Tell me something about Milan ( the city )?

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jessica39

its a very nice city, i just went to meet my fiances parents. it wasn't what i expected, it was much nicer. not like a city that you usually think of like new york. there were not many contemporary buildings and no skyscrapers. lots of beautiful old buildings, and the duomo....WOW.....i would suggest a good map though, the streets are very confusing. and i just wouldn't drive at all the first year. if you are staying in the center then i suggest walking, and if in the outer towns like San Felice take a the bus...but yeah, very very pretty, really good food, and the cappuccino the BEST!....the people are really nice and dress really well, very classy. if you are to attend IULM my fiance graduated from there and really liked it.

jackbutler5555

You're going to really pleased with this link from The New York Times a day or two ago.

vraju m

Milan (Italian: Milano; Lombard: MilÃ¡n (listen)) is one of the biggest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The city proper (Comune di Milano) has about 1,308,500 inhabitants (2004). The population of the urban area (Greater Milan La Grande Milano), comprising the core of Lombardy, is estimated, as of 2006, to be about 4,280,820 people. Finally, the official population of Milan Metro Area counts around 7,400,000 residents (2006). Milan has become one of the most highly developed urban centers in Europe.

By population, Milan is Italy's 2nd largest city and the 3rd Metro Area of the EU. Municipal borders wrap a relatively small areaâ€”about one-eighth that of Romeâ€”because of the historical high density of population centers in agriculturally rich Lombardy. The heavily urbanized area centered in Milan includes some Swiss territories in southern Canton Ticino: this does not imply any kind of administrative unity, though. Milan is an alpha world full service city in GaWc inventory.

The city is one of the world's major commercial and financial centers, and one of the wealthiest cities in the European Union. Milan is one of the world capitals of fashionâ€”along with New York City, Paris, London, Tokyoâ€”and design. Indeed the English word milliner is derived from the name of the city. The Lombard metropolis is famous for fashion firms and shops (via Montenapoleone) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo, reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall. Another famed Milanese product is the traditional Christmas sweet cake, called Panettone. Milan is also famous for the Alfa Romeo motorcar and for its silk production; but on the whole relies on its directional functions for the whole of Lombardy, its once proud and strong industrial base having been externalized throughout the region in the 60s-70s of the last century. The city hosted among other events the World Exposition in 1906, the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1990, the UEFA European Football Championship in 1980, and has submitted a bid to BIE to host the Universal Expo 2015.

Lola P

wow, im so jealous!

milan is beautiful but expensive. i dont know too much about the city because i was only there for 2 weeks.

can i come visit you!? jejeje

davina

the best city in the world
ciao!
davina, a "milanese"(=from milan)

hjb

great leather goods, expensive restaurants, fabulous fashions

gabrielalaura74

i think that the city is an ugly city. it doesnt seem like its a part of italy. the people are a bit snobby. I love italy and I want to live there. But if I was told that Milan is the only city I can live in I would pass it up

sheila21

it's hideous: grey town, lots of smog, pollution, only factories and so
no nature
no sea
no sun
few art
no places where to breathe

mihai b

Milan (Italian: Milano) is one of the biggest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The city proper (Comune di Milano) has about 1,308,500 inhabitants (2004). The population of the urban area (Greater Milan La Grande Milano), comprising the core of Lombardy, is estimated, as of 2006, to be about 4,280,820 people. Finally, the official population of Milan Metro Area counts around 7,400,000 residents (2006). Milan has become one of the most highly developed urban centers in Europe.

By population, Milan is Italy's 2nd largest city and the 3rd Metro Area of the EU. Municipal borders wrap a relatively small areaâ€”about one-eighth that of Romeâ€”because of the historical high density of population centers in agriculturally rich Lombardy. The heavily urbanized area centered in Milan includes some Swiss territories in southern Canton Ticino: this does not imply any kind of administrative unity, though. Milan is an alpha world full service city in GaWc inventory.

The city is one of the world's major commercial and financial centers, and one of the wealthiest cities in the European Union. Milan is one of the world capitals of fashionâ€”along with New York City, Paris, London, Tokyoâ€”and design. Indeed the English word milliner is derived from the name of the city. The Lombard metropolis is famous for fashion firms and shops (via Montenapoleone) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo, reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall. Another famed Milanese product is the traditional Christmas sweet cake, called Panettone. Milan is also famous for the Alfa Romeo motorcar and for its silk production; but on the whole relies on its directional functions for the whole of Lombardy, its once proud and strong industrial base having been externalized throughout the region in the 60s-70s of the last century. The city hosted among other events the World Exposition in 1906, the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1990, the UEFA European Football Championship in 1980, and has submitted a bid to BIE to host the Universal Expo 2015.

Inhabitants of Milan are referred to as "Milanese" (Italian: Milanesi or informally Meneghini or Ambrosiani).

Milan's name is believed by some to derive from the Celtic Medelhan[citation needed], meaning "in the middle of the plain", due either to its location in a plain close to the confluence of two small rivers, the Olona and the Seveso, or perhaps to its being close to, and roughly equidistant from, two major rivers, the Ticino and the Adda. The Romans transcribed the name as Mediolanum, which in Latin could also be interpreted as meaning "wool in the middle". Thus arose the legend, built on Celtic lore about the boar as a mythical animal: according to a prophecy the site for the settlement would have been indicated to a Celtic king by the appearance of a wild pig or boar with a ridge of hair along its back, as reported by Cardano around 1626:

It is presumed Milan was originally founded by the Celts of Northern Italy around 600 BC and was conquered around 222 BC by the Romans, who gave it the name of Mediolanum. In the 4th century, at the time of the bishop Saint Ambrose and Emperor Theodosius I, the city was briefly the capital of the Western Roman Empire. At that time Milan was the second largest city in Europe, with more than 300,000 inhabitants. St Ambrose is now the patron saint of the city.[1] With the Visigothic menace mounting, Milan lost its capital role to Ravenna in 402. Attila plundered the city in 452 during his invasion of Italy, then the Ostrogoths of Uraia ravaged it in 541, during the disastrous Greco-Gothic war. The ghost of a city was then taken by the Lombards in 569; the main Byzantine officials, both civilian and religious, fled to Genoa for safety. The Lombards made Milan capital of one of their main duchies, and the city slowly but surely recovered a role, if overshadowed by neighbouring Pavia and Monza.

http://www.milanoinfotourist.com/home.htm is a good site to begin with.

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