Milan : itineraries around the city
Milan Chatedral     Milan Chatedral
The masterpiece by Gothic architecture in Italy. Its construction began in 1386 by will of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and continued for more than three centuries...  [ more >> ]
 
La Scala Theatre     La Scala Theatre
La Scala is the most renown opera house in the world, a real temple of classical music. It can take in up to 2000 people, both in stalls and in boxes on six tiers...  [ more >> ]
 
Sforzesco Castle     Sforzesco Castle
The castle takes up a large space in the centre of Milan, in front of the Cathedral Square, at the opposite side of the avenue which joins them...  [ more >> ]
 
St. Ambrogio Basilica     St. Ambrogio Basilica
This basilica is a masterpiece of the Lombard Romanesque architecture, founded at the end of 4th century by St.Ambrogio, a Doctor of the Church...  [ more >> ]
 
Our Lady of Graces     Our Lady of Graces
Church in Renaissance style built by the Dominicans during the seignory of Ludovico il Moro, the most important exponent of the Sforza's dinasty...  [ more >> ]
 
St. Lorenzo and other churches     St. Lorenzo and other churches
St.Lorenzo Maggiore is the church in Milan showing more remains from the early Christian age and Byzantine age too. Built in the 4th century...  [ more >> ]
 
Brera gallery     Brera gallery
The palace of Brera hosts, besides the important gallery, also the Art Academy, the National Library, the Astronomical Museum and the Botanical Garden...  [ more >> ]
 
Ambrosiana Library     Ambrosiana Library
The Ambrosiana Library was founded by the cardinal Federigo Borromeo, who in 1609 opened to the public his private collection of ancient codexes...  [ more >> ]
 
Milan surroundings     Milan surroundings
At a few distance from Milan we can visit some important monuments belonging to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque Age...  [ more >> ]
 
  
 
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