|
Milan is the economic and cultural capital of modern Italy, and two of the mainstays of this diverse cultural experience are fashion and football.
The shops and fashion outlets of Milan are legendary and some of the worlds most extravagant and decadent fashion houses can be found on the Via Montenapoleone. This one street boasts the atelier showrooms of Gucci, Versace, Prada, Luis Vuitton and Cartier to name just a few.
For those of us who aren’t Premier league footballers or their WAGs Milan also has a more affordable selection of top quality shops in and around the centre of this exciting city. Dedicated shopping streets to rival any in the world can be found at Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Buenos Aires, di Porta Ticinese and Via Torino.
You can not escape the shops even on a Sunday, Seravalle designer outlet village is a unique monument to Milans shopping obsession, built in the typical Ligurian-Piedmont style of the region it has more than 170 shops selling designer names
|
at vastly discounted prices. There is a daily coach shuttle from central Milan, Zani Viaggi travel, Foro Bonaparte 76 daily at 10.00 returning at 16.30, cost 20 Euros, travel time 80 minutes. Discount card obtainable at the welcome desk at Seravalle on production of your rail tickets.
For those of us who are Premier league footballers or indeed think they are a pilgrimage to the home of AC and Inter Milan is a must even if its not a match day. The San Siro is one of the most famous football stadiums in the world. It dates from 1927 but was restructured for the 1990 world cup. To get there take the Metro to Lotto followed by a short walk. There are stadium tours every hour costing 13 Euros which includes the museum.
The 4* Grand Visconti Palace is situated just outside the centre in an unusually quiet green location of Italy’s industrial, commercial and fashion hub. A new sober Italian style and an excellent level of comfort combine to create a unique atmosphere of taste and elegance
|
