| Milan is the business, fashion and design
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| | poets and artists. It remains a very 'in'
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| capital of Italy, with numerous fashion
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| | area today, and is a very exclusive and
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| and trade fairs in the Rho` district of
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| | fashionable district, with boutique
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| the city (previously held in the Fiera
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| | shops, 'sophisticated bohemian' homeware
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| district). It is also Italy's second
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| | shops, bookshops, restaurants, and bars.
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| largest and richest city. The city is
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| | This area is also where you can find the
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| split into 9 zones and full of beautiful
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| | famous Pinacoteca di Brera, one of
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| architecture, lively nightlife and many
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| | milan's most fashionable art galleries,
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| museums and exhibitions. As Milan is
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| | exhibiting works from many well known
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| based in the very north of Italy,
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| | artists, including Rubens and Canaletto.
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| Switzerland is only a short distance by
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| | This art gallery is housed in the 18th
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| train, so worth a day trip if visting the
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| | century palace Palazzo Brera. This area
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| city. The stunning scenery of Lake Como
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| | is also home to the very exclusive
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| and Lake Lecco is also worth a day trip
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| | fashionable 10 Corso Como, which can be
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| and again a very short journey by
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| | found along equally fashionable Corso
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| train.Centro Storico (the historical
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| | Como (many bars and restaurants
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| centre) is full of life, with many things
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| | frequented by the rich and beautiful). 10
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| to see and do. In this area you will find
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| | Corso Como is a shop, restaurant and bar
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| the huge Piazza Duomo and Duomo
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| | housed in a beautiful courtyard lit up
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| Cathedral, (see above photo) the castle
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| | with candles and fairy lights at night,
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| Castello Sforzesco, the world renowned
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| | and definitely somewhere to go if you
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| opera house La Scala, and stunning
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| | want to impresss anyone, such as business
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| shopping gallery, Galleria Vittorio
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| | clients for a meal, or maybe a romantic
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| Emanuele.(see below photo). Also, just a
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| | date....the shop sells and exhibits
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| few minutes walk away from Piazza Duomo,
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| | luxury high fashion designer wear,
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| are Via della Spiga, and Via
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| | jewellry, shoes and other various items.
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| Montenapoleone, two of the most famous
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| | It remains open most nights with the bar
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| influential fashion streets possibly in
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| | and restaurants, and you are offered
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| the whole world. These streets are richly
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| | complimentary glasses of champagne while
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| concentrated with fashion designers,
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| | you browse. Brera also houses some of
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| jewellers and furriers. Every designer
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| | Milan's famous nightclubs, frequented by
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| imaginable has a shop or two in these
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| | models, footballers and the 'in' party
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| streets: Armani, Iceberg, Luois Vitton,
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| | crowd. Corso Como is an ideal place to go
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| Dior, Bottega Veneta, to name just a
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| | out at night time; you can start early
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| small handful. When Milan holds fashion
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| | with an aperitivo, move on to a
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| trade fairs at numerous times of the
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| | restaurant, then nightclub. It is the
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| year, these streets can be seen full of
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| | perfect location to stay, although may be
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| people from the fashion industry
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| | a little expensive!St.Ambrogio is the
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| (designers, manufacturers, buyers etc)
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| | city's patron saint, and the Basilica of
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| both day and night, visiting the shops
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| | St.Ambrogio in the heart of the city, is
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| and shop windows observing what new
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| | one of the oldest churches in Milan.
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| fashions 'are in',getting new ideas and
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| | Every year from the 7th to 9th December
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| looking at the impressive window
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| | it's the patron saint's day, and there is
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| displays..Navigli is a lively and
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| | a lot of celebrating and events to be
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| fashionable (canal)district (the Navigli
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| | found throughout the city. There are many
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| Canal runs through Milan), where you will
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| | various stalls, including food stalls,
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| find many bars, cafes, live jazz concerts
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| | music etc in Piazza Sant'Ambrogio and the
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| and antique shops. (photo below of
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| | surrounding area. It is the city's most
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| Navigli district by night)Brera, is a
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| | traditional festival, and a nice way to
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| very fashionable district not far from
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| | get you in the festivities spirit, at the
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| the centre, which used to be known as the
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| | start of the Christmas period!Juliana de
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| 'artists' quarter', and very bohemian in
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| | Angelis is a travel writer about Italy...
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| it's day, inhabited and frequented by
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