58583202 The price is € 5.00 for adults;
€ 2.50 for children from 2 to 12 years old
Malpensa Bus Express tel. 02.2407954 The price is € 5.50 for adults;
€ 2.75 for children from 2 to 12 years old.
Linate-Malpensa
The connection is provided by Malpensa Shuttle tel. 02.58583185
Journey time around 75 minutes.
The price is € 9.00 for adults; € 4.50 for children from 2 to 12 years old.
The bus leaves each hour and a half from 4.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
from Linate and from 7.50 a.m. to 0.25 a.m. from Malpensa.
The bus stops at Cascina Gobba on request.
ORIO AL SERIO AIRPORT
Orio al Serio is about 40 km from the centre of Milan. Special
bus services are provided for charter flights in arrival. The bus
connects Central Station to Orio al Serio and viceversa and stops
at Cascina Gobba.
The journey time is around 60 minutes and the round trip for
adults costs € 12.50 (€ 6.70 one way); € 3.35 for children from 2
to 12 years old.
Leaving Milan as from 4.00 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.
Leaving Orio al Serio as from 4.30 a.m. to 1.00 a.m.
Autostradale: Milan tel. 02.33910794 - Orio tel. 035.318472
Servizio Locatelli Air Pullman call center 035.319366

Linate Airport

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 AIRPORT SERVICES
Post office and telegrams
From Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m., Saturday from
8.30 a.m. to 0.30 p.m.
Linate tel. 02.717847
Malpensa Terminal 1 arrival area - ground floor tel. 02.58586611
Orio al Serio tel. 035.326323
Lost luggage office
Linate, located on the ground floor. Open every day, round the
clock. tel. 02.74852200
Malpensa, located in the arrival area.
Please call the number indicated on the form.
Orio al Serio, open every day 8.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m. tel. 035.326297
Pharmacies
Open every day from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
(until 8.30 p.m. at Linate).
Linate tel. 02.7560486.
Malpensa Terminal 1 tel. 02.58580287
Malpensa Terminal 2 tel. 02.58583013
Orio al Serio tel. 035.319550
According to flight times. In general open Monday-Friday
8.30 a.m. - 00.30 p.m. and 2.30 - 6.30 p.m.
First aid
Linate tel. 02.74852223
Malpensa Terminal 1 tel. 0274862408
Malpensa Terminal 2 tel. 02.74854444
Orio al Serio tel. 035.326370
Car Rental
Malpensa: Railway Station floor - 1, directly connected with parking.
To give back the car, follow “Car Rental Parking” and schedule 10
minutes time at least.
Linate: arrival area.
Taxi
Malpensa Terminal 1 - Taxi’s are available at ground floor, arrival 4-5;
they are recognizable by the sign on the windows “Authorized taxi”.
The fare to Milan centre is € 70.00.
The fare from Fiera Rho to Malpensa is € 55.00, from Malpensa to
Linate amounts to € 85.00, and from Linate to Fiera Rho € 40.00

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MILAN BY TRAIN

The two main railway stations in Milan are:

Central Station, for the State Railway (Ferrovie dello
Stato), connecting Milan to all main Italian and
European cities;
Cadorna Station, for the North Milan Railway
(Ferrovie Nord Milano Esercizio) which provides a
regional service.
Other State Railway stations, all with full facilities,
include Garibaldi, Lambrate, Rogoredo
and Porta Genova.
All stations have an office of the Railway Police

MILAN CENTRAL STATION

The Central Station in Milan is easily reached by subway (yellow
and green lines) as well as by bus and tram. The station is closed
at night (1.00 - 4.00 a.m.).
Useful phone numbers:
State Railway switchboard tel. 02.63711
(Monday-Friday 8.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.)
Call center Trenitalia tel. 02.892021
(every day of the week, 24 hours on 24) for information, reservations
and delivery of tickets, every day from any place in Italy.

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Tickets
Automatic ticket machines operate with coins, banknotes and
some of the main credit cards.
Tickets and reservation for Eurostar, Intercity and season
tickets can be purchased on internet www.trenitalia.com or
www.ferroviedellostato.it
Some ticket counters sell Eurostar tickets with booking charge
included in the price.
The normal ticket offices often have queues of up to 15 minutes.
One-way second-class ticket up to 200 km can be bought at some
of the new kiosks at the station.
Tickets can also be delivered at home: through registered letter at
an extra charge of € 3.25, on top of the price of the ticket. Delivery,
only in Italy, takes about 4 to 6 days and the service is foreseen
only on week days.
Please contact the call center at 892 021
Facilities within the Central Station
Disabled Services
Services for the disabled are available on request; please dial
number 199 303 060
Currency exchange
An automatic exchange point operates round the clock.
Left luggage
Open from 4.00 a.m. to 1.30 a.m. The cost is € 2.60 per luggage for
up to 12 consecutive hours tel. 02.63712212
Luggage trolleys
Luggage trolleys are available free of charge on platforms
alongside trains and on the ground floor taxi area. They can
also be taken from one floor to another by means of the side
escalators. Alternatively a porter costs € 1.55 per item.
Lost and found
You may consult the lost and found list by visiting the site
www.rfi.it, FAQ – oggetti smarriti, “servizi oggetti rinvenuti”.

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 Pharmacy
Located on the upper floor and always open tel. 02.6690735
Post office and telegrams
The post office is located on the ground floor and is open from
Monday to Friday from 8.15 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and on Saturday
from 8.00 a.m. to 3.35 p.m. (current accounts and postal orders
handled only until 1.00 p.m.) tel. 02.6702846
Supermarket
The “Supercentrale” supermarket is open every day from 8.00 a.m.
to 11.00 p.m. Bar open every day from 6.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.
tel. 02.66981277
Eurostar Club
Available to members (membership € 89.00) a room offering
various facilities including telex and fax. The membership grants
a discount of 15% for first class tickets and 10% for wagon lit and
couchettes. The club is open every day from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.
A 40-seat conference hall can also be rented.
tel. 02.66981013, fax 02.67077355
www.ferroviedellostato.it - www.trenitalia.it

CADORNA STATION
The city terminus of the North Milan Railways is located in Piazzale
Cadorna and is easily reached by subway (red and green lines), as
well as by tram and buses.
The North Milan Railways link Milan with many small towns
located near Como, Varese, Novara, and with the Malpensa
Airport.
The North Milan Railways offer 20% discount for round trips
during public holidays, 20% discount for groups of at least 10
people, 30% for groups of at least 25 people, and a 40% discount
for groups of at least 101 people.

Cadorna Station

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Malpensa Express
Malpensa Express connects Malpensa International Airport with
the centre of Milan (Cadorna Station) with trains leaving in both
directions every half hour, taking about 40 minutes. The trains
leave Cadorna Station from 5.57 a.m. to 8.57 p.m.; Malpensa from
6.53 a.m. to 9.53 p.m. (a bus service operates early in the morning
and late in the evening).
The train stops at Bovisa Politecnico, Saronno and Busto Arsizio
(only for trains leaving Cadorna at ’23 minutes and Malpensa at
’53 minutes each hour).
Tickets can be purchased at all FN Stations and at the airport
(Railway Station: ground floor -1).
Infoline: tel. 02.20222 (7.00 a.m. - 20.00 p.m.)
www.malpensaexpress.com

Cadorna and around

Cadorna Railway Station, recently arranged on a project by Gae
Aulenti, is in the heart of the city historical centre and very close
to many of its most important monuments:
Castello Sforzesco, Triennale, Leonardo’s Last Supper, S. Maria
delle Grazie and its beautiful cloister.
If you have a few hours to spend you can easily reach Biblioteca
Ambrosiana, S. Ambrogio, Milan Cathedral, Brera Pinacoteca, and,
if you prefer, the fashion streets:
via Montenapoleone, via della Spiga, via S. Andrea.

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MILAN BY ROAD

Milan has excellent links

to the Italian motorway network:
A1/A3 The “Autostrada del Sole” Milan - Bologna -
Florence - Rome - Naples - Reggio Calabria
A4 Turin-Milan-Venice-Trieste
A7 Milan - Genoa, going to
France (Ventimiglia) and Livorno
A8 Milan - Varese - Sesto Calende
A9 Milan-Como

Ring road system

The western, eastern and northern ring motorway roads cover the
whole city and are linked to all the national motorways and more
important roads without having to cross the city.

Coach services
Coach services provide comfortable transport to some
attractive areas, such as the mountains, the lakes and other
tourist resorts.
Coaches leave from Autostazione Lampugnano – red line
subway.

Motorway junctions

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BERGAMO-BRESCIA
NOVARA-TORINO

MELZO
ABBIATEGRASSO

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Garibaldi Bus Station

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MILAN AND ITS SERVICES

How to call abroad

Dial from any public or private phone:
• international code (00)
• country code
• city code, if necessary
• telephone number

Internet corner
Many internet corners are found all over the city.

BANKS
Banks have more or less the same opening hours throughout Italy.
All bank branches have an automatic cash point outside.
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 2.45 to 4.15 p.m.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Currency exchange is available at almost all banks and at some
private exchange offices, normally opened Monday-Friday.
Currency Exchange at Banca Cesare Ponti (Piazza Duomo, 17) is
open on Saturday morning too.

Public phones

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Automatic exchange points operate round the clock at airports, at
the Central Station and in the city centre.

POST OFFICES
Information: tel. 803160 - Opening hours: Monday-Friday
8.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. Saturday 8.30 a.m. - 0.30 p.m.
Many Post Offices (including the one in Piazza Cordusio 1) are
open 8.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Post Offices in Duca d’Aosta Square (Central Station) and in
the Bonola Shopping Centre are also open on Saturday until
7.00 p.m.
All Post Offices accept telegrams, which can also be dictated by
calling 186.
Telex and fax services are available at the Milan Post Office in
Via Cordusio, 4.

PHARMACIES
A pharmacy is always open at the Central Station (departure area)
Piazza Duomo 21, Via Larga 18, Corso Magenta 96, Via Quarenghi
23, P.le Argentina, Via Boccaccio 26, V.le F.Testi 74, V.le Lucania 10,
V.le Corsica 42, Via Lorenteggio 208.
At Linate the pharmacy is open from 8.00 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Sundays and holidays included.

VETERINARIAN
Always open in Via Palladio 4, Via Timavo 31, Via Lampugnano 99,
Via de Conti 22, Via F. Ferruccio 22, V.le Misurata 33.

FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY

For urgent medical cases call the Ambulance Service,
tel. 118

Cesare Ponti Bank Currency exchange

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 Emergency departments are located at the following hospitals:
• Fatebenefratelli - Via Castelfidardo, 14 tel. 0263632442
• Maggiore - Via Francesco Sforza, 33/35
tel. 02.55033761
• Policlinico Maggiore Mangiagalli e Regina Elena - Via F. Sforza, 33/35
tel. 02.5503.3761
• Niguarda Ca' Granda - Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 3
tel. 02.64442496
• San Carlo - Via Pio II, 3 tel. 02.40222900
• San Giuseppe - Via S. Vittore, 12 tel. 02.85994532/4533/4534
• San Paolo - Via A. di Rudinì, 8 tel. 02.8184250/318
• San Raffaele - Via Olgettina, 60 tel. 02.264327660
• Sacco - Via G. B. Grassi, 74 tel 02.39043015

Accident and fractures unit

• Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico - Via Bignami 1
tel. 02.57993228/3255
• Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi - Via Galeazzi, 4 tel. 02.66214725
• Ospedale Gaetano Pini - Piazza Cardinal Ferrari, 2
tel. 02.58296286

Heart Emergency Service:

• Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Via Parea, 4 tel. 02.58002399

Anti-poison Centre
• Niguarda Cà Granda - Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 3
tel. 02.66101029

Burns unit
• Niguarda Cà Granda - Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 3
tel. 02.6444.2625/2443

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Emergency doctor
tel. 02.34567 (nights: 8.00 p.m. - 8.00 a.m.; days before holidays:
10.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.; holidays: 8.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.)

Central Station Ambulatory

Platform 21 - tel. 02.6702.0061- Monday-Sunday 8.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.

BREAKDOWNS
For vehicle breakdowns, the Breakdown Service (Soccorso Stradale) of
the Italian Automobile Club will tow your car to the nearest repair unit.
The free phone number is 803116

LOST PROPERTY
City of Milan Lost Property Office Via Friuli, 30
tel. 02.88453908/9/0 Monday - Friday 8.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Lost Property Office, Central Station

Piazza Duca d’Aosta, 1 tel. 02.63712667
Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Pharmacy Breakdown service

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MILAN OUT AND ABOUT

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Since 1931, Milan’s public transport system has been operated by
ATM. Today services cover the whole of the city as well as 85 towns
in the suburbs, providing public transport facilities for 3 million
people and carrying about 600 million passengers per year. The
system is operated through many buses, trolley buses, trams and
subways, with a total of 121 lines and a network of about 1,400 km

Tickets
All forms of public transport can be used with the same kind of ticket,
on sale at news kiosks, bars, tobacconists, and in the underground
stations from automatic machines. On trams, buses and trolley
buses the tickets must be stamped once on board and are valid
on all public transport. On the subway, tickets must be stamped
at the turnstiles and are valid for a single journey. At all connecting
stations, passengers can change from one line to another without
leaving the underground. Information:
toll-free number 800 808181 Monday-Sunday 7.30 a.m. - 7.30 p.m.

Single ticket: € 1.00 Valid: 75 minutes

These tickets are also valid on Italian State Railways, North Milan
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Occasional users and tourists
Special passes are available for frequent travellers and can be
bought at all sales points.
Book of 10 city tickets: € 9.20
One-day travel card: € 3.00
Two-day travel card: € 5.50

THE NORTH MILAN RAILWAYS

The North Milan Railways (Ferrovie Nord Milano) can be used for
various routes within the city using an ordinary public transport
ticket costing € 1.00.
The stops within Milan are: Cadorna, Domodossola, Bovisa Nord,
Quarto Oggiaro, Affori, Bruzzano.

RAILWAY “PASSANTE”
The Railway “Passante” connects Ferrovie Nord Milano (Bovisa
Station), State Railway (Stazione Garibaldi) and the Milan
Underground (green line: Garibaldi Station; yellow line: Repubblica
Station; red line: Porta Venezia Station).
The Railway “Passante” can be used with an ordinary ATM ticket,
with the tickets of State Railway and the North Milan Railways
(Ferrovie Nord Milano) going to Milan.
There is a train every ten minutes. The first and last train leave
Bovisa respectively at 6.30 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. and Dateo at
6.42 a.m. and 8.27 p.m.

TAXIS
Cabs are to be found at the numerous taxi stands in the city centre,
though at times the stands are not very clearly indicated. The usual
practice is to take the first taxi at the stand, but if you have special
requirements (eg. air conditioning), you can choose from among
the waiting taxis. Alternatively you can call Radiotaxi - the service
is provided by six taxi co-operatives in Milan with the following

Tram line Railway “Passante”

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 telephone numbers:
tel. 02.4040 • 02.4000 • 02.6969 • 02.8585 • 02.3938 • 02.5353
The city of Milan has set up a system whereby any Milan taxi stand
can be reached by dialling the same telephone number.
Calling from any wireline (public or private) telephone, callers will
be put through to the nearest taxi stand.
The computerised system also provides a list of the nearest stands
to choose from.
If the call is unanswered at the taxi stand, the system will pass the
call on to another stand in the vicinity.
Calls are charged at local rates, and there is no charge for
unanswered calls.
The number to dial is 848 814781
Useful tips
The price is always the figure shown on the meter in the cab, also
at night hours and during holidays. No supplementary charge
may be added.
Taxi drivers are not obliged to provide a proper bill. It is advisable
not to use cabs without a proper taxi sign on the roof.
Animals: drivers may accept them or not, unless they are guide
dogs for blind people.
Taxi fares
Daily starting cost: € 3.00
Starting cost at night (9.00 p.m. - 6.00 a.m.): € 6.10
Sundays and holidays starting cost (6.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m.): € 5.10
From Linate to Malpensa: € 85.00.
From Malpensa to the city centre: € 70.00.
From Malpensa to Fiera Rho: € 55.00.
From Linate to Fiera Rho: € 40.00
The minimum fare for taxis from the Milan Airports (Malpensa,
Linate, Orio al Serio) is €12.00 and this amount is charged even if
the taxi’s meter displays a lower price at the end of the run.

Taxi parking Corso Buenos Aires

Foto di Luisa Ballerini

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Collective taxis
Taxis can be used collectively by a minimum of three people who
make such a request at the start of their journey, as long as their
points of arrival and departure are along the same route.
In case of complaints, be sure to ask for a receipt that clearly shows
the number of the taxi, the date and time of the run, the route
taken and the amount paid. Complaints should be addressed
to: Ufficio Autopubbliche Comune di Milano – Via Messina, 53 –
tel. 02.88465290/1 from Monday to Friday (9.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
and 2.00 - 3.00 p.m.). Information and lost properties:
tel. 02.88465292

RADIOBUS
The service can be booked by dialling 02.48034803 indicating the
time and route required. Radiobus picks up passengers and drops
them where they wish within the area covered by the service
between 8.00 p.m. and 2.00 a.m.
Fare: ordinary ticket (€ 1.00) plus the extra Radiobus charge of € 1.50
when bought at the usual ATM ticket outlets, or € 2.00 onboard
- € 3.00 when also purchasing the ordinary ticket on board.

BY CAR
Traffic is very heavy in Milan, all day long.
Traffic bulletins are broadcast at the Radio Traffic service on main
radio frequencies giving information on traffic in the city and on
the motorways.
It is always advisable to take public transport to the centre of the
city - it is quicker and the problem of finding a parking space will
not arise.

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 CAR RENTAL
Various car rental companies have offices at airports and at the
Central Station. Almost all of them require a credit card as guarantee.
Phone numbers and addresses can be found in the Telecom Yellow
Pages (Pagine Gialle) or by visiting the site www.paginegialle.it
Costs for a medium-sized car are approximately:
weekdays: € 79.00 Vat excluded
weekend rate: € 150.00 Vat excluded
AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF MILAN
The Automobile Club of Milan, founded in 1903, provides assistance
and numerous services to its members and motorists in general.
The headquarters in Corso Venezia, 43 tel. 02.77451 are a useful
point of reference for tourists coming to Milan in their own cars,
particularly as regards:
• information relating to the main road traffic rules as indicated by
the Italian Highway Code
• road traffic information in Lombardy tel. 02.7745355
• 24-hour emergency breakdown services, free for members, but at
a charge for non-members, toll free number 803116
• medical assistance in emergency cases, for members only,
toll free number 803116
• information relating to procedures to follow in case of vehicle
theft, loss of documents and so on, phone the Automobile Club
of Milan tel. 02.77451
CAR PARKING
Cars that are not parked properly hinder traffic and may be fined
from € 35.00.
On-street pay parking
Is indicated by blue lines; prices vary between Euro 1.20 per hour
(close to the centre - zone B) and 1.50 per hour (city centre - zone A);
night and holidays € 2.00 per five hours.

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Underground car parkings
Price € 5.00 for the first two hours and € 1.50/2.00 for each
successive hour.
Methods of payment
In order to pay the parking charges, a SostaMilano card must be
purchased, and the relative year, month, day, hour and ten minutes
must be scratched off at the start of the parking period. Parking charges
can also be paid using the electronic SostaMilano pre-paid cards.
You can also pay by sending a mobile message through Sosta
Milano SMS (prepaid and rechargeable card).
SostaMilano cards are on sale at public transport information
desks at the Cadorna, Centrale, Duomo, Loreto, Romolo and San
Donato subway stations, and at authorised sales points displaying
the special symbol.
PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES
A number of car parkings are located close to the subway lines so
as to allow easy park-and-ride facilities - a helpful step to improve
the environment and the quality of life.
Electronic panels, which are to be found along the main routes to
Milan, give information about the nearest park-and-ride sites and
the number of places available.
All the park-and-ride facilities operated by the Milan Municipal
Transport company have a good number of places for disabled
drivers. Car parks are located at Bisceglie • Caterina da Forlì
• Cascina Gobba • Cologno Nord • Crescenzago • Einaudi
• Famagosta • Forlanini • Gessate • Lampugnano • Molinetto
di Lorenteggio • Molino Dorino • Quarto Oggiaro • Romolo
• San Donato • San Donato Emilia • San Leonardo • Sesto Marelli
Parking fares
€ 1.00 for up to 4 hours, € 2.10 for the whole day.
Weekly tickets: € 6.20

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MILAN SHOPPING

Milan is an international fashion centre, but not

only. The city has several industries and offers many
products, ranging from furniture to home decoration
and articles, from jewelry to typical food.
You can hardly resist going back home with samples
of wine and cheese, or valuable truffles, visiting
the shops in via Spadari and neighbouring streets,
including Peck, the famous Milan food hall now with
a wine section. And we should not forget that Milan
is the capital of design, where even everyday objects
are appreciated all over the world for their design,
combined with great functionality.
If you want to go shopping without being
overwhelmed by city traffic, you can enjoy one of
the largest car-free areas in Europe, extending from
Piazza S. Babila to Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza
Duomo, Piazza Cordusio, Via Dante, up to Largo
Cairoli, right in front of the Sforzesco Castle.
New pedestrian areas have recently been created in
Corso di Porta Ticinese, Corso Garibaldi and Corso
Como, all streets full of shops, history and nightlife.
There are many shopping areas, of which Corso Buenos
Aires and Corso Vercelli deserve to be mentioned

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 THE FASHION AREA
All main Italian and foreign designers have showrooms in the area
between Via Montenapoleone, Via della Spiga, Via Sant’Andrea
and Via Borgospesso.
Alongside the showrooms are numerous boutiques offering a
wide range of fashion accessories, especially shoes and bags.

BOOKSHOPS AND RECORD SHOPS

Many of Italy’s major publishers are based in Milan, and the city
offers a vast range of Italian and foreign publications.

Bookshops worth visiting include:

Cortina Largo Richini,1
tel. 02.58303746
Feltrinelli Via Manzoni, 12
tel. 02.76000386
Piazza Duomo (Via U. Foscolo, 1/3)
tel. 02.86996897
Hoepli Via Hoepli, 5
tel. 02.864871
Libreria dello Sport Via Carducci, 9
tel. 02.8055355
Lirus Via Vitruvio, 43
tel. 02.6694016
Milano Libri Via Verdi, 2
tel. 02.875871
Rizzoli Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, 79
tel. 02.86461071

Via della Spiga Via Montenapoleone

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 Among specialist bookshops offering books in foreign languages
or a wide range of travel guides, it is worth visiting:
American Bookstore via Manfredi Camperio, 16
tel. 02.878920
English Bookshop Via Ariosto
tel. 02.4694468
Ile de France Via S. Pietro all’Orto, 10
tel. 02.76001767
Libreria dell’Automobile Corso Venezia, 43
tel. 02.76006624
Excellent record shops are also to be found;
of which:
Buscemi Corso Magenta, 31
tel. 02.804103
Ricordi Via Ugo Foscolo, 3
tel. 02.86460272
Stradivarius Via Pecchio, 1
tel. 02.29400600
Many megastores offer a vast range of books and records;
it is worth visiting:
FNAC Via Torino (ang. Via della Palla)
tel. 02.720821
La Feltrinelli Libri e Musica Piazza Piemonte, 2
tel. 02433541
Messaggerie Musicali Corso Vittorio Emanuele
tel. 02.760551
Mondadori Multicenter Via Marghera, 28
tel. 02.480471
Piazza Duomo, 1
tel. 02.4544110

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 MAJOR RETAILERS
The numerous shopping malls selling a wide range of products
- clothes, food, housewares - are mainly located at the outskirts of
the city, and often stay open all day until 10.00 p.m.
Supermarkets are open all day from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 or 9.00 p.m.
The supermarket at the Central Station stays open 365 days a
year from 8.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m., and even sells fresh bread on
Sundays.
Department stores open on Mondays at 1.00 p.m. and for the rest
of the week are open all day until 7.30 p.m.
La Rinascente Duomo stays open until 10.00 p.m. during the
week and from 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. on Sundays and holidays.
From 7th to 24th December all shops are also open on Sundays
and bank holidays to allow Christmas shopping.
After the Christmas period and during July, bargains can be
found at the end-of-season sales.

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MILAN EATING OUT

All kinds of food and cooking can be found in Milan,

to please those who prefer plain food or those who
have sophisticated tastes.
Restaurants can be cheap or very expensive
depending on where you go and what you order.
There are also many restaurants specialising in foreign
cuisine, and as far as Italy is concerned speciality
restaurants from almost all regions are to be found.
For a cheap meal out, numerous pizzerias with
wood-fired ovens serve pizzas as well as other dishes.
It is worth remembering that bills have a cover
charge which also includes the cost of bread served
with the meal. Tips are very much appreciated, but
not compulsory. The bill should be kept, and there is a
fine for anyone leaving a restaurant without a proper
bill. It is advisable to book a table a few hours at least
before dinner. Restaurants can often get very full.
Typical Milanese dishes include: Risotto alla Milanese,
Cotoletta alla Milanese, Cassola, Ossobuco and
among the desserts, Panettone and Zabaglione Caldo

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MILAN ACCOMMODATION

Milan is basically a business and commercial centre,

and hotels therefore cater mostly for “businessmen”,
though the tourist trade is developing more and more.
At times, when major exhibitions are being held at the
Milan Trade Fair, it is difficult to find a room in the city.
It is therefore wise always to book well in advance. It
is advisable not to accept offers of rooms from people
who hang around the Central Station.
Prices for hotel rooms do not normally include
breakfast. A large number of hotels are found around
the Central Station, though these hotels are not
necessarily the best the city has to offer

Prices
Luxury category and five-star hotels are mainly found in the city
centre or near the Milan Fair and the cost of a single room ranges
from € 160.00 to € 3,500.00 for a very luxurious suite. Four-star hotels
vary in price from € 62.00 to € 800.00 per night for a single room.
Three-star hotels vary in price from € 25.00 to € 380.00 per person
per night.
A single room in a two-star hotel costs between € 20.00 and € 185.00
per night.

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MILAN EVENTS

Information
on Milan events can be found
at Urban Center and IAT

Urban Center
The Urban Centre, which has been set up by the Local Authority of
the Territorial Development of the Milan municipality, is located in
the cultural and institutional heart of the city: the Vittorio Emanuele
gallery, only a few meters from the Scala, Palazzo Marino and Piazza
del Duomo.
This is an institutional place where the important changes of the
city are presented and the urban policy be illustrated, as well as the
methods used by the Administration to realise them.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (piazza Scala corner).

Urban Center Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

(corner of Piazza Scala)
tel. 02.88456555
Monday-Friday 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
www.comune.milano.it/urban_center

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IAT
The IAT office (tourist and general information) provides
information to tourists, promotes the territory, gathers statistical
data and collaborates with the local entities, tour operators and
others working in the touristic field.

IAT Piazza Duomo, 19/A

tel. 02.72524301
Central Station (departure hall)
tel. 02.72524360
opening hours: every day 8.45 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
and 2.00 - 6.00 p.m. (Sundays and public holidays)
9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 - 5.00 p.m.
www.milanoinfotourist.com

MILAN TRADE FAIR

Largo Domodossola, 1
tel. 02.49971 • www.fieramilano.com

The Milan Trade Fair was set up in 1920 and has been growing
ever since. It now hosts about 70 exhibitions each year, most
having a distinctly international flavour.
Open to professionals, and at times to the general public, the
exhibitions attract over 4,500,000 visitors (1,700,000 of which
are professionals) and are host to over 30,000 exhibitors, 20%
from abroad.
From the park-and-ride car parks, the Milan Trade Fair can be
reached using the underground (line no. 1, the red line) – getting
off at Amendola Fiera 1 or Lotto Fiera 2 – and continuing to the
entrance gate for the exhibition using the regular circle-line
bus service.

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 NOVEGRO EXHIBITION PARK
The “Parco Esposizioni Novegro” at Segrate in Via Novegro, 2
organises various exhibitions, mainly for collectors (antiques,
cars, astronomy). Bus n. 73 from S. Babila to Linate for S. Felicino
third and fourth stops after the airport. Bus STAM from Central
Station to Linate airport (every 20 minutes)

DATCHFORUM
At Assago, Via Di Vittorio, different fairs are organised ranging
from building to wedding and folklore.
Bus from Famagosta - subway line 2 tel. 02.5810344

ANTIQUE MARKETS
Milan’s antique markets offer visitors the opportunity to browse
and /or buy old and antique furniture and other objects.
The most important ones include:
Antiques at Lido
Piazzale Lotto, subway line 1 - Lotto, second Sunday of the month.
Bollate
Piazza della Resistenza, just outside Milan, easily reached by the
North Milan Railways, every Sunday.
Borsino of Philotely and Numismatics
Via Armorari, every Sunday.
Mercato Antiquariato di Brera
Via Fiori Chiari, third Sunday of the month, July and August
excluded.
Mercatone dell’Antiquariato
along the Naviglio Grande Canal, last Sunday of the month, July
and August excluded.

Flower market Naviglio Grande

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Politecnico di Milano
since 1863

architecture
design
engineering

38000 enrolled students

1 architect out of 4
1 industrial designer out of 2
and 1 engineer out of 6
in Italy are graduates of the Politecnico di
Milano

11 Areas of research:
Biotechnology for health
Information society technologies
Materials, micro-and nano-technologies
Aeronautics and space
Environment
Energy
Transport
Citizens, enterprises and governance
Building construction, infrastructures and
land management
Cultural heritage
Products and industrial processes

More than 300 laboratories

www.polimi.it/english
MILAN AS A UNIVERSITY CITY

Milan is an important university centre

with over 175,000 students

THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ARE

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
The Politecnico di Milano was established in 1863, and it offers a
wide range of study courses grouped under 9 different Schools: 2
of Architecture, 1 of Industrial Design and 6 of Engineering.
The University is supported by an outstanding educational tradition
and it is strongly committed to innovation, through its connections
with local and international enterprises for cooperation in research
activities and technological transfer. In the last years the Politecnico
has implemented a strong internationalization process offering 11
Courses of Master of Science totally taught in English and several
exchange and double degree programmes.
The two Campuses in Milan are:
Campus Leonardo
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 tel. 02.23991
It is the historical Campus, and it hosts the majority of Engineering
Classes and the I School of Architecture.

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Campus Bovisa
Via La Masa, 34 tel. 02.23998007
Via Durando, 10 tel. 02.23997102/ 02.23995962
www.polimi.it
It is the new Campus that since the last decade is located in the
big industrial area in the north west part of Milan.
Here are housed the II School of Architecture and the School of
Design (Via Durando, 10), and the Departments of Aeronautical
Engineering, Mechanics and Energetics (Via La Masa, 34).

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

Via Festa del Perdono, 7 tel. 02.503111
www.unimi.it
Founded in 1923, it is located in the historic Old Hospital.
The building, constructed in 1456 by Francesco Sforza, is one of
the most important works of Filarete.
The University has faculties of agriculture, pharmacy, law, literature
and philosophy, medicine and surgery, veterinary medicine,
mathematical sciences, physics and natural sciences, motor
sciences, political science.

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO BICOCCA

Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo tel. 02.64481
www.unimib.it
Founded in 1997 following the separation of the Milan University,
it is located in the new Bicocca district.
The University includes the faculties of economy, law, medicine,
psychology, educational science, statistics, mathematics, physics
and natural sciences, sociology.

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 THE PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES ARE
LIBERA UNIVERSITÀ DI LINGUE E COMUNICAZIONE IULM
Via Carlo Bo, 1
tel. 02.891411 • www.iulm.it
Founded in 1968, the university has a faculty of foreign languages
and literature, and from 1997 the faculty of communications and
performing arts. The University is located in a building designed
by Roberto and Lorenzo Guiducci, built in 1993.

UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE

Largo Gemelli, 1
tel. 02.72341 • www.unicatt.it
Founded in 1921, it includes faculties of economy and business
studies, law, political science, literature and philosophy, foreign
language and literature, education, psychology, sociology.

UNIVERSITÀ COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI

Via Sarfatti, 25
tel. 02.58361 - 800 016866 • www.unibocconi.it
Founded in 1902, it was the first Italian university to introduce
economics as a degree subject. Growth has been spurred on
by attention to changes in the economy and society through
training and scientific research.

UNIVERSITÀ VITA E SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE

Via Olgettina, 58
tel. 02.26432794 • www.unihsr.it
Founded in 1996, educational activities began with the setting up
of the Faculty of Psychology and then, from 1998, the Faculties of
Medicine and, most recently, the Faculty of Philosophy in 2002.

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 The Italian University Reform system
has incorporated some other centres of excellence
into the university system

ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI BRERA

Via Brera, 28
tel. 02.86461929 • www.accademiadibrera.milano.it.
Founded in 1776 in the historic Brera Palazzo.
Since its creation during the Napoleonic period, the Academy has
been the hub of artistic life in the city, with its own fine art gallery.
Today four courses of study are offered: Painting, Sculpture, Stage
Design, and Decoration.

CONSERVATORIO DI MUSICA “GIUSEPPE VERDI”

Via Conservatorio, 12
tel. 02.7621101 • www.consmilano.it
Founded in 1808, the conservatory today has over 1,500 students
and offers 28 first-level and specialist degree courses. Former
students of the conservatory include Claudio Abbado, Luciano
Berio, Riccardo Muti, Maurizio Pollini, Giacomo Puccini and
Giuseppina Strapponi.

NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti

Via C. Darwin, 20
tel. 02.973721 • www.naba.it.
Set up in 1980 around a core of internationally-famous artists, the
academy is based on the model of a new Bauhaus.
The courses of study offered include: Art and Design, Visual Arts
and Theatre, Stage Design, Painting, Product Design, Advertising
and Communications, Fashion and Textiles, Design for the
Media.

Università Cattolica

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MILAN BY NIGHT

Milan is culturally very alive

and offers a wide range of shows and pubs,
ideal for an evening with friends

THEATRES
The most important theatres for plays are located in the centre and
neighbouring areas of the city. Performances normally begin around
8.30 - 9.00 p.m. Tickets usually cost between € 10.00 and 30.00.

The most prestigious theatres include:

Teatro Carcano
Corso di Porta Romana, 63 tel. 02.55181377
Teatro Ciak Will be transferred
Via Sangallo, 33 tel. 02.76110093
Teatro dell’Elfo
Will be transferred to the Bovisa area as from fall 2007.
Teatro Filodrammatici
Via Filodrammatici, 1 tel. 02.86984840
Teatro Franco Parenti
Via Pier Lombardo, 14 tel. 02.599951
Teatro Manzoni
Via Manzoni, 42 tel. 02.7636901 toll free number 800 914350

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Teatro Nuovo
Piazza S. Babila, 37 tel. 02.76000086
Teatro San Babila
Corso Venezia, 2/A tel. 02.76002985
Teatro Smeraldo
Piazza XXV Aprile, 10 tel. 02.29006767
Teatro Strehler/ Piccolo Teatro di Europa
Largo Greppi, 1 tel. 02.723331
Teatro Studio
Via Rivoli, 6 tel. 02.72333222
Teatro Ventaglio Nazionale
Piazza Piemonte, 12 tel. 02.48007700

OPERA, CLASSICAL MUSIC, BALLET

Teatro alla Scala, built by Piermarini in 1776, has been

recently restructured.
tel. 02.72003744 www.teatroallascala.org
The Teatro alla Scala ticket office is located at the Duomo subway
station (ground level), open every day from noon to 6 p.m.
“Last minutes”: tickets which are not sold and not booked
can be purchased with a 20% discount on the very same day of
the performance; these tickets will be sold one hour before the
performance and only at the ticket office of the Teatro della Scala
(via Filodrammatici). The concert season includes performances by
the Scala Philharmonic Orchestra and Scala Orchestra, as well as
other orchestras of international standing.
The opera and ballet season starts on 7th December and ends in
Novembre.
Performances usually start at 8.00 p.m.
Prices
The minimum price indicated corresponds to side seats while the

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Prices for other seats vary according to the position.

Opera from € 15.00 to € 110.00

Ballet from € 12.50 to € 62.50
Concert from € 10.00 to € 60.00

An additional charge of 20% of the ticket price will be added when

using the ReteBIT system (Bank, Internet and Telephone) about
two months before the first performance of the title.

Teatro degli Arcimboldi

Viale dell’Innovazione - Bicocca area
www.arcimboldi.org tel. 02.87905201 – 892101
This theatre hosts opera’s, classical music and ballet. Tickets can
be purchased at www.ticketone.it.

Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi”

Via del Conservatorio, 12 tel. 02.7621101
The Milan Conservatory is an important temple of classical
music, where famous names such as Maurizio Pollini and Claudio
Abbado received their musical training. Concerts usually begin
at 9.00 p.m. and tickets are sold directly by the association
organising the concerts or at the Conservatorio itself one hour
before the concert:
Serate Musicali
Galleria Buenos Aires, 7 tel. 02.29409724
Società dei Concerti
Via Vittor Pisani, 31 tel. 02.66986956
Società del Quartetto
Via Durini, 24 tel. 02.76005500

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Milan Auditorium
Largo Gustav Mahler tel. 02.83389201
This is the new multipurpose area for symphonic music, choirs and
chamber music, a few minutes’ walk from the Cathedral. The Milan
Auditorium is the new “home” of the Milan Symphonic Orchestra
“Giuseppe Verdi”, which organizes the seasonal program.

Teatro Dal Verme

Via S. Giovanni sul Muro, 2 tel. 02.87905
Many ensembles perform at this theatre which hosts “I pomeriggi
musicali”.

Music in churches
Classical music, particularly Baroque and Renaissance music, takes
on very special qualities when performed in a church. Usually from
March to June, some concerts are free, others charge an entrance
fee of about € 10.00.
Church of San Marco
Piazza San Marco, 2 tel. 02.29002598
Church of San Maurizio
Corso Magenta, 15 tel. 02.866660
Church of Santa Maria della Passione
Via Conservatorio, 16 tel. 02.76021370

POP, ROCK, JAZZ

There are many clubs and bars where jazz can be listened at,
spread all over the city. The vast choice makes it difficult to make
recommendations.
A few charge admission fee, ranging from € 10.00 to 30.00.
You are usually required to buy a drink. Shows start at 10.00 p.m.,
except at PalaSharp and DatchForum, where they start at 9.00 p.m.

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 The best-known are:
Alcatraz
Via Valtellina, 21/25 tel. 02.69016352
Blue Note (jazz)
Via Borsieri 37 tel. 899 700022
C-side (ex Propaganda)
Via Castelbarco, 11 • tel. 02.58310682
DatchForum
Via Di Vittorio 6, Assago tel. 02.48857220
Magazzini Generali
Via Pietrasanta, 14 tel. 02.55211313
PalaSharp
Via S. Elia, 33 tel. 02.33400551
Rolling Stone
Corso XXII Marzo, 32 tel. 02.733172
Salumeria della musica
Via Pasinetti, 2 tel. 02.56807350
Scimmie (jazz)
Via Ascanio Sforza, 49 tel. 02.89402874

Shows
Up-to-date information is to be found on the local pages of the
national newspapers. Certain bookshops and record shops have
special counters for ticket sales:

Disco Club • Cordusio subway station tel. 02.86465039

Mariposa • Corso Lodi, 1 tel. 02.55184792
Prenoticket (box office Italia) tel. 02.54271 by credit card and
telephone only
Psyco • Via Zamenhof, 2 tel. 02.89401256
Ricordi • Galleria Vittorio Emanuele tel. 02.8690683

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 PUBS
There are numerous pubs open in the evening, mainly located in
the historic areas of the city: Brera, Navigli (the river area), Corso
Como, Porta Romana and Porta Ticinese where a good variety of
pubs are to be found.
But Milan is a fast moving city, and interesting new places spring
up even in the most unexpected areas. A typically Milanese ritual
is the “happy hour” from 6.00 to 9.00 p.m., which comes with a
wide range of snacks that are almost a meal in themselves.

For a cabaret show:

Zelig • Viale Monza, 140

tel. 02.2550121
Teatro Franco Parenti • via Pier Lombardo, 14
tel. 02.5450555

CINEMAS
Milan has numerous multi-screen cinemas as well as more traditional
single-screen theatres. The multi-screen cinemas are located
in the centre as well as in the suburbs and outskirts of the city.
Performances generally begin at 3.00, 5.00, 8.00 and 10.30 p.m.
New releases cost from € 4.50 to 7.30. On Wednesday and in the
afternoon the price is reduced. Cinemas which show films in the
original language are the following:
Anteo (Monday) • Via Milazzo, 9
tel. 02.6599775
Arcobaleno (Tuesday) • Viale Tunisia, 11
tel. 02.29406054
Mexico (Thursday) • Via Savona, 57
tel. 02.48951802

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MILAN AS A CULTURAL CITY

The mainly modern appearance of Milan hides the

fact that the city has extremely important works of
art and architecture. The columns and the basilica of
San Lorenzo bear witness to the splendours of
Milan when it was the capital of the Western Roman
Empire. Architecture from the late Middle Ages
can be found in the apse of Sant’Ambrogio church.
Romanesque architecture is clearly evident in the
churches of Sant’Eustorgio, Sant’Ambrogio and the
Palazzo della Ragione. The period of the Dukedom
of Milan followed by foreign domination provide us
with buildings which demonstrate the fervour of the
times: the Cathedral, the Ospedale Maggiore, the
Castello Sforzesco, Santa Maria delle Grazie and
San Satiro. In more recent times, the city began
to take on its present shape with a range of neo-
classical buildings with the industrial development
marking the beginning of Milan’s great treasures.

For more detailed information contact the

IAT Information Office
(for opening hours see Milan events, page 37)

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 MUSEUMS, COLLECTIONS
The numerous museums and art galleries in Milan have collections
of all kinds. Admission usually costs between € 3.00, for Museums
operated by the City Council, and € 9.00 for the others.
AMBROSIANA ART GALLERY
Piazza Pio XI, 2 tel. 02.806921 Tuesday-Sunday 10.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Recently reconstructed, it contains important works belonging,
above all, to the Lombard and Venetian schools. Among these,
the most famous “La Canestra di frutta” by Caravaggio.
ANTONIO MAZZOTTA FOUNDATION
Foro Bonaparte, 50 tel. 02.878197
Tuesday-Sunday 9.30 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. Cultural institution with its
own premises to organize art exhibitions to preserve its collection.
On overage, there are three exhibitions per year. The collection
features about 2,000 works including water colors and prints from
the late 18th century up to today: Goya, de Chirico, Warhol, etc.
BAGATTI VALSECCHI MUSEUM
Via Santo Spirito, 10 tel. 02.76006132 Tuesday-Sunday 1.00 p.m. -
5.45 p.m. Visitors can admire a variety of original artefacts from the
15th to the late 16th centuries, including architectural fragments,
wall friezes, fireplaces and other ornamental items all used to
decorate the various rooms of the palazzo.
BRERA ART GALLERY
Via Brera, 28 tel. 02.722631 Tuesday-Sunday 8.30 a.m. - 7.15 p.m.
Housed in a 17th century palace, the art gallery’s entrance
is through a courtyard containing Canova’s statue of
Napoleon. The Brera collection is spread out over 38 galleries
exhibiting masterpieces by Italian artists from the 14th to the
19th century, as well as works by major foreign artists. The most
famous paintings include works by Piero della Francesca, Raffaello,
Bramante, Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Mantegna and Guardi. Some
halls of the gallery may be closed at times.

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 CATHEDRAL MUSEUM
Piazza Duomo, 14 tel. 02.860358
At present closed for restauration
CITY AQUARIUM
Via Gadio, 2 tel. 02.88465754 Tuesday-Sunday 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
and 2.00 - 5.30 p.m. It is located near the Parco Sempione, between
the Arena Civica and the Sforzesco Castle.
CITY ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Corso Magenta, 15 tel. 02.88465720
Tuesday-Sunday 9.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. /2.00 - 5.30 p.m.
Archaeological remains from Greek, Etruscan and Roman times.
CITY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY AT CASTELLO SFORZESCO
P.za Castello tel. 02.88463700 Tuesday-Sunday 9.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
This highly important museum and art collection has 38 galleries
displaying various forms of art - sculptures, paintings and examples
of the applied art. The basement houses the city’s collections of
coins and archaeological artefacts, with sections dedicated to pre-
history, Egyptian art and medals (only open to scholars). The city’s
art collection includes the Rondanini Pietà by Michelangelo. In the
nearby “Spring Room”, the frescos are attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
CITY MUSEUM OF THE RISORGIMENTO
Via Borgonuovo, 23 tel. 02.88464176
Tuesday-Sunday 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Located in the 14th century palace that the Moriggia family wanted
to be substantially rebuilt by Piermarini after 1773. The museum
contains documents and relics from the period between Napoleon
Bonaparte’s first Italian expedition and the 1911 Libyan war.
CITY NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
C.so Venezia, 55 tel.02.88463280 Tuesday-Sunday 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
The most important natural history museum in Italy and one of the
best in Europe, it contains a precious collection of animal, mineral
and fossil findings.
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 DIOCESIAN MUSEUM
Corso di Porta Ticinese, 95 tel. 02.89420019
Tuesday-Sunday 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
It was opened in 2001, by the will of Cardinale Carlo Maria Martini.
The Museum houses the archipiscopal collection of Milan.
LA SCALA THEATRE MUSEUM
Piazza Scala tel. 02.43353521
every day 9.00 - 12.00 a.m. and 1.30 - 5.00 p.m.
Relics and curious objects relating to the history of the La Scala Theatre.
MODERN ART TOWN GALLERY
Via Palestro, 16 tel. 02.76002819
Every day at 9.00 or 11.00 a.m.
Located in the Royal Palace, it features a selected collection of
paintings and sculptures, especially from Lombardy, from the
Neoclassical and Romantic period and the late 19th century. The
Royal Palace also hosts the Contemporary Art Hall (PAC), dedicated
to exhibitions of contemporary Italian and international art.
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE AND ITALIAN FILM ARCHIVES
Palazzo Dugnani, Via Manin, 2B tel. 02.6554977
Friday-Saturday-Sunday 3.00 - 7.00 p.m.
Collections deal with the moving image before the advent of
the cinema, photography, cameras, and technical and artistic
developments in film-making.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Via S. Vittore, 21 tel. 02.485551 Tuesday-Friday 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9.30 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.
One of the world’s best science museums. Divided into 25 technical
and scientific sections, it also has a gallery dedicated to the work of
Leonardo da Vinci.
OBERDAN SPACE
Viale Vittorio Veneto, 2 tel. 02.77406300
Tuesday-Sunday 10.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.
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 This is a multipurpose cultural center of the Milan Province,
designed by architect Gae Aulenti. There are three floors: a movie
hall, an information area and a library on the ground floor; an
exhibition room on the first floor; offices on the second floor.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION CENTER
Via Turati 34 tel. 02.6551445
Tuesday-Sunday 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. / 2.30 - 6.30 p.m.
It is an art collection, which boasts works of painting, sculpture
ad graphics from the early 1900. It houses important temporary
exhibitions.
POLDI PEZZOLI MUSEUM
Via Manzoni, 12 tel. 02.796334 Tuesday-Sunday 10.00 a.m. -
6.00 p.m. This museum houses the private collection of G. G.
Poldi Pezzoli in 22 rooms. It contains important works such as the
“Portrait of a Woman” by Pollaiolo.
THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
Via Brera 28 tel. 02.50314698
Monday-Friday 9.00 a.m. -12.00 p.m. and 3.00 - 5.00 p.m.
It was established at the beginning of 1777 by Maria Teresa from
Austria. It houses very precious ancient trees.
TRIENNALE ART EXHIBITION
Viale Alemagna, 6 tel. 02.724341 Tuesday-Sunday 10.30 a.m. -
8.30 p.m. In the historic Palazzo dell’Arte, designed by the architect
Giovanni Muzio (1933), the Triennale organises international
exhibitions and conferences on urban planning, decorative art,
design, craftsmanship, industrial products, fashion and audio-
visual communications.
ULRICO HOEPLI PLANETARIUM
Corso Venezia, 57 tel. 02.88463340
The sky at night with commentary. Tuesday and Thursday 9.00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 3.00 and 4.30 p.m.

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 LIBRARIES
Milan has around one hundred
public and private libraries;
moreover, it hosts one of the eight
national Italian libraries
AMBROSIANA LIBRARY
Piazza Pio XI, 2 tel. 02.806921 Monday-Friday 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
It is the oldest European library open to the public, with 35,000
manuscripts and autograph sketches by Leonardo.
BRERA NATIONAL LIBRARY
Via Brera, 28 tel. 02.86460907
Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m .- 6.15 p.m. Saturday 9.00 a.m. - 1.45 p.m.
The national library in Palazzo Brera was founded by the Empress
Maria Theresa of Austria in 1770 and contains at present one million
books, 2,375 incunabula and 2,000 manuscripts.
SORMANI CITY LIBRARY
Corso di Porta Vittoria, 6 tel. 02.88463352
toll free number 800 880066
Monday-Saturday 9.00 a.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Housing over a million books, the library also contains Stendhal’s
library, periodicals, records, video-cassettes and video-disks.
CHURCH ART AND ARCHITECTURE
CATHEDRAL
Piazza Duomo. Milan’s Cathedral is the most wonderful example of
late Gothic architecture, as well as the third largest Roman Catholic
church in the world.
Founded in 1386 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, it reflects north-
European architectural ideals.
The Treasury and the roof-top terraces can be visited each morning
from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

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 SANT’AMBROGIO
P.za Sant’Ambrogio, 15 The original basilica dates back to 386.
Restoration between the 9th and 11th centuries and more recent work
still show the typical features of the original Roman architecture.
SANT’EUSTORGIO
Piazza S. Eustorgio. This important mediaeval construction has a
more recent façade. Behind the apse lies the Portinari Chapel, one
of the most significant Renaissance artworks in Lombardy. Made
up of two square halls with highly decorated domes, it can be
visited from Tuesday to Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m.
SAN LORENZO
Corso Porta Ticinese, 39. Built between the 4th and 5th centuries,
this is the oldest domed church with a centralised plan in the
western Christian world. It is the best example of the Roman
and paleo-Christian period in Milan. In the square in front of the
church there are sixteen Corinthian columns from the 2nd century
AD which are originally part of an ancient Roman temple and
placed here in the 4th century.
SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Piazza S. Maria delle Grazie. This great work of Renaissance
architecture was begun in 1463 in the Gothic style. After 1492,
Bramante designed the apse and the small cloisters. Next to the
façade, on the left, is the entrance to the former refectory of the
Dominican monastery which houses Leonardo da Vinci’s fresco of
the Last Supper. Reservations are compulsory for groups and
school parties through the call-centre tel. 02.89421146.
For individual visitors, guided tours are offered at scheduled times
from Tuesday to Sunday at 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. in Italian, and
at 9.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. in English.
SAN SATIRO
Via Speronari, 3. The church is Bramante’s first work in Milan -
around 1480 - though the façade is more recent.

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 SECULAR BUILDINGS AND PALACES
Like the churches, Milan’s secular buildings
also bear witness of the city’s great past.
Numerous buildings are worth a visit

CASTELLO SFORZESCO
Piazza Castello. This wonderful example of secular Renaissance
architecture was the residence and the fort of the Dukes of Milan. It
then fell into ruin and was only restored - quite radically - by Luca
Beltrami at the beginning of the present century.
CASA DEGLI OMENONI
Via Omenoni, 3. The house was built in the late 16th century. The
elegant “piano nobile” contrasts with the ground floor, which
is dominated by eight large caryatids. Inside there is a pretty
courtyard with a colonnade.
PALAZZO CASTIGLIONI
Corso Venezia, 47. One of the best examples of liberty architecture
in Milan. It was built in 1903 by Sommaruga. You can see
beautiful liberty houses also in Corso Monforte 32, Via Senato 28,
Via Malpighi, Via Bellini 11, Via Cappuccini 8, Via Mozart 21.
EX-OSPEDALE MAGGIORE
Via Francesco Sforza. Also known as Cà Granda, the building now
houses the State University. It is an important landmark of 13th
century architecture.
PALAZZO DELLA RAGIONE
Old Town Hall, Piazza Mercanti. Built in the 13th century, the building
was used as the city’s administrative headquarters until the end of
the 16th century.
PALAZZO DEL SENATO
Via Senato. This 17th century building was partly rebuilt after being
damaged in the war in 1943. Its concave façade was designed by

Colonne di S. Lorenzo Casa degli Omenoni

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 Richini. The splendid colonnaded courtyard was designed by the
architect Fabio Mangone.
Today the palace houses the State Archives.
PALAZZO MARINO
Piazza della Scala. The famous Mannerist building by Alessi was
only completed in 1892. It is now the City Hall.
TEATRO ALLA SCALA
Piazza della Scala. The neo-classical “Teatro alla Scala” was built in
1776-78 by Piermarini on the site of an old church, known as La
Scala because of its flight of steps, from which the theatre gets
its name.
It has recently been restored by the architect Mario Botta.
VILLA BELGIOJOSO BONAPARTE - MUSEO DELL’OTTOCENTO
Via Palestro. Built in 1790 by Pollak as the residence of Count
Belgioioso, it was used by Napoleon as his official residence as
King of Italy and by Radezky.
It is the historical location of the Modern Art Gallery (Galleria
d’Arte Moderna) opened in 1921 and recently enriched by new
art objects.

MODERN BUILDINGS
Some more recent buildings
are also worthy of note and are
important landmarks in the city.
At Segrate, for example,
three of the most important examples
of modern industrial architecture
of the Seventies are to be found

THE 3M BUILDING 1970 (designed by Pestalozza)

THE IBM BUILDING 1977 (designed by Zanuso)
THE MONDADORI BUILDING 1974 (designed by Oscar Niemeyer)

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 Not quite so recent,
but just as important are
MANZONI’S HOUSE
Via Morone, 1. Manzoni used to live here with his family from 1814
to 1873 tel 02.86460403. Free entrance.
THE CENTRAL STATION
Built in 1925-31, a mixture of art nouveau and eclectic styles, full
of decorative sculptures which contrast with the stark metal roofs
of the interior.
THE PIRELLI SKYSCRAPER
The tallest in Milan, built from a design by Giò Ponti in 1955-60.
Entirely in reinforced concrete, it now houses the Lombardy
Regional Government offices.
THE VELASCA TOWER
With its unique design, the work of Belgioioso, Rogers and
Peressuti (1957).

More recent constructions are

TEATRO DEGLI ARCIMBOLDI
Designed by Gregotti, it was inaugurated in January 2002.
The new theatre is located in the Bicocca area, the site of former
Pirelli factories, alongside the new Milano-Bicocca University,
offices and private homes.
IL SOLE 24 ORE BUILDING
Inaugurated in 2004, it was designed by Renzo Piano.
MILANO FIERA RHO
By architect Massimiliano Fuksas, it was inaugurated end 2005 on
the reclaimed Rho-Pero site of the former AGIP oil refinery.
The strucutre has a surface of 530,000 m2 which can simultaneously
hold several events.

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MILAN IN A FEW HOURS

In order to do full justice to the city,

a visit of a few days is required,
but to get a taste of the place...

TOUR OF THE CITY

Three-hour coach tour with an expert guide including a visit to
the Last Supper of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Leaving from
P.za Duomo (corner Via Marconi). Departure 9.30 a.m. Monday
excluded. Price: € 50.00 Tickets can be purchased at the
IAT Information Offices also in Via Marconi, 1 or at hotels, travel
agents or on board the coach. For any information:
Agenzia Autostradale tel. 02.33910794

Citysightseeing Milano: two-level red

coloured bus, without roof. Hop-on/hop-
off service, allowing to get off and on the
bus with the same ticket. The bus passes
through Piazza Castello, Sant’Ambrogio,
Parco Basiliche, Duomo, Manzoni, Brera,
Castello. It takes about 55 minutes. Operates
from Monday to Friday from 10.00 a.m. to

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5.00 p.m., leaving from Piazza Castello. Tickets (€ 10.00 each)
can be bought directly on the bus or at the following website:
www.milano.city-sightseeing.it
It is also possibile to discover Milan while having dinner at a
typical tram from the Twenties called Ristorante: it leaves at
8.00 p.m. in front of Castello Sforzesco, from Tuesday to Sunday.
Reservations can be made by calling ATM’s toll free numer
800 808181 by 7.30 p.m. of the previous day.
The Restaurant tram may host up to 24 people, and the cost of
the dinner is € 50.00 per person.

SHORT TOURS
Many very short tours to get to know the city can be made on
foot. Of the many possible routes, we suggest:
• Cathedral / Sforzesco Castle / Church of Sant'Ambrogio
• Galleria Vittorio Emanuele / Palazzo Marino/ La Scala Theatre
/ Piazza Mercanti
• Sforzesco Castle / Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie / Science
Museum
Guide Centre Visitors who wish to be accompanied on a guided
tour of the city can apply to the Centro Guide Turistiche
di Milano P.za del Duomo 19/A tel. / fax 02.86450433
Monday-Friday.

THE HEART OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE

Milan is Italy’s most important financial and business centre.
Almost all of Italy’s most important companies have their
headquarters here, from manufacturing companies to financial
institutions, from commercial concerns to advanced service
providers. Any ideal itinerary to gain an impression of what makes
the city tick must start at Milan’s Stock Exchange (Borsa Valori).
Founded in 1808, Italy’s only stock exchange is located in Piazza
Affari in the building built by Paolo Mezzanotte in 1931.

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 Continue through Piazza Cordusio to Piazza Mercanti, with the
Palazzo Affari ai Giureconsulti, built by Seregni in 1562 and
now used for formal events by Milan’s Chamber of Commerce
Camera di Commercio di Milano (Via Meravigli 9/B
tel. 02.85151 • www.mi.camcom.it).
The Chamber of Commerce aims to promote the local economy and
also has various other duties, from updating professional registers
and monitoring the Province’s economy, through gathering and
processing economic data and monitoring standards, to business
training courses and services to companies in Italy and abroad.
Also in piazza Mercanti, the Palazzo della Ragione was built in
1233 for use by the local authority for administrative and judicial
purposes. The vast portico beneath the palace comprises three
rows of arches supported by columns.
Taking via Manzoni you reach Piazza Scala. In the proximity of
the square are the most important banks from Milan and Italy:
Mediobanca in Via Filodrammatici, Banca Intesa Sanpaolo SPA
in via Verdi in the palace known as “Ca’ de’ Sass”.
Taking via Meda, you pass the headquarters of the Banca
Popolare di Milano, before reaching Corso Venezia where Palazzo
Castiglioni houses the Milan’s Business Tourism, Services and
Professions Confederation (Unione Commercio, Turismo,
Servizi e Professioni di Milano, Corso Venezia, 47 tel. 02.77501
www.unione.milano.it). This organisation represents business
associations operating in the commercial, tourism and service
sectors in Milan and its province. It comprises 166 sector
associations and 18 local associations, bringing together 60,000
companies.
Returning past the church of S. Babila and via Larga, in via Pantano,
not far from the Torre Velasca Skyscraper, is Assolombarda
(Via Pantano, 9 tel. 02.583701 • www.assolombarda.it), the
association that links industrial and service companies in the
Milan area.

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 MEGLIOMILANO
MeglioMilano operates thanks to
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Automobile Club di Milano
Established in 1903 by the first car-drivers in
Milan. Since its foundation it has operated in
three different fields: protecting the interests
of the car-drivers, providing services and
assistance, organising motor races.
Camera di Commercio di Milano
Looking after the interests of companies in
the province of Milan. With its headquarters
in Milan, it has set up a series of branch
CAMERA DI COMMERCIO offices throughout the province to
INDUSTRIA ARTIGIANATO E AGRICOLTURA
DI MILANO encourage the decentralisation of facilities
and services.
Unione CTSP di Milano
Set up in 1945, the organisation represents
and coordinates all those companies and
individuals operating in the fields of trade,
tourism, services and professional services,
throughout Milan and its province.

HONOURABLE MEMBERS
The Milan Universities are honourable members of MeglioMilano

Università degli Studi

di Milano Bicocca

Università Commerciale
Luigi Bocconi
Università Cattolica
del Sacro Cuore
Libera Università
di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM

Politecnico di Milano

Università degli Studi di Milano

MILAN OUTDOORS

Milan has number of parks and gardens both in the

city centre and on the outskirts. The city-centre parks
open in the early morning and close at dusk;
in summer some are open until 10.00 p.m.
CITY-CENTRE PARKS
Giardini di Villa Reale Via Palestro, 16
Giardini Montanelli between Via Palestro, Corso Venezia and Via
(ex Giardini Pubblici) Manin (both the Planetarium and the Natural
History Museum are located within the park)
Parco Sempione between the Sforzesco Castle and the
Arch of Peace.
PARKS ON THE OUTSKIRTS
Boscoincittà Via Novara
Forlanini toward Linate
Guastalla Via Guastalla
Monte Stella Piazza S. Maria Nascente
Parco Alessandrini Piazzale Cuoco
Parco delle Cave Via Novara
Parco Lambro Via Udine
Parco Lessona Via Lessona
Parco Nord Viale Fulvio Testi
Trenno Via Novara
Parco Nord Giardini Montanelli

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Close to Linate airport is a large country park around the Idroscalo
di Milano, a large artificial lake covering 850,000 square metres,
used for national and international rowing competitions.
The Idroscalo park also has restaurants, bars, swimming pools,
tennis courts, bowling greens, football pitches and dance floors.

THE ITALIAN LAKES

Lake Como and Lake Maggiore are less than an hour away from
Milan by train, coach or car.
Lake Orta and lake Garda can be visited in a day.
The North Milan Railways, the State Railways and the Lake Boat
Service organise day trips.

For further information, contact:

North Milan Railways tel. 02.72022343
Italian State Railways tel. 02.63711
Boat Service for Lakes Maggiore, Garda and Como
tel. 02.46761025

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MILAN USEFUL INFORMATION

Ambulance Service tel. 118

Emergencies Police tel. 113
Flying squad tel. 112
Fire and rescue tel. 115
ACI breakdown services tel. 803116
Municipal police tel. 02.77271
Anti-poison Centre tel. 02.66101029
tel. 02.6428556
Foreigners’ Bureau,
Police Headquarters tel. 02.62265078
Foreigners’ Bureau,
City of Milan tel. 02.67391357
tel. 02.6700944
Traffic officer tel. 02.77031
Passport’s Bureau,
Police Headquarters tel. 02.62266056

CONSULATES
Argentina Corso Venezia, 9 tel. 02.7772941
Australia Via Borgogna, 2 tel. 02.777041
Austria Piazza Liberty, 8 tel. 02.783743
Belgium Via Turati, 12 tel. 02.29062062
Canada Via Pisani, 19 tel. 02.67581
Cina (Pop Rep.) Via Benaco, 4 tel. 02.5520306
Denmark Via L. Ariosto, 30 tel. 02.48012007
Finland Via F. Ferruccio, 2 tel. 02.3191071
France Via Moscova, 12 tel. 02.6559141
Germany Via Solferino, 40 tel. 02.6231101
Greece Via F. Turati, 6 tel. 02.6598624
Hungary Via Gasparotto, 1 tel. 02.67380115
Japan Via Priv. C. Mangili, 2/4 tel. 02.6241141
Netherlands Via San Vittore, 45 tel. 02.4855841
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Norway Piazza Castello, 20 tel. 02.874234
Portugal Via Pisani, 31 tel. 02.66984104
Rumania Via Gignese, 2 tel. 02.40074018
Russian Fed. Via S. Aquilino, 3 tel. 02.48706041
Spain Via Fatebenefratelli, 26 tel. 02.6328831
Sweden Via Buonarroti, 39 tel. 02.43911713
Switzerland Via Palestro, 2 tel. 02.7779161
United Kingdom Via San Paolo, 7 tel. 02.723001
United States ofAmerica
Via Princ. Amedeo, 2/10 tel. 02.290351
MILAN ON-LINE
Accademia di Brera www.accademiadibrera.milano.it
Assolombarda www.assolombarda.it
ATM www.atm-mi.it
Automobile Club www.acimi.it
Camera di Commercio www.mi.camcom.it
Conservatorio
“Giuseppe Verdi” www. consmilano.it
Comune di Milano www.comune.milano.it
Expo CTS www.expocts.it
Ferrovie Nord www.ferrovienord.it
Ferrovie dello Stato www.trenitalia.it
Fiera Milano www.fieramilano.it
IAT www.milanoinfotourist.com
La Scala www.teatroallascala.org
Malpensa Express www.malpensaexpress.com
Nuova Accademia
di Belle Arti www.naba.it
Osservatorio
Meteorologico Duomo www.meteoduomo.it
Politecnico www.polimi.it
SEA www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Unione CTSP www.unione.milano.it
Università Bocconi www.unibocconi.it
Università Cattolica www.unicatt.it
Università IULM www.iulm.it
Università degli
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Università degli
Studi Milano-Bicocca www.unimib.it
Università Vita e
Salute San Raffaele www.unihsr.it
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