Duomo
Piazza Duomo, MilanoProbably, it is difficult to meet a man whom the magnificent Gothic building of the Milan Cathedral would leave indifferent. The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Nashen is the largest in the world, it can accommodate up to forty thousand people at the same time, besides it has no equal in beauty of exterior and interior decoration.
La Scala
Via Filodrammatici, 2, MilanoThe world's most famous opera theater is in Italy, and the name is La Scala. For already three centuries, it is the meeting place of the Milan aristocracy, all real connoisseurs of opera and other connoisseurs of fine art are dreaming here.
The Museum of Science and Technology of Leonardo da Vinci
Via San Vittore 21, MilanoWithout a doubt, one of the most unusual and cognitive among the Milanese museums is the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology. It is located in the building of an ancient monastery, has a huge number of exhibition pavilions and outdoor exposures.
Amvrosian's gallery
Piazza Pio XI, 2, MilanoThe Amvrosian Art Gallery is considered to be the first Milan museum, since it was founded in the early 17th century in a luxurious archbishop palace. In the ancient halls there are paintings of such great meters as Raphael, Caravaggio, Titian, Leonardo da Vinci.
Brera Gallery
Via Brera, 28, MilanoThe picture gallery of Brera has so many canvases of outstanding masters, which is no longer in all Europe. This gallery was founded by Napoleon at the dawn of the XIX century, having expropriated all the most valuable paintings from the monasteries.
Contemporary Art Gallery in Milan
Milan, Via Palestro, 16More than 2500 works of art, two floors and almost fifty rooms in the territory of a luxury villa of the turn of the 18-19th centuries - just so in a nutshell can be described the Gallery of Modern Art in Milan. The collection of this museum is truly impressive: there are Picasso, and Monet, and Renoir, and Matisse.
Sforza Castle
Piazza Castello, MilanoThere were also no locks in Milan. The most popular of these is the Sforza Castle, built in the middle of the 15th century. It will be especially interesting for tourists from Russia. What is so remarkable about the castle?
Golden quadrangle of Milan
Milan, Via Monte NapoleoneMost of the tourists in Milan are attracted by the far from pompous La Scala and the majestic Duomo Cathedral - oh, no. They came here for a fantastic, exciting, exciting and tempting shopping. And Milan is reciprocating with them, hospitably opening the doors of the best boutiques in the world.
The Museum of Science and Art in Milan
Via Quintino Sella, 4, MilanoOne of the expositions of the Museum of Science and Art is devoted to how to learn to distinguish originals from copies and fakes. Here you can conduct real experiments that will help to identify and distinguish genuine antiques from fakes.
The Poldi-Pezzoli Museum
Via Manzoni, 12, MilanoThe Poldi-Pezzoli Museum is one of the most interesting and rich museums in Europe, where a private collection of various works of art, antique weapons, jewelry and antiques is presented.
Monument to the Middle finger
Milan, Piazza degli AffariThe most scandalous, the most pretentious and the most impudent - epithets at this landmark of the capital Lomabradia will be typed with a dozen, or even more. However, its author, and indeed the place itself, does not care at all - creative individuals are for this to reveal the shameful growth of society.
District Ingrosso
Milan, Station Ingrosso"Milan Fashion Center" - this is exactly the official name for the area is not the most fashionable streets in one of the most fashionable cities of the world. And it is here that crowds of shopaholics, fashion fans, fans of original forms and "unplanned" concepts in the fashion world are eager.
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie, MilanoThe church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, built in the 15th century, is quite interesting from the point of view of architecture, but still come here first of all for the sake of the fresco "The Last Supper" by the great master of the Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci.
Cathedral Square in Milan
Piazza del Duomo, MilanoIn any self-respecting large European city there is an area where all the pigeons of the world seem to fly. In Milan, she too is. Cathedral Square is the place where Italian youth rest, the best sights are collected and the atmosphere is pleasant for an energetic city.
San Siro Stadium
Via Privata dei Piccolomini, 1-5, Milano"La Scala", Duomo Cathedral, "San Siro" - football stadium is among the main attractions of Milan. The locals call it "the voice of the city". Probably, because here you can sing and shout unceremoniously every week, tear your throats for your favorite "Inter" or "Milan."
Brera Street
Milan, Via Brera"Milan Montmartre", one of the most fun areas of the capital of Lombardy, the home of bohemians and creative people - all this can be said about the quarter of Brera and the street with the same name, which is considered its "heart". It is here that you can buy the most intricate and fanciful souvenirs in memory of Milan.
Fountain "Wedding cake"
Milan, Fontana di Piazza CastelloCrawl with your feet into the wedding cake, throw a coin and find a sucker, dream about the coming happiness or simply refresh yourself in the sultry Milan afternoon can be in the same place in the capital of Lombardy - at the fountain that stands next to the gate to the ancient castle of Sforzesco.
"The lion's share" of Milan's must-see is shopping - it's the "Golden Quadrangle" and the Ingrosso district, and the first shopping arcade in the world is the gallery of Vittorio Emanuele II, and the outlets - where without them .And the fact that it carries the prefix of the "cultural" landmark is more for the background: the luxurious Duomo, as if by magic wave, gracefully and gracefully crouched on the same area .And La Scala, which also comes for entertainment, albeit aesthetic nature .Or Sforza's castle, which for residents of cold Russia is so reminiscent of the native Kremlin .
Needless to say, most of the tourists come to Milan if not for shopping, then at least for the purpose of "excursion + shopping" (moreover, it is difficult to say what is on this list in the first place). However, individual individuals who yearn for every visit to touch the beautiful, in the capital of Lombardy will not get bored, but will replenish their cultural baggage in full. Attractions in Milan do not take, and all as for selection of the first grade.
While shopaholics will drink their morning coffee at Piazza Duomo, it is worthwhile to spare no time and go inside the temple. Amazing beauty cathedral, built in the style of flaming Gothic - the pride of the city. Its roof is crowned by 135 spiers, and the facades are adorned with as many as 2,245 marble sculptures. Upstairs there is an observation deck with which, in clear weather, you can see the majestic Alps.
The second most popular attraction of Milan is the Vittorio Emanuele II gallery, which connects the two main squares of the city - in front of the Duomo and in front of the La Scala Theater .Inside - a glass dome, murals, sculptures and, of course, boutiques, showrooms, shops and restaurants .Be sure to go through the gallery, at least in order to get to one of the world's most famous opera houses .La Scala was opened in the 18th century and immediately won the public's love .In an elegant building, built in neoclassical style, premieres of the great Puccini and Verdi were given, stars of world size performed, brilliants and dresses were shining with aristocrats from around the world .
Finally, a visit to Milan would be incomplete without a visit to the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where, perhaps, the most brilliant and famous work of Leonardo - the fresco "Last Supper" ."Add to" the impression of maestro da Vinci can be in one of the galleries of the city - believe me, the artistic meeting of the capital of Lombardy can compete for the number of masterpieces with Venice or Turin .For example, look in the gallery of Amvrosian (Caravaggio, Leonardo, Titian, Rafael) or in the gallery of Brera, whose collection was founded by Napoleon at the dawn of the 19th century, expropriating all the most valuable canvases from the monasteries .
Finally, do not spare the strength on the castle built from red brick Sforza. Inside - antique furniture, utensils, paintings, including the unfinished work of Michelangelo "Pieta Rondonini."