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“La Scala Theatre… my childhood dream became a reality!”

La Scala… This majestic theatre is one of the landmarks of Milan which attracts opera-lovers from all over the world. It was always my dream to visit it. My first acquaintance with the theatre happened in a daytime when I was walking in the city centre admiring beautiful Duomo and window shopping in Galleria Vittorio [...]

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“Visiting the Cathedral of Milan and the Sforza Castle”

I spent almost an afternoon in the Cathedral of Milan, the famous Duomo, but it was not enough for me. At first sight it was not as astonishing as it may. It looks smaller than it is represented in pictures, but it is a magical place. You only need 7 euros to go up by [...]

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“Eating in Milan: Pizza or Traditional Milanese Specialities?”

You cannot stay in Italy without eating at least once pizza. And against any prejudice it is possible to eat a wonderful Neapolitan pizza also in Northern Italy and in Milan. Obviously we were based on advice of people living for years in Milan. So we went in the pizzeria Fratelli La Bufala. They explain [...]

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Restaurants for Tourists… :(

Restaurants for Tourists… :(

I would like to advise you: do not be totally a tourist…  if you want to eat well. In our first night in Milan my friends knew exactly where to go. You may wonder how it is possible that a Russian and a German know better than an Italian like me how to get our [...]

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“Our Sport: Shopping in Milan!”

Sport is one of the social rules which aggregates above all men, and in Italy you can feel it in every bar in every town or hamlet on Sunday afternoon. Women instead are united by the same passion for shopping. My friends and I, as we were in the most famous Italian fashion city, did [...]

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“Public Security in Milan: the Real Dangers”

In the newspapers you find many articles on the insecurity of Italian big cities. Above all for girls, above all for tourist girls passing through. But this is not true. About insecurity in Milan, we can absolutely deny all slanders. Milan is a pure lively frenetic city, but also a familiar and people friendly city, [...]

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“Gastronomy in Milan? Sure, but what about the Luini’s panzerotti?”

Spending five days in Milan gave us a lot of time to try many different restaurants and bars all over the city. Here is a little extract of our experiences with the food in Milan. On one of our first nights we went to the restaurant Corso Como 10, which was recommended to us many [...]

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“The Last Supper: an Unforgettable Experience!”

Tuesday morning was our chance to see the Last Supper! So, we got up early to be at the S. Maria delle Grazie when the office opens to hopefully get a hand on some reservations that were cancelled. We arrived there around 8.20 am and were told that there are only 2 tickets left for [...]

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“Walking in Milan. Sant’Agostino Market and S. Maria delle Grazie”

After it was raining a lot when we arrived in Milan on Friday night, Saturday morning seemed to be much more promising. We got up relatively early to make use of the day and when we saw how sunny and warm it was outside we were even more motivated to explore Milan. So, after a [...]

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From via Montenapoleone and via della Spiga to a more “Realistic” Shopping

From via Montenapoleone and via della Spiga to a more

Finally we are in the international capital of shopping! For three girls keen on style and fashion it is a delightful experience. In fact, lots of tourists are coming to Milan only with one purpose – to go shopping, as together with New York, Paris and London, it is considered to be the world’s shopping [...]

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