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Milan Italy

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Milan Italy

One of the places you have to go to is Milan (Milano). I have gone there three times now and I find it very interesting place to go visit.

Milan transportation

To Milan by car

It is about one and a half hours drive and I recommend taking the highway. Taking the highway to Milan, which is a toll road, you pay if I recall under 10 euros pr. way if you take it is a much better way to go.

To Milan by train

If you go by train it is about one and a half hours trip and costs from 7-15 euros one way, depending on trains and first or second class. The trains go west from 6:30 to around 10:00 but when you go back, east, they run until approx. midnight. The train marked IR (InterRegionale) are a bit slower but cheaper, the IC (InterCity) and EC (Eurocity) cost more but go faster or about one hour ten minutes.

Where to go when in Milano

There are a number of things to see in Milano. I will not go into detail here but recommend a few. The Duomo, Milan´s Cathedral is worldly known for it´s spectacular presence. The opera house, La Scala, is one of the most famous opera houses in the world. Castello Sforzesco, a castle worth taking a look at. The national museum of science, where you can see the works of Leonardo da Vinci. Santa Maria delle Grazie, where you can see Leonardo da Vinci´s Last Supper. There are other things to but I won´t go into detail as you can write a whole website about Milano:) But if you see these things only in your one day trip you have made a "very much worth it" one day trip.
Castello Milano

What to look out for in Milan

The restaurants down town are very expensive and quality doesn´t always go hand in hand with the price. Parking can be very difficult to find, but with some circling around you will find a parking house and if very lucky a parking space by one of the side streets of the center. I went to a parking house which was a private one and they charge you a rather high amount but nothing serious though. I think I paid about 20 euros for my parking then for a day. If you have a handicapped sign you can find special parking spots in very good locations in Milano, so you don´t have to go far from your car to see the sights. (They have strict rules on supplying those because of EU regulations I was told.)