Food, fashion and finance – that’s how Milan is often summed up. It might lack the charm of somewhere like Venice, but it makes up for that in attitude, affluence and cutting-edge style.
practically a religion – this is designer-label heaven! But there are also some spectacular churches (including the third largest in Christendom), a fabulous castle and a series of canals designed, in part, by Leonardo da Vinci. Milan is in the north of Italy and capital of the area known as Lombardy. It’s a noisy, bustling metropolis in an enviable location - a melting pot of people who have come in search of work, not only from all parts of Italy but also from abroad, particularly Africa. Indeed, many people consider it to be the only truly cosmopolitan city in Italy. Milan has long been the financial and industrial heart of the country. Other Italian cities venerate saints and artists; Milan’s heroes tend to be bankers and industrialists.But theatre, cinema and opera flourish here, there’s also a lively club scene and eating out Milanese-style is a pleasure.This is what the Italians call their ‘secret capital.’
