Milan is one of my favorite Italian cities (after Rome). I love it so much that I have to visit it at least once a year. If you’ve never been here, this is the perfect city guide for you.
The difference between Milan and Rome is that the first is modern, capital of fashion and lifestyle. Rome, instead, is full of history, ancient monuments, churches.
Milan is known as: Milano da Bere (as an Italian sentence says). That means that is famous for its aperitifs, to hang out for a drink with friends. You can se its many streets filled with people along the streets eating and drinking for aperitifs from 7PM until night.
The Main Street to enjoy this is along the Navigli river.
I’m going to talk about it later!
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5 THINGS TO DO IN MILAN
I stayed there two days and I have to admit that are enough to visit the main “attractions” the city offers. In this post I would like to write about the staple things to do if you decide to visit this beautiful city for the first time.
Milan Dome
Obviously, the first thing you need to do while in Milan is visiting the famous Milan Dome. Right in the city center is always very crowded with people fascinated by it. There is this usual thing to take picture with pidgeons that I really don’t like, I cannot understand the beauty of it, but if you like to have this kind of picture of you try it LOL. You can also buy a ticket to visit the Dome and the most beautiful thing to do is to go at the edge of it admiring Milan from above.
Via Monte Napoleone
This is the most famous street in the heart of Milan. Every people who come in this city has walked in this street once. Its characteristic is that is the street of luxury shopping like Cartier, Giorgio Armani, Prada, Burberry etc. Once a year, for my birthday, I adore to treat me with a self made gift from a shop situated in Via Monte Napoleone. From me by me!
Last year, I treated myself with this LV bag. I’m in love with this brad. It has something that keeps me away from any other brand.
Terrazza Aperol
As I was saying before, in italy it’s an habit to have an “aperitivo” (aperitif) in the afternoon. It is a moment to spend with friends sipping on a very tasty Aperol Spritz (usually). I adore, for example, to catch up with friends in front of an aperitif than having a dinner together.
The most particular thing about the Terrazza Aperol (Aperol terrace) is that is a beautiful location in the center of Milan (right next to the Dome) where you can sip your drink with an amazing Milan Dome view. They have a lot of Aperol cocktail variation and It took me so much time to decide because I was sooo hesitant.
I wanted to taste them all!
Eat in Il Mercato
While I was there I decided I wanted to have something “Milanese” to eat. Its most traditional and famous plate is the “Cotoletta alla Milanese“, a well known meat dish that is very well adored by kids!! I found this amazing place called IL MERCATO that makes it perfectly. This place is made up of three levels and you can find every kind of italian meals you want.
The only thing that I didn’t like is the fact that you need to pay 50 cents to go to the toilet *WHY?* thumbs down.
I Navigli
After dinner, the thing I loved the most doing is having a walk through the Navigli. They were a system of navigable and interconnected canals around Milan. Today, the canals are mostly used for irrigation. The only two who operate a tourist navigation system connected to the Darsena are the Naviglio Grande and the Naviglio Pavese, also becoming a nightlife pole. This area is full of beautiful pubs. You can go in one of them and sip a drink or whatever you like, admiring the beautiful view.
Have you ever visited Milan? What did you like the most about it?
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