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Advantages: Vibrant, cosmopolitan city and stunningly beautiful lakes
Disadvantages: Pricey, dirty and plagued by annoying gypsies

I went to Milan in early May with my partner. I still don’t really know why I went there, but I suppose I was attracted by the allure of the big city as well as the proximity of the beautiful lakes of northern Italy. I stayed for 7 nights and paid £450 in total for the flight, hotel and transfers to and from the airport. Another £300 or so was spent during the holiday on travel, eating out and entertainment. There is a lot to say, so I have subdivided ... Read review

Advantages: Infos about Milan
Disadvantages: I tell you only about a small zone of the town

As you all certainly know, Milan is also a town for shopping. In fact, it is also called “The town of fashion”, and this name is not only due to the various fashion shows that take place in the town during the entire year, but also to the fact that here you can find the best stylist boutiques in Italy. The heart of the fashion in Milan are Spiga Street , Bergognone street and all the zone around San Babila square. Practically the centre of the ... Read review

Advantages: Vibrant city
Disadvantages: Expensive

I travelled to Milan in the December of 2001 with my Dad and Brother for a spot of pre Christmas football watching. The mighty Ipswich Town were in the UEFA Cup and had been drawn against Inter Milan, far too good an opportunity for three die-hard fans to miss. As it turns out the football was a disappointment, (Ipswich lost 4-1 for those who are interested), but the city of Milan was a vibrant metropolis that I enjoyed immensely. We booked an ... Read review

Advantages: Clean, safe, elegant, friendly
Disadvantages: None I can think of - perhaps lack of taxis

...decided to head off to Milan for a city break as a pretty last minite decision after finding extremely cheap flights with Ryanair. We only had a few days to prepare so an 'itinerary' as such was out of the question. Actually, our reason for making the trip was for my friend to carry out some 'research' for her urban environment project for her art degree course. And I'm a keen photographer, so hoped to get some good snaps. So, all in all, our ... Read review

Advantages: Historic, decent restaurants, good shopping!!!
Disadvantages: Don't speak the language!!

...was somewhat persuaded to visit Milan in November last year. My best friend Dani, being Italian herself, therefore completely biased, nagged and nagged me for 3 whole weeks to go. "Right" I thought, "if it shuts her up I'll go." Her smile was the size of the moon, a full moon that is. No problem with the country or the people. It does help though when you can speak a little bit of the language. Could I? No, not a word. So Dani taught me a word ... Read review

Advantages: Life, design, food and fashion, people, transport and ambience
Disadvantages: food, people, transport

I visited Milan for the first time too many years ago to mention and I loved it on sight. For some reason my second visit had to wait until last September when I left a dull grey South Coast town for the delights of this city of cities. We arrived at Linate, which is not the main airport, flying budget with Buzz but, in no time at all we were on a coach heading toward the city centre and our small '3 star (?!)' hotel. The hotel was not esay ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing cathedral (Duomo), Last Supper, great ice cream :-)
Disadvantages: Lots of stuff covered up due to maintenance, mosquitoes :-(

...the first 3 nights in Milan and then we took the train to Venice - where we stayed for 4 nights before returning home to Norway (via Milan). The trip report is divided into two pages. This page will focus on our stay in Milan and the second page will focus on the stay in Venice. Prelude For a few years we have been talking about going to a European destination again and we had planned on going to Spain in 2002 but we ended up in Thailand instead. ... Read review

Advantages: The atmosphere and sheer scale of the stadium
Disadvantages: Undercurrent of violence in Italian football

...when I saw that Inter Milan were at home to Juventus. No way, I thought, would we be able get into the stadium for a top match like that, there would be few tickets available except those priced at exhorbitant rates. I therefore started looking at other possible fixtures, such as Chievo v Udinese. No problem getting in to a game like that, I thought. However, after a couple of days I thought hey, why settle for second best. So I went back on to ... Read review

Advantages: very good nightlife, very good icecream
Disadvantages: not so much of the laid-back mediterranean lifestyle obvious further south.

...increasingly fond of the place. Milan isn't the first place that immediately springs to mind (my mind anyway!) when it comes to picking places to visit. It is the industrial and financial centre of Italy and it leans far more towards the lifestyle of northern Europeans than Italian cities further south. Most famous for it's shops, fashion industry and a whopping great cathedral, it is also quite a young city. As for the shops and the fashion, ... Read review

Advantages: great shops to look at, nice collection, some good sales
Disadvantages: sore on feet, hot walking around, unfriendly shop assistants

This summer after saving up a lot of money I had picked the best destination to spend it. I went to one of the fashion capitals of the world, Milan. I had typed out my list of shops and a day or so after arrival I took my euros and went shopping. The good thing about here is it is a great type of shopping trip but you can never do all of the shopping in one day. You get a mixture of everything here, vintage shops, markets, high street, mid high street ... Read review

Advantages: easy to visit
Disadvantages: busy and chaotic during weekdays

Milan is well known around the world as a business city but if you walk around you can find a lot of interesting places for sightseeing. First of all the well know place: DUOMO is the main curch in Milan located in a large square. Is a gothic style construction with a lot of pinnacle on its roof. On the topo of the highest pinnacle stand a gold plated statue of Maria, the Jesus Christi mother, that the ’’milanesi’’ call ’’Madonnina’’ and has been ... Read review

Advantages: Great places to visit
Disadvantages: very expensive

I have been to Milano several times on 3 day breaks. I find it the most stimulating and exciting city which always buzzing with life. The best month for me was March as it was the week of the great fashion shows. Everywhere you went were amazing looking models standing around with the background of the beautiful Duomo or the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle 2.It is established as the fashion capital of the world. My main reson for visiting Milano was ... Read review