Castello Sforzesco
by croisbeauty
In 1848 Austrian general Radetzky ordered the total demolition of the corner towers, and in 1880 the fortress was is such a terrible state that a complete demolition was proposed. In order to prevent further tampering, the Lombard Historical Society have undartake a total restoration project drawn up by Luca Beltrami.
One again the castle suffered major demolition after bombardments in the Second World War, though the damage was soon patched up in the years immediately following the war. On the two corners of the castle stands Tower of the Falconers and the Castellana or Treasury Tower.
The huge space after crossing the gateway is known as the Training Grounds.
Go to the Races!
by sierralyndon
On the weekends, you could spend an afternoon at the ippodromo (MM Lotto on the way to the San Siro football stadium). I know nothing about horse-racing but it's good fun as you can get to see the nice horses up close, walk around the pleasant grounds, and place some bets - not intimidating at all.
At the entrance of the stadium is a ginormous horse, based on Leornardo's drawings. He never constructed the horse, and then in the 1990s an American tried to complete the project but sadly died and did not see the project through either. Finally, the Comune di Milano (town council) took over the construction of the gorgeous statue.
Via Montenapoleone
by Diana75 about Fashion and leather
It's useless to mention again that this is the most famous fashion shopping street in Milan.
For the ones who have money to spend on name such as Versace, Armani, Dolce&Gabbana, Dior, Fendi, Gucci or Prada - here is your place.
For the others – window shopping is for free.
Getting to Milan
by paoseo
It's very important remembering that Milan has two airports: Malpensa (MXP) that is the main airport and also has intercontinental flights and the Linate (LIN) airport that serves domestic flights and some European links.
To go to Milan from the Malpensa airport you have 3 ways.
1)by bus: The bus leaves from Air Terminal piazza Luigi di Savoia and in 50 min arrives to the airport and by the coach bus Malpensa Shuttle http://www.malpensashuttle.it/e-default.htm.
2) By the Northern Railways:
“Malpensa Express” train [http://www.ferrovienord.it/webmxp/]http://www.ferrovienord.it/webmxp/ . It takes 40 min, its first bus leaves at 4,20am from cadorna, the last one at 11,27pm. From Malpensa at 5,53am the first one, at 1,30pm the last one
3) By Statal Railways:
http://www.trenitalia.com
Linate is linked to Milan by bus. The bus 73 ATM starts from the large square in front of the airport to the center, in Saint Babila's square, takes 25 minutes with trips every 10 min.;the first bus leaves Linate at 06,05am and the last one at 0,55pm. From S.Babila the first leaves at 5,35am and the last 0,35pm.
The service "Autobus Starfly" - tel. 02 717106 leaves from Luigi di Savoia square to go to Linate with trips every 3min(from 5,40am to 9,35pm) and takes around 20 minutes.
Linate and Malpensa are moreover connected to each other by a shuttle service provided by Air Pullman.
At 45 km from Milan you will find also Orio al Serio (BGY) international airport. It is Italy's first low-cost airport with many flights for Italian and European destinations. From the airport there are 30 daily coach service runs to Milan Central Station provided by "Autostradale" and "Locatelli Air Pullman".
Public transport in Milan
by Nemorino
Here at the Central Station we can see a very old and a very new tram (aka streetcar) standing side by side on adjacent tracks.
Milan has an extensive tram and bus system as well as three underground railway lines (aka subways), so there is actually no need for most of the automobiles that continue to befoul the city.
Second photo: In Milan the initials ATM do not only mean Automatic Teller Machine, but also "Azienda Trasporti Milanesi", an organization which was established in 1931 and which now is a Public Limited Company belonging to the Municipality of Milan. The ATM now manages the public transport system in the urban area and in 87 municipalities in the province, so altogether they serve a territory with a population of about 3 million people.
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Balcony
1. Piazza Duomo
...from the top of the Dome...
