About Milan


Milan is not only one of the most beautiful Italian cities but it is also considered the Italian economic and finance center, with the headquarter of the Stock Exchange and of many of the most important industrial and financial businesses of Italy, having a population of 1.3 million.


It is also the Italian symbol of fashion and design: it hosts many of the main Italian fashion maisons and international design fairs, such as " Settimana della Moda" (Milan Fashion Week) and the "Salone Internazionale del Mobile" (Milan Furniture Fair).


Milan is rich of universities, research institutions, and art schools that attract students from around the world.


The city offers to visitors the possibility to admire a wide range of monuments, museums and buildings reflecting the vestiges of history and culture left by the people who lived here.


The origin of Milan is to be traced back to the early part of the 4th century B.C. and a first settlement of Insubric Gauls. The name of the settlement, later Latinised to Mediolanum, indicated the central position of the site (middle place).


The ancient Roman remains, the Duomo, one of the largest cathedrals in the world and an important example of Gothic architecture in Italy. The Castello Sforzesco that hosts the Michelangelo's "Pieta Rondanini". The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie where is the famous masterpiece "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci.