In the Middle Ages, Milan's name was written as Mailand, which is still used in German today. It comes from the Celtic word Mid-lan, which means "the center of the plain". The Romans called it Mediolanum.
Milan, a city in northern Italy, is a modern city that dominates Italy's economy and industry, and now it is one of the most watched cities in Europe. Centered on the Cathedral, the quintessence of Italian architecture in the 14th century, the city is full of sadness and grace at the end of the century, longing for the new century and misty fantasy, showing the romantic tenderness of human beings and the Mercedes-Benz yearning for the future. Milan is located at the junction of the east and west of Europe and the north and south, and it has the elements to develop as an economic city on the fertile plain of Lombardy.
Milan is located in the southern Alps, on the Po River Plain. The Celtics may have settled in Milan as early as 6 years ago. In the first 222 years, the Roman Republic occupied the area. It gradually became a big commercial and trade city in Italy. In the 3rd century BC, it was formally included under the property of the Roman emperor, and it became the center for the promotion of Christianity, which was an important area in the beginning of western civilization.
Charlemagne briefly conquered Milan in 774. It was not until 962 that Milan returned to the hands of the Italians. In the 11th century, Milan regained its importance, became the leader of other Italian cities, and actually gained independence from the Holy Roman Empire. The plague epidemic in 1349 did not involve Milan, but the plagues in 142 (5, deaths), 1542 (8, deaths), 1576 (17, deaths) and 1629 (7, deaths) left deep scars.
from the 195s to the 195s, Milan became an important town in the Renaissance in art. Leonardo da vinci and Bramao once worked here. At that time, Milan tried to unify northern Italy, but failed. Milan was occupied by France in the 15th century and by Spain in the early 16th century.
Austria replaced Spain as the ruler of Milan in the 18th century. At the beginning of 18, Napoleon briefly established Cisalpine*** Republic in northern Italy, with Milan as its capital. After Napoleon's coronation, the Republic became the kingdom of Italy. Since then, Milan has become a part of Lombardy-Venice kingdom under Austrian rule. It is a center of the Italian nationalist movement.
In p>1859, Milan was incorporated into the territory of the Kingdom of Sa Ding, and Austrian rule ended. In 1861, the Kingdom of Sardinia was changed to the Kingdom of Italy.
As Milan is an important industrial center in Italy, it was carpet bombed in World War II. Milan was bombed even after Petro Badoglio surrendered to the Allies in 1943. In fact, Milan is a part of benito mussolini's puppet regime, Italian society and the headquarters of the German army in Italy. When the Italian war ended on April 25, 1945, Milan was seriously damaged and many urban areas were completely destroyed. Milan was rebuilt after the war and once again became an important financial and industrial center of Italy.
Milan is a big city in the northwest of European country Italy, the capital of Milan province and lombardia, located in the Lombardy Plain, which is the most densely populated and developed in Italy. It is also an important transportation point in southern Europe, with a long history and is famous for sightseeing, fashion and architecture. Milan currently has 1.3 million residents, but if you count the residents in the suburbs, there are about 4 million people. The total area is about 1982 square kilometers. The current mayor is Lediz Moratti.
Milan's urban GDP accounts for 4.8% of Italy's GDP, and Milan is located in the center of one of the richest regions in the world. Milan Expo is one of the leading expositions in the world. Its new RHO exhibition venue opened in July 25 covers an area of 2.5 million square meters, with an exhibition area of 46, square meters, making it the largest exposition venue in the world.
Milan is famous for its fashion industry. It is one of the fashion capitals in the world, and its fashion shops on the Avenue Montnapoleon are world-famous. Milan's Emanuel II promenade has the reputation of being the oldest shopping center in the world. Another Milan specialty is the Christmas dessert Manedone. Milan is also famous for producing Alfa Romeo automobile brand and silk industry.
climate: warm with distinct seasons, dry in summer and rainy in winter. Therefore, despite the high temperature in midsummer, it is cool in the shade and indoors, and even feels a little cold at night.
This is a gorgeous shopping mall, but the sightseeing value is higher than the shopping value. However, the Prada boutique under the central arcade is one of the best in Milan in scale and window layout, especially the window layout is updated every day, and it is also a great pleasure to just stand outside the window and enjoy it.
Monty Napoleon Street Via Monte Napoleone
On this street, there are 2 ~ 3 Gucci and Prada, and other famous brands such as Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace and Moschino. Indicator brands such as Chanel, Hermes and Kenzo in France, Escada and Aigner in Germany.
Croso G. Matteotti
The prices of intermediate goods sold here are cheaper, but there are many Italian famous brands such as Max Mara, Bruno Magli and Marella. Other more civilian Max&; Co, Benetton, Sisly, Stefanel and Furla specialize in naraCAMICE of all kinds of tops, and the Replay and Diesel of denim series are all in this street.
nightlife in Italy follows the model of America and Britain. There are many nightclubs and discotheques where young people gather to listen to music, dance and chat. Due to the high replacement rate of such places, they may close or open in a few months. Please check the local newspaper for the latest details. In recent years, Milan and Fei Lengcui are popular places for night revelry: Milan is famous for its local rock and disco.
In Milan, you can enjoy the opera of Teatro alla Scala, the world-famous Scala Theater. The first day of the performance of Scala Theater is December 7th, the annual festival of San Ambrosio, Milan's guardian saint. Until the end of May, there was a wide range of programs from standard works to modern works. In summer, concerts or ballets are held.
restaurants can be roughly divided into formal restaurants, fast food restaurants, self-service restaurants and so on. In big cities such as Rome and Milan, there are thousands of restaurants of all sizes in each city. Formal restaurants include restaurants with national flavor and various foreign restaurants with different specifications and flavors. Savigny restaurant and Paradise restaurant in Milan are also very popular. Savigny restaurant has a history of more than 1 years. There is a big restaurant and a small box in the museum.
The dining here is more formal and the waiters are strictly trained. Serve the food in a fixed order. The dishes are mainly traditional dishes, such as steak, roast suckling pig, fried prawns, foie gras and so on. Italian fast food industry has developed in recent years, and fast food has both Italian style and other national flavors. Generally located in the city center, busy streets or intersections, for many people to eat in a short time. In Italy, it is also very convenient to eat in a cafeteria.
There are many bars all over Italy. Italian bars are like teahouses in China. In their spare time, people are used to drinking coffee, chatting and killing time. Bars also sell snacks such as bread and ice cream. In the morning, people like to drink a glass of cappuccino, which is a kind of foamed drink unique to Italy. It is very delicious with some sugar before use.
Like other places in northern Italy, I prefer handmade pasta and rice products to dry pasta. In Brescia, there is an Italian wonton called Casonsei, which is a food made of sausage, bread and cheese. Gnocchi di Zucca, a kind of pasta mixed with Tortelli di Zucca, pumpkin diced and flour, is famous.
In addition, Lugana, a white wine, is recommended, which is made by absorbing the fragrance of flowers growing around Lake Gada. In this cold area, Cassoeula is an indispensable famous dish in winter. Boil pigs from head to toe with cabbage. When eating this dish, it is very good to drink the strong red bardacarlo produced by Lotrepo Pavese in the southern hilly area of this area.
Milan, the economic center, is a paradise for gourmets. Milan people who like new things are the first to accept fast food in Italy, and NUOVA CUCINA, known as Italian food, has tasted famous dishes all over the world. On the other hand, traditional dishes made from rich raw materials produced on fertile land still have a good market.
risotto made of rice from Po River valley and polenta made of corn flour are its representative foods. Polenta can be cooked with meat, eaten naked like bread, or fried like spaghetti, which is really colorful. Milan's famous dishes include Ossobuco, which cooks calf meat together with bones in order to eat gelatin from bone marrow, and Risottoallamilanese, a braised pork rice with tomato sauce with saffron flavor.
these dishes match the thick taste of the local representative wine Oltrepo Pavese Barvera. Ossobuco, the representative dish of Milan, is usually eaten with Risottoallamilanese, so it also has a reasonable cuisine.
another one that can't be forgotten is Cotdettaalla MIllanese. Fried breast steak, which is so big that it falls off the plate, has become a popular dish in Italy. When eating this dish, it matches the taste of sparkling wine Oltrepo Pavese Pinot Spumamte.
Gorgonzola is the most famous, which is produced in a village of the same name in the suburbs of Milan. In addition, the origin of the world-famous Christmas candy Panettone is also Milan. Now, a modern large-scale workshop has been set up in Milan near elementary school to produce Panettone candy, which is exported to all parts of Italy and other countries in the world.
Although Milan is an inland city, it has the largest fish market in Italy and is very famous for its concentration of fresh fish from all over Italy. There are many restaurants specializing in fish in Milan, which can make gourmets feast their eyes.
The information desk at Central Station is backed by the platform, and on the front side, you can make a hotel reservation. The tourist information desk is on the first floor of the building on the right side of the cathedral, where you can get a lot of information, brochures and maps about Milan and Lombardy. Although you can't book a hotel, you can confirm whether there is a room available for you. The other also has an office at Linate Airport.
The exchange office next to the information desk on the second floor of Central Station is open 24 hours, although the price is not very good. At Central Station, there is also a branch of Banca Nazionale Delle Comunicazioni, where the quotation is average.
among the banks in the urban area, Banca Cesare Ponti, which is close to the rectangular hall in the cathedral square, has a good quotation, which is very convenient and has high use value. Business hours are from 8: 3 to 13: 3 from Monday to Friday, and it is generally closed on Saturday and Zhoukou. In northern Italy, many banks are open for one hour in the afternoon.
from PiazzaCastello, Castro square in front of Folter's castle, there are buses to the lake area, suburban towns and Trieste in Rimini. In addition, there are international routes to Paris, London and other neighboring countries (concentrated in Autostradale and other three agencies), and the information desk of Autostfadale is next to Castro Square.
the central post office is located in P.zaEdison, 3 meters west of the cathedral. The window for selling stamps is No.3, and Fermoposta, which is convenient for contacting Japan, is handled at No.34 window. The parcel is handled in the room on the right side of the front passage. In addition, there is SIP in the rectangular hall next to the cathedral. There is also a post office and a telephone office in Central Station.
The famous Bishop's Church of Duomo Milan, carved in marble in the center of the city, was built between 1386 and 185.
There are four important scenic spots
Milan Bishop's Cathedral and Church Square: the magnificent Goethe-style building, which is the third largest cathedral in Europe. Founded in 1386 and completed in 1813, Mark Twain called it a poem written in marble. Victoria II Arcade: A classical and gorgeous shopping area with many bars and high-class restaurants. The cloister is criss-crossed, with mosaics symbolizing America, Asia, Africa and Europe.
Scala Opera House: Located at the other end of the arcade, it is the stage that musicians dream of performing. There is a museum next door.
Santa Maria de Grazia Church: It contains Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper", which was just restored in mid-1999 and is now open to visitors.