Visit Milan - 5 Things You Will Love & Hate about Milan, Italy
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- The Best & Worst of Milan, Italy for Travelers. From the Last Supper & walking on the top of the Duomo. Eat some Panzerotti, see fashion before its fashion, but watch out for the aggressive beggars, high prices & make sure you reserve your tickets for the Last Supper! Da Vinci would want you to.
Filmed in Milan, Italy
Copyright Mark Wolters 2015
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Hi I am from Milan and I have a suggestion for beggars and sellers: IF you don't want to buy anything and don't want to be annoyed, literaly IGNORE them, don't answer to them, don't look them in the eyes, say nothing to them, walk your way or continue talking with your friends, and after a minute they will leave you alone. That's rude but it's the easyer and faster way.
I am going to Milan tomorrow 13 June 2016 . See you there..... in Milan. First timer in Milan walking down the lane.
It sucks we have to do that, but you're right. If they have no consideration for us by constantly annoying us to buy from them, then we have to respond sharply. Thanks for the tip.
Seller : You are Welcome, and pay me for my tip. ( LOL )
I guess that's a thing only people used to live in cities with hordes of tourists can pull off without guilt. But yeah, that's good to mention something like that, that's a detail people tend to forget.
Yep. I bought a CD from one in LA. Never listened to the thing. And I was in an especially good mood at that point...
This guy is a proper giargiana...
@@paulakhs true story bro :D
'zzo è la galaria? Forse intende "la galleria"? O lè in milanes?
@@michelangeloc.4265 he's the american cousin of the giargiana, so he's more giargiana than the average giargiana hahahahah
No grazi.
@@michelangeloc.4265 haha! mi non credit.
Guys, don't get all upset. I'm from Milan just like many of you and I find the (mild) criticism very reasonable. From a tourist's point of view, our city doesn't have the same immediate impact that most other famous Italian places have. I personally wouldn't live anywhere else in this country, but that's a completely different story. Of course we, as locals, know all the hidden beauties and the surprises this city has to offer, but you cannot expect someone coming from so far away to be able to find them and appreciate them. Milan will always be this anomaly, mostly loved by those who live there and hated by other Italians because, basically, they don't understand us. A few livid comments below this video show just that. Commuters coming here every day and complaining about the traffic that they generate themselves... we're used to that. But hey... find me another Italian city with 4 metro lines, 2 more under construction, 14 suburban railways, cable cars so cool San Francisco wanted a few for their collection, stores open 24/7, hundreds of restaurants delivering at your doorstep (some even at night), all the concert venues, car/moped/bike sharing, outlets for electric cars in the streets, an actual Downtown complete with a fairly decent skyline in the middle of the city, and I could go on and on!
reezlaw I disagree because as a tourist, my experience of Milano was one of the best. Good people good food and i was stunned just by walking through the city it is so full of art and history. Definitely one of my first choices when i get back to Italia
I loved Milan when I was there. It was the only city where I felt that I wouldn't get hit in a crosswalk. People actually follow the traffic lights. Yeah!! I find Milan a walkable and lovely city. A good place for a snack is Princi's. They also have wonderful coffee.
what are the hiden recomendations?
San Fransisco is a Huge Homeless Drug Addicted, utopia. Aggressive panhandlers everywhere Over priced and Anti Social place
When you say stores open 24/7, what about 24/7 restaurants/food service?
I lived in Milan for 6 years or so now, I can confirm pretty much everything you said, but I wouldn't call it overrated, because it's often actually underrated if you compare it to other Italian cities ;)
Just been to Milan. It's a great city. Beautiful, down to earth, progressive, contemporary and stylish. It is not as cute or ancient as Rome. Rome has another vibe, with more museums, churches, squares, fountains.
Milan is highly recommended. Great city
I would also recommend the Cimitero Monumentale, the monumental cemetery, where all the richest families of Milan have their graves and their living relatives used to meet in the Sundays afternoon. It's really an open air museum.
Milan isn't more expensive than Venice, for sure!
Venice is infamous in Italy for its tourist traps’ prices… I’ve heard they charge more than 3€ for a coffee (usually it costs no more than 1.20 €)
@@Labbesvein I’m Italian and I can confirm what you wrote. 👍
Venice is really cheap if you go outside the tourist route, you can eat and drink for less than 5€ at any bacaro
I've been to Milan at least once a year for the last 20 years. Io sono un pazzo tifosi per INTER (crazy Inter fan). What I have learned is that Milan is like New York, you either love it or hate it. I LOVE IT. You hit some high points but the real allure of Milano are the subtle local experiences. Here are eight that immediately come to mind: Apertivo and dinner on the Navigli (all you can eat happy hour buffet and a beer for 11 Euro!), brunch in the Brera district (NW of La Scala). Wandering through the myriad of local markets ( mercato) on a Saturday morning ranging from rare coins and books to full blown flea markets with local foods, antiques and artwork (check on the huge one that engulfs the Navigli area the last Sunday of every month, the party tram! ( you and your guests can rent a street car for a white linen dinner service while it traverses the various routes through and around Milan). Watching the fashionistas as they promenade through the court yard of La Castello Sforzesco on their way to the fashion house runways. Experiencing an Inter match at La Scala Dello Calcio the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium with 80,000 of your best friends ( or better yet the local derby!!). Parco Sempione in a light winter snow dressing, train to Varenna and the ferry to the REAL Bellagio. Love it or hate it solo uno Milano! Ciao!
I've been to Rome and Milan. Milan is a very lively city, i loved the aura and attitude better than Rome. People were friendly and very well dressed, i found some cool restaurants that were 10 times better than the ones in Rome and i loved my time there. The Navigli area is gorgeous and i totally recommend it. It is also close to other beautiful Italian towns. Traveling isn't only about sightseeing and visiting ruins.
Hey, do you still remember how that restaurant was called or where it was? :)
Hi was Navigli cheaper food than central?
Sightseeing and visiting ruins are the main attraction points though
No mention of the Pinacoteca di Brera? OMG.
I was in Milan last November and OMG I LOVED Milan!!!! We spent the afternoon at La Vigna de Leonardo. After that we spent hours just taking in the Duomo area and in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. We were on our Honeymoon and we chose to stay just outside of Turin. This was an easy day trip but wow the people were so friendly. I fell completely in love with this city. I went into Prada knowing I couldn't afford almost anything in the store but I had never seen Prada in person before. (I'm from Oklahoma City so we lack exposure.) I walked in, and a sales associate asked if she could help me, I said "No, I'm just dreaming." she said "make sure you go to our next floor and finish the dream." Oh and the people at Lush were just sooooooo sweet. We had a bit of a rough time on our first few days trying to drive in Turin in the ran and our first foreign country, plus figuring out the hours and how stuff works. Our spirits were sagging a bit just from the culture shock. We walked into this city and bam! Suddenly we feel welcome and wanted. We are by no means rich and we only bought a simple pair of earrings at Tiffany's, went to one museum and found a lovely little restaurant that brought us complementary limoncello. Milan will always have a little piece of my heart. I plan to go back as soon as possible. Honestly when we went to Florence the next day it was incredibly crowded and wasn't quite as welcoming? It was beautiful but I don't know, the atmosphere in Milan was definitely my preference over Florence. It was so laid back and easy!!! It really felt like vacation.
Nice to hear about your experience! I'm from Milan, happy to welcome you whenever you want! It's cool to hear that a tourist went to La Vigna di Leonardo, usually not very famous among non-milanese people!
... and you can't forget "Navigli" by night. Remember Navigli, a lot of good people having fun along a system of water channels built by Leonardo da Vinci. Pubs, restaurants, pizzerie and so on. (Sorry for my poor english).
+Pietro Rivolta Your english is great!
As a real Italian living in Milan I can tell you are definitely missing having a drink and eating "aperitivo" at Navigli! Just head to "via torino" road from the Duomo, walk down "corso di porta ticinese" and you will discover the best part of our city :)
That's in the top 10 milan video don't worry.
+Beatrice Costanzo: l'aperitivo ai Navigli is nothing. If you go in Turin and take the aperitivo almost wherever it's better than in Milan. And in winter time if you go in Pzza Castello you can taste the best hot ciocholate of Italy and Pzza San Carlo is one of the best square of Italy...(just few examples...). Of course in Turin there are a very bad things, like rubentus and what is left of fiat...
+EMMEBI1971 Mi dici cosa cavolo c'entra Torino? +Beatrice Costanzo ha detto è la parte migliore della nostra città, non d'Italia. Proprio ieri parlavo con una persona e dicevo che ogni volta che una persona di Milano parla della sua città su Internet salta fuori qualcuno di qualche altro posto che deve sminuire Milano e dire "la mia è meglio gne gne" o "Milano fa schifo". Sembrate dei bambini di 10 anni, vedete di crescere.
+Claudia Huurkman Non occorre crescere. Io sono puro Torinese e quindi non sono un trapiantato. Milano (e i milanesi) hanno sempre rubato tutto da Torino (dove è nato tutto qui: Rai, Radio, Sip, Enel e non solo). I milanesi hanno sempre rubato tutto. E Milano ha la fama di città importante d'Italia quando artisticamente, come ho scritto escluso il Duomo, il castello Sforzesco, la Scala e il dipinto "I Cenacoli" non c'è null'altro di bello. Per esempio via Monte Napoleone è una vietta squallida, stretta e famosa solo per negozi con prezzi assurdi, via solo per "farsi vedere dagli altri". E' più bello C.so Vittorio Emanuele che non via Monte Napoleone. Torino invece è una città regale, prima che arrivasse la sfiat a rovinarla era chiamata "la Parigi d'Italia" per la sua bellezza architettonica barocco. Ville Liberty a go-go, P.zza S. Carlo è il "salotto" non solo di Torino, ma una delle più belle piazze d'Italia. Mentre invece Torino viene ricordata solo per le cose che fanno schifo: la sfiat e la rubentus. Anche a livello sanitario, con il CTO (insieme a quello di Bologna) è l'eccellenza in Italia. Quindi Torino (e non ho detto altre città come Firenze o Roma) è nettamente migliore di Milano. Il turista che viene qui a vedere Torino rimane stupito dalla bellezza e allo stesso momento si chiede come mai le guide turistiche non parlino di Torino. Quindi, ed io ci sono stato tante volte a Milano, ovviamente, Milano è una metropoli senza lode e senza infamia. Ci sono pochissime cose belle e per il resto è solo un ammasso di case grigie. Ah, dimenticavo una cosa bella di Milano: il nuovo grattacielo "Milano Bosco": in questo caso qui a Torino abbiamo solo 2 grattacieli, i più brutti d'Europa!
Cosa c'entra tutto questo con i commenti a questo video. È un video su Milano e vieni qui a scrivere un wall of text su Torino solo perché lei ha dato un consiglio su una zona da visitare. Sembra che hai un complesso di inferiorità nei riguardi di Milano. Fattelo passare. Fine del discorso.
I love the 'when you cross make sure its green for you' as if in america you can just cross with a red light and your eyes closed and not get hit
Milan is ancient, Milan is art but most of all, Milan is wounded.
Many cities in Italy were bombed during the last Great War and Milan was buried under thousand of tons of explosives. To give an idea, just after the war a local architect (Piero Bottoni) built a park arranged as a hill 50 m high and 370.000 m2 large in the north west part of the town using as a base the rubble caused by bombardaments and the last demolished remains of the town's ancient walls (the spanish ones, built between 1548 and 1562).
You can visit many places in our country and see many things, beautiful things, but Milan is an old lady not as flamboyant as Rome or many, many lovely towns in Tuscany, in which you can actually walk along medieval streets and inhabit historical buildings (you can actually do this also in Milan but you will have to find those places, they are well hidden). Milan is reserved, introvert, humble, her beauty is a little faded by age but still there if you want to see it, if you wish to explore it, if you ask her kindly to show you what of good she still has.
Milan is not a city to look, is a city to find, in old cloisters of aristocratic palaces (if you see a large building that look baroque or classical in its architecture, it's probably some centuries old, please, if the door is opened, you may not be able to enter but, nevertheless, look inside! The inner courts are really beautiful), in little churches (Milan is overflowing with churches, so many that actually a lot survived the bombings, and almost all of them conserve frescos, sculptures and paintings worth seeing), in inscriptions (if you see a memorial stone somewhere, be sure to try knowing what's written: many are memorials of the war but there are others, much older and written in latin, such as the one that was originally on the "column of infamy", now in the court of the castle), in the pavimentation of streets itself (during fascism many canals and rivers in Milan were buried and made flow underground for sanitary reasons, modernism and other apparently extremely important reasons like ruining the little Venice that was Milan; however, something that not everyone knows is that where they once flowed there were buildings and shops and those shops collected provisioning coming on boat from those same canals and rivers and now that the rivers and the canals are underground you can still somewhere find stairs and rooms in basements open to the outside where once were shops, maybe still are)... Just around the area of the Scala theater, you can trace an elliptical sequence of streets that is thought to follow the shape of the celtic temenos, the sacred area that romans respected (and did not cross with roads: we are talking VERY ancient here!) and if you wish to see something considered celtic, in the underground station of Duomo, you can atually see an altar, found inside one of the churches that existed before the Duomo was built.
Milan is like this and I know it can be disappointing to people used to visit Europe and see things every step they make. You can't always do it in Milan but indeed, if you take your time, it can be really worth it.
Thank you for writing. This makes Milan even more attractive. I understand about the destruction os WW2. My father was raised on Lago Maggiore. He told us many stories of those days. He was fortunate to have survived. Thank you for your poetry about Milan.
You're a poet
I'm not from Milan but I loved what you wrote
Belle parole, molto apprezzate da un milanese che ama Milano. Saluti
Ereborn-IT has
its more about living in milan, not for tourism. once you settle in , its gonna be the best city in the whole italy.
I am a Milanese too, but I wouldn't say the video is necessarily "wrong". Yes this town can get expensive; you _can_ eat for a few bucks but you need a street-savvy friends to guide you, as we sadly _do_ tend to milk tourists. I don't personally believe that the traffic and beggars are noticeably worse than in other towns, but maybe it's just because I'm used to that.
And yes, if you're coming for the monuments and museums you're better off visiting Rome or Florence or Venice or Sicily. But the Greek monuments in Southern Italy, the Roman monuments and the Renaissance are the stuff our past is made of. Yes they're (deservedly) famous in the world and great to see in person, but Milano is alive in the here and now. You'll go to those other places if you love art, but come here if you love people!
+Silvia Sellerio Do you ever know that Milan is the 3rd art city in Italy?
Which places are cheap to eat at please?
What about the "Brera Art Gallery"?! They have amazing paintings there!
Approssimativo. 9.58 min spesi a ripetere La Scala, la Cattedrale, la Galleria. Si dimentica: i Navigli coi suoi cortili, Porta Ticinese, Basilica di San Lorenzo e colonne, La Darsena, la basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, la Cattolica e il Tempio della Vittoria, Ca' Granda (Università degli Studi) San Bernardino alle Ossa, San Carlo al Corso, San Maurizio Maggiore (la Cappella Sistina di Milano), Triennale, Gallerie d'Italia, Brera e la Pinacoteca, Buenos Aires e la sontuosissima zona residenziale di Porta Venezia, i nuovi quartieri di Porta Nuova, Corso Como... insomma si è dimenticato tutto tranne i panzerotti, che non sono di Milano e che a Milano fanno veramente schifo.
i famosi panzerotti di milano, e poi un bel dessert di babà meneghini
Hai dimenticato i famosi Cannoli brianzoli hahaha!!!
Bravo. Sopratutto sono una specialità Pugliese che con Milano non c'entra una mazza e quelli di Luini poi sono delle merde bisunte da far schifo. Luini é diventato famoso negli anni '80, e non c'era un cazzo di fila, perché da ragazzi si bigiava e si diceva "cazzofacciamo?"..."andiamo a mangiare un panzerotto da Luini" il che era una scusa per andare in Duomo e star fuori dalla zona di casa\ scuola dove si rischiava di essere visti dalle mamme, dalle zie o dalle loro amiche. Alla fine non so perché sta cosa che facevamo noi da ragazzini sia diventata "famosa", forse il passaparola. Sarebbe ststo piu originale se fosse diventsto famoso andare a mangiare il mega-panino (60-70 varianti) al Jamaica dal "macchinetta" che li faceva alla velocità della luce :-D
Le cose che dici, sono irrilevanti caro mio. Perché ad esempio, se fossero a Roma, sarebbero la duecentesima cosa da vedere. E' questo che non capite voi Milanesi, queste gemme nascoste di cui parlate, ci sono dappertutto. Il fatto che non capiate che è davvero "overrated" è perché fa parte del vostro DNA non essere obiettivi ed essere super orgogliosi della vostra città, il che è anche una cosa positiva, per carità, sapete attirare piu del dovuto e vendervi bene, ma vi fa non essere obiettivi.
Sinceramente, pensi davvero che La Darsena sia una cosa bella per la quale venire a Milano? o i 4 grattacieli nuovi (che peraltro sembrano un rendering fatto male associati a ciò che hanno accanto) siano un attrattiva per uno che arrivi dagli US o dall'Australia o dalla Norvegia?
E Sant'Ambrogio, che è LA SECONDA chiesa piu importante di Milano...sei consapevole che a Roma ci sono almeno 50 chiese (e non sto esagerando) piu belle e rilevanti di quella?
Cosa ha di bello Buenos Aires?????
E credete davvero che con tutto il complesso monumentale di Venezia, Firenze o Roma QUATTRO COLONNE romane siano una cosa bella?
E i Navigli? con quei cornicioni in cemento armato? Ne vogliamo parlare?
Se vuoi posso continuare, argomentando ancora piu nello specifico, ma spero che sia stato abbastanza chiarificante.
Se parliamo di viverci è un conto, ma se parliamo di visitarla, tutte le piu importanti città d'Italia sono oggettivamente più ricche di bellezza e posti storicamente rilevanti o turisticamente rilevanti.
sei di un.igniranza davvero mostruosa...ma sai quante chiese ha milano ignorante? leggi un po' di più prima di sparare cagate, ma sai cos'è san maurizio al monastero? ma sai cos'è la rotonda della besana? ma sei mai stato a san bernardino alle ossa ? ma ti sei mai letto il perché san ambrogio è ritenuta una delle chiese romaniche più antiche e particolari d'italia? ma sai cos'era la darsena? ma lo sai quante altre splendide chiede e luoghi ci sono? e non stiamo parlando del castello della galleria edi tante altre cose ormai troppo conoscciute, detto questo basterebbe il duomo ..opera a dir poco meravigliosa per venire a milano...nono ma sarà troppo bianco e insulso per te vero? dovete morire d'invidia...
I study in Milan and I can't say I'm an expert, I actually agree with most of your description (at least from a tourist's point of view). The only problem is that you talk about traffic jams to get to Malpensa, when there is a fast and easily accessible train to get to the airport, and that you criticise the transport when its probably the best in Italy. Anyway, I love your videos!
è poi non parliamo del fatto che dentro la cerchia dei bastioni non c'è traffico, ed è pure la potenza economica d'Italia..
Hi! Thank you for all your tips. I´ll be traveling next month to Italy and I´m sure that your experience will come in very handy. Ciao!
I know what was wrong in your travel. The beautiful thing of Milan is that it's one of the few places in Italy that's not been sold to the tourism. People from whole Italy go to Milan for studying and working. When you go to Milan (or basically every place, but in particular Milan) you don't have to live it as a tourist, but as a Milanese. Obviously for me it was much much easier because I was in a Milanese family and my hosting siblings took me in the real Milan, the one that is not famous abroad but only in Milan. They took me to Navigli, to Porta Nuova zone, to see all the non-famous churches, and to do hundred of funny things. Milan it's a city that has to be discovered. I hope all the people that will go to Milan will enjoy it as I enjoyed it cause I will always hold it in my heart. The best two weeks of my life.
I live in Milan and I don't agree with the fact that it's overrated. Usually tourists visit only the Duomo and the stuff nearby, but there's so much more to see: hidden churches with works from famous artists of the past, museums, the new district of Porta Nuova with skyscrapers and enjoyable places to hang out, the "Navigli" for nightlife and a lot of other things I've discovered and learnt to love during the years; plus, Milan has the best service of public transportation in Italy, so it's easy to move from place to place. I don't blame you and the tourists for having this opinion of Milan, maybe some cool places have to be commended more, cause people who come here see just 10% of what the city has to offer, and this is proven by your video. We may not have the number of museums of Florence, the history of Rome or the appeal of Venice, but I can name just a few cities in Italy that are as enjoyable and comfortable to live as Milan (maybe that's the point, you have to live here for a while to appreciate it and see everything). Thanks for the video, it leads to think about the main problems of tourism here.
p.s. I think I've seen your recording in Vernazza, Cinque Terre last winter, just a few days before New year's eve, was it you?
Papusiakk Of course you don't, you live there!
Papusiakk Public transport is very good in Milan. For me that is a big plus. That metro system is very good indeed. Milan is a very attractive city in general, very nice to walk around.
Papusiakk I agree. Milan is AMAZING.
brighton dude ñcchhu
I was disappointed in Milan. I found it dirty and hated the graffiti. I loved the Last Supper, the Duomo and the museums but found the city lacking. I love Italy and have been to lots of places in Italy but Milan was not for me.
I am also from Milan and I also have to say that most of the negative things you listed are really wrong... I'm not going over the touristic things that other people listed, I just want to say that yes, 5 days are maybe too much, but you can easily fulfill at least 3 days considering also all the excursions you can do from Milan! Have you ever been to Como? Varese? Bergamo? Pavia? the lakes? all at less than 1 hour of train... Second I want to talk about the Last Supper... Do you know that during the 2nd WW a bomb was dropped only some meters away? and that this same bomb almost destroyed it? Well... they have all this glass doors because they have to keep the temperature and the humidity of the air perfectly controlled. In fact just imagine how much your breath can damage! They have such small groups because of that and in fact after each group there is a short period of time with nobody in so that the levels of temperature and humidity can restore. Otherwise it would break peace by peace since it is an "affresco", painted directly on the wall. That's why you need to buy the tickets it advance!
About the third, You can not say Milan is the most expensive city for tourist... It is for people living there (it's the 13th most expensive city in the world, you know...) but you can not even hardly compare it like to Venice for example! You mentioned a pizza for 8 euros in the rest of Italy! I hope not a Margherita pizza for 8 euros! 6 euros for a margherita is already too much!! And Milan is not excluded... Of course if you have supper at Savini, in the gallery, you would spend definitely more than that... it's one of the most expensive restaurants in town... But if you just do your reserch i'm sure you'll be able to find a place for your pockets (Tripadvisor says there are 6244 restaurants in Milan) Plus, the center of Milan is full of places where you can go get a sandwich... I always go to Spontini, 2 minutes from the cathedral, a slice of Margherita for 3.50, or to Luini that you mentioned, or to Piadineria, on Via Torino, 5 minutes from the cathedral, you get "piadine" for about 5 euros, or Panini Durini, in San Babila square, really good sandwiches.
4th... Traffic. Do you know that to enter by car the "inner circle" of Milan you have to pay almost 5 euros? In the city center there are very few cars and that's because everybody uses the public transportation. There are many no traffic zones, where cars can not pass, but even no buses, so you can walk or bike freely. In the city center traffic is not crazy at all and that's why many pedestrians cross on red, because in many cases there are no cars coming. Can you compare the traffic in the city center of Milan with Rome's? Via del Corso and Piazza Venezia, right in the heart of the city, just to list a couple of them, are not even closed to traffic! And about the last one, that's right there are beggars in the city center trying to give you bracelets "for free" but honestly I never quarreled with any of them in all my life, I'm sorry if you had a bad experience. I watched the other video you recorded in Rome, didn't you find them near the Colosseum? Or didn't you see the Centurioni? I'm sorry but that's not even only Italy, that's worldwide, just like the people selling souvenirs on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
I know that there was probably not a bad purpose behind your video, but it was sad for me to see a video about my city with a list of untrue facts that you are sharing with the wolrd on youtube, right in the moment of its new rise. Milan is living one of the best periods in the last decades, with international architects building new skyscrapers, requalification of old ares, giving them a new rebirth and international companies coming to invest. I felt bad for my city, the one and only where I would ever live.
+Matteo De Piccoli After reading several recent feedbacks from the locals (who sound pretty upset) on this video, it's really nice to see that you're more calm & relaxed though you have your disagreement as well. :) Thanks a lot for your inputs and recommendation!! I've noted them down, as I'll be heading to your city Milan next Summer as a solo traveller. :)
I'm glad this helped somebody! If you need any information just feel free to write down a comment here or send me an email! I would be more than happy to help you to plan your staying!!
Hello Matteo~! Thanks a lot for your offer! :)
The only reason I'm making my way to Milan is just for the Milan Cathedral (its Gothic architecture is breath taking) which I'm in love with for years, and my first thought was to stay just for overnight. But now after reading several locals' and your recommendations, sounds like I might need to stay longer than a day. :)
May I know if I can go around Milan & Florence easily without knowing your Italian language? (don't mean to offend anyone with this question. For e.g., I was able to get around many Spanish cities (where most locals don't speak English) easier as I self-taught some Spanish. ) Thanks again, Mr.Nice-guy. ;)
+Kartini Hanitio I am pretty sure you will be easily able to travel and visit on your own around these two cities without speaking Italian. If you can, try to talk and ask information to people under 50 I would say... I don't mean to offend any English speakers with that, and I'm sure that there are many exceptions, but it will be easier to find English speakers in that age group! some people will probably be a little shy because they are not used to talk in English but, although maybe with some language mistakes, I'm sure they will be able to make themselves understandable!
said that, if you stick with the most touristic sites you'll have no problems at all! And also Milan is full of foreign tourists :)
That's awesome to know! Thanks again, Matteo~!! Really appreciate your input. :)
Thanks for your vids. Visited Rome this week was amazing! Thanks for your tips
Only tourists who love stereotypes of rural, ancient and fishermen's Italy could dislike Milan. Yes, in Milan there are no jelous guys with Beretta nor screaming people in the streets. For an American or an English this should be a loss and a delusion
concordo...non sopporto I turisti americani scemi che pensano che tutta l‘Italia sia la Sicilia
Love your channel. It's so honest and enthusiastic.
giuliorasi thank you. I really appreciate the support. all the best on your travels!
i'm from Brescia and listen you talking so good abaut Italy makes me very proud. thank you :)
You keep it so real. Looking to study abroad and these videos are so useful! Thank u!
We were in Milan last year (2014). OMG we were also harassed by the gate just outside Sforzesco Castle. Milan is beautiful but you are right about Milan. We were in Milan for 5 days and by the 4th day we already got bored but we had a restful day in our last day. There are lots of international flights to Milan so it was easier for us to arrive there first. But I prefer Rome, Florence, Verona and Venice :) What I love about Milan are Brera District, Corso Bueno Aires, the Duomo area, Navigli District and the fashion district of Milan :) Also, Milanese are super stylish when it comes to everyday fashion. They are effortlessly fashionable :)
***** Yes, I totally agree with you. Tourists are only visiting the Duomo and Galleria lol. I'm so glad that I went to Navigli District, Brera, Corso Buenos Aires and the suburb area of Milan ;)
As a touch and go tourist, yes, 5 days in Milan (the city) are a lot. There are a lot of things to do and see, but you have to live there for sometime to discover them. But 5 days, as Italian living nearby, I'd say, for a tourist, 2 days in Milan (not more), one day in Como, taking the ferry and visiting Bellagio too, one day in Bergamo, one day on the "Lago Maggiore", especially visiting its islands with the amazing Palazzo Borromeo on the "mother island".
Milano is so much underrated. One of the best places in the world.
I have been there and it was somehow empty and dry. It also felt like a poor but also modern city at the same time which I didn't like
The Milan Cathedral and museum, Sforza Castle, The Galleria, Porta Ticinese, Columns of San Lorenzo, Basilica of St Eystorgio, the Cimitero Monunentale, Cimitero Majiore, The Pinacoteca di Brera, the Basilica of St Ambogio, La Scala, the dozen or so museums, etc. there is A LOT to see and do in Milan! I lived there for a year and never found it boring!
THANK U THANK u I'm going in October and I've been watching all ur videos so helpful
I think for a tourist coming to Italy Milan might not be as mesmerizing as other cities such as Rome, Venice or Florence...but there still is something more to see than what you mentioned. Just like its people, Milan might seem a bit cold and hostile at first, but if you are patient enough to take a closer look you could find its inner beauty: go and see piazza mercanti, via brera and its art academy and picture gallery, just as beautiful as the ambrosiana one. Have a look at the universities (Statale, Cattolica...) and you will not regret it. Take a cable car to move around rather than the subway, take your children to one of the parks the city offers and then go to the navigli for the happy hour. Go out at night to drink and dance and have fun! Don't be lazy in Milan, nobody is! Don't be a Tourist, try and understand how WE live in the city :)
Sant'Ambrogio, colonne di San Lorenzo e Sant'Eustorgio (trittico romano) and Abbazia di Chiaravalle
Milan has some great galleries and some amazing art and my most fav douma we love it the teams are great as well. love your videos they do make me laugh keep em coming xxx
I visited Milan when the Italian Gran Prix was going on - saw the time trials and it was great! Also Parc Sempione and Sforza castle on the weekends have lots of live music venues and nice walking paths. Finally the tradition of “aperitivo” is a fun, affordable way to have a nice drink, a cheap meal and the chance to meet lots of folks.
I actually LOVED Milan.. Don't know why. But I can place it on my TOP 3 Italian cities
whats the rest
@@atknakman Rome and Florence of course
What I love about Milan is that everyone is speed-walking and do not look you in the eye, everybody minds his own business. It's like a city full of cats. For directions, after being ignored by everyone, I had to find a cop in order to get help...and I'm Italian ahahah. I love it
TheDorianTube Milano è una piccola Cina
That's one thing I love about nyc haha I'm a cat
Heading there this weekend for 3 days. Looking forward to it. I`ve been before to a Manchester United V AC Milan soccer match at The San Siro, and Visited The Last Supper while we were in town. Beautiful City....
The direct train to Malpensa Airport is an added bonus. Also, I stay in and eat in a regular neighborhood like a local. I love the place. Milan is the part of the itinerary where I know for sure I’ll get some good relaxation. And the beautiful thing is that over the years of visiting, people at the hotel and some of restaurants remember me. There’s nothing like some good bonding!
Centrale Station has some amazing architecture, although one has to be careful there
It is classic fascist architecture ... for real ... I agree with the ' be aware ' suggestion for Milano centrale ... I've been 3 times in as many years ... and the last time there was a helpful station attendant by the ticket machines ... a previous year I had been approached by a pretty young blond in a very slow ticket line ... she offered to buy a ticket for me at a machine ; I then noticed a black guy standing near ( I assumed she was working for ) ... I declined and walked away ... you just have to be wary of helpful people esp. in big cities ... anywhere really ...
A little fact that may shock US tourists about Milan: for a period of time it actually was the capitol of the Roman Empire. It does not seem a lot "Ancient Rome" kind of city because the majority of Roman ruins are underneath the city. Anyway, Milan is more an industrial and finance city, so you are right, it is not the first choice for a tourist in Italy: Rome is more like a big Disneyland with humongous quantity of ancient ruins and palaces. Milan is the right place if you wanna see the other face of Italy, the one outside the normal path of a tourist.
Milan does not look so "ancient" also for this reason: the old city was totally destroyed by the emperor of Holy Roman Empire, the german Barbarossa, in 1162.
mmmmh...I think the old city of Milan was destroyed by american bombs in 1943 1944...
@@proarte4081 you forget the British bombs that destroyed 1/4 of the city. fun fact: in the 1942 British bombing of milan, the target was not a railway, an idustry or militay base, the target was the Duomo Cathedral
been to milan a few times, your review is right on the money! nice!
I am from Milan and I agree with you most of the time. A very balanced view on Milan and Italy, in my opinion. (The video on Italy is also very good). Good job!
There are soooo many places You can see in Milan, just buy a Lonely Planet guide for museums (Brera, for istance) and galerias. Go to the designers area (Via Tortona neighborhood), take a boat for sailing on the Naviglio, eat in a Milanese Trattoria where You can sing our song (even if You cannot understand them, but be sure, many of us cannot too, because they do not know the dialect), play cards and play "bocce", There are a lot of bed and breakfast and nice hostels obviously cheaper than hotels and, for young people: discos, discobars, and happy hour in some places are the best and cheapest way to eat well (and do not forget fabolous brunches!) You fogot the parks, the new area near Corso Como and the newest skyscrapers (like the vertical Wood in the City). Near Milano there are plenty of places to visit, Pavia and its Chartreuse, The Lake Maggiore and the Borromeo Islands, the Garda Lake and so on and on. DO not have prejudices about our beautiful city! It's worth visiting, but You have to know the places and be prepared! Because ...Milan, after all, it's not only fashion, it's an awesome part of our magnificent country!
purtroppo milano sotto questo punto di vista è mooolto sottovalutata
meno male che qualcuno ha risposto gentilmente a questo panzone..ho provato a farlo io ma la rabbia trapela discretamente..il problema è che questi hanno un deficit per cui non potranno mai capire minimamente le nostre cose. Si pensi solo a quanto può essere detto spiegato e capito in una piccola via come la via Brisa..
+martino busnelli martí rilassati mi sembri teso
You have to really know a city to “judge” it... Milan can be different from other Italian cities, but it has a lot to offer, a lot of history (like everywhere else in Italy) and it is full of life. A “guy “called Leonardo da Vinci spent plenty of years there, working for this city. Just to say. Usually he did not work for little projects in the back of beyond. Some results of his hands are still alive. You know very little to post a video about this city. ;) .
Very informative video sir.....
In Rome right now
Spent 3 days in Milan this past summer on part of my Central Europe trip and I loved it. We traveled by bus to Milan from Geneva and went through the Italian Alps and it was an amazing experience. I thought it was beautiful and fun and did some great shopping. Definitely worth visiting if you're in Northern Italy in my opinion. But obviously, as Mark said, a week in Milan is a bit overkill. After 3 days we moved onto our next location, Venice!
YEAH PANZEROTTI LUINI IS A real MUST in Milano ! GO THERE !
Hey man, you didn't mention the Accademia di Brera, a wonderful art museum that nothing has to envy to the other famous italian museums...I mean, Milano it's a lot...Milan l'en gran Milan
In Milan we used to have a very beautiful fog... I'm told that it's gone now but It was romantic walking down a Corso in December nibbling on some castegne surrounded by heavy fog.
I am planing a trip to Italy this spring and have been scouring RUclips looking for tips, info, etc. I have always been a huge fan of Rick Steves (still am), but I happened to come across the Wolters World channel and just fell in love with this guy. He's very informative, funny and down to earth. You have a new and devout fan. Keep up the good work!
Tutti che discutono sulla bellezza di Milano ecc ecc ma nessuno si è indignato per i panzerotti?
Okay sicuramente saranno buoni anche a Milano ma non si può dire che sia una tradizione milanese... i panzerotti vengono dalla Puglia!
Date a Cesare quel che è di Cesare! :)
grazie...qualcuno l'ha notato!!
MrStefano218 caro pensa prima di uscirtene con un "che cazzo di discorsi fai" messo a caso.. ti sembra che io abbia espresso un parere contrario all"esportazione" (se cosi vogliamo chiamarla) dei panzerotti al nord? Non credo proprio! Mi riferivo solamente al fatto che nel video si diceva che è una "tradizione milanese" e ho semplicemente spiegato che non lo è, perchè la tradizione deriva dalla puglia. (Il che è un errore assolutamente plausibile perchè nel video viene dato un punto di vista esterno)
Il fatto che i nostri prodotti e le nostre ricette siano "trasferite" "copiate" e "riprodotte" in altri luoghi non può che farmi felice da pugliese quale sono, ma qualcuno deve darci merito di questo. Tutto qui.
Prima di partire col tuo discorso da "i terroni sono ignoranti ecco perchè il nord va avanti e voi no" impara a leggere.
Ps. Mia cugina tempo fa aprì un locale che faceva cucina strettamente pugliese in romagna e sono stata la prima a sostenerla quindi il giudizio che hai espresso su di me (basandoti su due righe tra l'altro) non mi si addice minimamente.
Ti auguro una buona giornata. :)
No. I panzerotti di Luini fanno cagare al cazzo. Che sia chiaro e cristallino a tutti.
Stephanie Italy tra l'altro I panzerotti di Luini sono sempre peggio... subito dietro l'angolo ha aperto un posto che fa la pizza fritta... #ciaoluini
Infatti Luini è stato fondato nel 1888 da una famiglia pugliese. È considerato tipico perché è un negozio storico.
We've have traveled all over Italy. Rome has a lot to see but it is very busy. We try and stay for 2 weeks to two months at a time in different cities using AirB&B or the like to find places with kitchens. My husband loves cooking. There is a lot to see in Milan if you love old architecture. I have hundreds of pictures to prove it. We found a city quite by accident about 20 minutes outside Milan when the place we booked a home stay cancelled at the last minute. AirB&B found us a great one bedroom in Abbiategrasso 20 minutes southwest of Milan by train. We stayed a month & went back for another 2 months. Now we're booked again in October. This quaint town boasts an 700 year old Castello and has activities almost every weekend. We have decided to settle there. We are seniors and this town is perfect and everyone bikes everywhere. It helps that my husband is half Italian & is fluent in 5 languages. Staying 3 days in a city does not do justice to it. Get immersed and live like a real Italian.
Thanks for the info...going today
@woltersworld love your videos! Believe me next time you have to go to visit Garda Lake,it's an amazing place
I must agree with you about hate #5, the rude & aggressive axxholes.
I live in Brescia and I often go to Milan for work. Well, to be honest it's not just Milan, but the whole Italy to have this problem. But yeah... mostly in Milan...
The black guy asking you 1€ to park your car, or the southern-Italy guy asking you 5€ to park when you go to stadium for a concert or a football (soccer) match (if you refuse to pay, they'll scratch your car), the romani asking you money when you buy a ticket for the metro (pretending they're there to help you), the indian guy selling you a rose when you're in a restaurant...
And don't get me wrong, it's not a matter of racism, but a matter of legality and respect for the law! Unfortunately, years of left winged party and/or clowns at the governament brought us to this. But we elected 'em, so I guess this is what we deserve...
+Crapacciona a parte che non so da dove tu sai dove sono nato. A parte che ce l'avevo anche con Berlusconi nel mio post...
Ora che hai insultato ti senti meglio?
+Crapacciona quando la finisci con il tuo flame, se hai voglia leggi bene quello che ho scritto e mettilo in relazione a questo video.
Non ho parlato del (grave) problema della corruzione delle grandi aziende, semplicemente perché questo è un video che interessa ai turisti stranieri che vogliono venire a Milano. Che cazzo glie ne frega di Tanzi, di Berlusconi, degli Agnelli, dei Gnutti o dei Lucchini? C'era un punto del video che riguardava i cagacazzi e su quello sono totalmente d'accordo, perché si trovano solo in Italia (forse anche a Parigi...), e perché è una vergogna già così da sola.
Se poi sono solo i meridionali a fare i parcheggiatori abusivi e a vendere le magliette tarocche a San Siro e al forum di Assago, non è colpa mia... O sbaglio?
Se invece vuoi parlare della corruzione, il posto giusto non è questo.
+Crapacciona bravi voi mandarini a buttare alle ortiche tutto ciò di bello che c''é al sud ....
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oh and it's one of the few cities in italy to have skyscrapers
Mark, thank you for all you do. Your videos are gold for a newbie traveler like myself. Appreciate the info !!!
J Gamez glad I can help :) all the best on your travels!
I was just there. Stayed at a lovely boutique property near Centrale Station. I encountered panhandlers, but they were few in number and not aggressive at all. Everyone was friendly. No scammers approached me. Loved their Metro - clean, safe efficient and comprehensive. Restaurant service was consistently on-point, polite and efficient. Tips were GREATLY appreciated. Espressos were always great, and ordering Cappuccinos after 11am was never a problem. I also went to Genoa, loved that too!
I do LOVE living in Milan, I think, for me, it's the best place for living in Italy (and I'm from Naples).
I think it might be the least interesting city for tourists coming to Italy for the first time but still pretty enjoyable with a lot of things to see and do.
I'm from Brazil (half-italian) and I was thinking about studying in Naples(medicine), but I was also considering Milan. I honestly fell in love with Naples, such a cozy and traditional place. However, as you are from Naples, why did choose to go to Milan? Can you give me some tips? And can you compare Milan and Naples? I'm sorry to ask this, I'm really confused.
quanto tornerete tutti a casa vostra?
@@gabriellelima6928 totally different cities and totally different cultures. Oh and TOTALLY different language. In Napoli they still speak A LOT of their dialect (which is difficult to understand for me as Italian, I can just imagine how impossible could it be for a stranger...). Napoli is very characteristic for sure and probably has better food (even tho in Milan you also have good food, considering it's the most developed city in the country, so you can find from typical milanese restaurant, neapolitan pizzeria, indian places, african restaurants and everything you can think), but it is also INCREDIBLY messy. Yes the surroundings are beautiful (just consider the costiera amalfitana...) The public transport is quite unreliable and if you end up in the wrong place it can even be quite risky.
Milan is more modern, less risky (it's hard to be mugged in Milan actually), DEFINITIVELY more organized, cleaner, more "reserved" in a way, and has a culture of efficiency.
@@AlessandroGenTLe etruscans, Neapolitans are like no other.
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@@TheNoirAlien If any person from Tuscany (Which is the real Etruria) read what you wrote, he will hunt you down even in Japan. Naples is not Etrurian at all!
Milan is overrated?? I LOVED IT WTF
Agree
Milan is actually underrated in Europe
Spending a few days here next month. Thanks for the tips! How much Italian will I realistically need?
We just filmed a vlog in Milan and actually loved it, one of our favourite places in Italy so far
Milan was an awesome surprise...besides the Duomo, the Galleria, etc., I was impressed with the Frog free walking tour...lots of great insights to the city and mindset of the people. And the Monumental Cemetery was PRIMO! The prices were not expensive at all...and there was a Penny market a block away from where I stayed, Mennini Hotel (also inexpensive) which had a huge selection of groceries, liquor, ready-to-eat food very cheap. The beggars were NOTHING like Rome...just a few, mostly old men, down and out...no hordes of Muslim knockoff purse or selfie stick sellers. This is a city of workaholics...they don’t put up with a lot of begging.
As a middle aged woman, I felt very safe at all times...maybe TOO many soldiers/policemen 🤷🏼♀️
So...not as much ancient ruin action as Rome, for sure, but a really lovely city to visit. Also the train to the airport is cheap and as scheduled. MyTaxi is the miso popular ride-share app.
I've been living in Milan for three years and I'd say Milan is a cool city if you live there for a while. Many events (movida), fairs, restaurants, bars etc and it is also cool because it is very international. BUT I wouldn't suggest Milan to tourists because there are sooooo many other places in Italy, which are faaaar more fantastic than Milan. Even the little towns in Tuscany are prettier and more representative of Italy.
ma allora vacci in questi piccoli ridenti borghi toscani
martino busnelli lmao
Oh Lord you missed so much mate ! You seem to appreciate Scala and Da Vinci .. I give you that :) near there, inside the façades .. beautiful neoclassical courtyards to be seen. FORGET VENICE CAPRI kinda thing .. come to Milan and the lake district, 5 Terre and the Dolomites !
Heading to Milan soon, leaving my wallet home ha ha. Thanks for the great advice and videos.
Panzerotti are not a tradition of Milan.
You're wrong.
They come from Puglia.
anche dell'Emilia ma forse in comune c'è solo il nome, essendo più simili a lasagna con la besciamella e fatte a forma di tubo o giù di li ( vero e proprio primo piatto).
non c'entrano nulla con il panzerotto pugliese
I agree... as a Milanese I can say that Milano is completely overrated! ;) But still, there are some big things, as Duomo and the Last Supper, the Castello Sforzesco and Sant'Ambrogio Church for example. Of course, if you are travelling in Italy and you have a limited amount of time, better to focus on other beautiful places, I agree.. you can totally live without having seen Milano ;)
Ma che dici...pensa te...sarai foresta come minimo.
sono milanesissima di nascita. Cresciuta a Milano. Non è niente di speciale Milano, siam sinceri.
Sisi sei Milanesissima, come tutti quelli che parlano male di Milano e poi dicono "io sono Milanese" ahahah sisi ok Valentina, vogliamo conoscerti e vedere le tue origini. detto questo, vorrei sapere quali sono le citta' piu' belle di Milano oltre Roma e Venezia, per le quali mi inchino!
nono ti dira' che lo e' di generazioni, poi con i suoi amici fa la pugliese e la calabrese ahahah
le mie origini sono: madre trentina e padre friulano, sono nata e cresciuta a Milano. Città splendide oltre Roma e Venezia? Firenze, Trieste, Verona, Perugia, Pisa, Palermo, Napoli, Torino, Bologna, Parma, Modena, Mantova, Urbino, Pesaro, Ascoli, Lecce, la lista è lunghissima....
This itinerary is like if someone recommended you hang out in Times Square and the Empire State Building the whole time you're in New York. It also completely neglects Milan's unique culinary traditions and contributions to global design (not just fashion....) Milan has the luxury to not rely solely on tourism economically so it is not optimized for people who want the disney-like experience of Venice or the center of Rome. It's where I was born and whenever I return it still has my heart.
Another great video Mark :) I have to say though Italian cities are completely different and unique in their own way but all are precious gems nevertheless. Being Roman myself Rome will ALWAYS be my favourite place in Italy if not the world. I do have great memories of Milan though from my childhood in Italy. When I was little every Saturday afternoon me, my sister and brothers would get the train from Rome to Milan to visit my aunt for the night who lived there at that time, it was a 3 hour journey, so by the time we got there it would be early evening as the sun was setting. Something that's really stayed in my memory was how stunningly beautiful that city was that time of evening ... the Duomo looked breathtaking. So I would definitely say it's worth taking a trip there. Something else also the pushy beggars trying to sell you stuff in Italy are not Italians. And yes the Panzerotti really is delicious ... something you always have to have when in Milan :)
im from milan and perhaps should go well naviglii and the new area of garibaldi -isola e arco della pace., It is clear that the tourist restaurants are expensive all over the world is the same .Better than luini there is "il 'panzerotto"sui navigli. With .E expo Milan is completely changed for the better only the usual idiots that do not leave the house criticize.
I like Milano - it was cool!
Your videos should have more viewers. They are very good.
Video travel guides. Keep up the good work!
Ivan Petrosevic thanks Ivan. I wish they got more views too :) but at least we are getting some people some travel tips that we hope will help. all the best!
Thank you for your honesty!!! I always watch your videos to get honest opinions.
I suppose you did not mention it out of political correctness, but: the people who harass you in the street trying to sell you stuff you don't want, are not Italians. Gosh how hate that - it is not in the Italian culture to push people into buying things, but these people from... let's say, some places in a continent which is south of Italy... they think it is perfectly acceptable to export here their nasty marketing techniques. But we have our share of responsibility for that, because the law enforcement and the judicial system here is very inefficient when it comes to fight that kind of thing. Another thing: in Milan there are also some nice museums, you should go to at least the Brera gallery, there are some wonderful paintings from the renaissance there.
backslash68 my wife and I are visiting the coming week end, please give me the museums names please
I also hate that. I live in Miami, but i can imagine
I've been living i Milan for 7 years, and here is my advice: go to Museo del 900 and Palazzo Reale (looking the Duomo, it's on your right), for some contemporary and renaissance art exhibit. You should also have a look at Parco Sempione, just after the Sforza Castle, and Piazza Gae Aulenti, next to Garibaldi station, it is very cool and modern, and you can have a gelato there or just talk in the tubes (you'll see what I mean). Have safe travels, buon viaggio!
We just spent 10 days in Milan. The most amazing thing that we saw was the Monument Cemetery. Many of the grave sites had statues that were amazing. We spent 3-4 hours there - and 200+ pictures later - had only seen 1/2 of it. The Duomo was excellent as was the entire area around it. But the Cemetery was special.
Man, Milan it’s beautiful. I loved every second in there, also... best nightlife ever 😁
Walter come to Sanremo in Liguria You welcome 😉
"Perché Sanremo è Sanremo"
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I am Italian, and I lived in several cities of Italy, and I can tell you that you are totally right!! I agree in everything you're saying. If some tourists would like to visit an italian north-west city, I would recommend Torino. That's a really stunning and historical city. If Milano is overrated (and it is, no one from Milano would admit it but everyone else would), Torino is the opposit. Walking through the city makes you feel that you are walking in a royal palace, everything is so elegant, you go from ancient Rome, to Middle Age, Renaissance, and beautiful stunning views, such as the Alps that you can admire tall in front of you!
Anyway, keep going woltersworld! :)
i am so happy to read this. we are visiting in may and basically just using milan as a place to land and leave from. yes, we will spend a bit of time there, but really it will be just what you say. storing luggage at train station. we will land after an overnight flight, get to the hotel and then have dinner and evening time in milan. on the way back from torino, we will stop only for an afternoon before checking in to the hotel at the airport. your video cemented for me the fact that i have really done my homework!
I'm in Milan for 2 weeks. My brother who lives here knows all the great food places were locals go to. All the great shopping places ect. We are also using it as a base so we went to Verona and will visit the lakes of northern Italy possible Lugano in Switzerland. The vibe is way different than the rest of Italy. Milanese are a different kettle of fish than the rest of Italy. The weather is terrible at the moment but that aside there's a ton of fashionable people walking around. A lot of beautiful women haha. First thing I did when I arrived was go to the San Siro. I'm a Milan fan and I've also got tickets to the derby next week.
I love Milan. There, I said it!
Are you kidding me I used to go there every 3 months it’s an amazing place to visit amazing food the Beautiful cathedral, lake como is only one hr way by train you must be blind
I was a Medievalist in college and still love all things Medieval. Milan has some fascinating late Classical-early Medieval architecture that is not to be missed, due to its history (it was one of the last capitals of the Empire in the West). The shops are gorgeous (and there is something for every budget, although the highest end stores are definitely worth a peek, if only at their windows). Restaurants are delicious and there is definitely something for everyone, and within every budget. But, seriously, there is so much Medieval (particularly early Medieval) architecture in Milan. It's wonderful to see. People forget that history did not end in the Classical period and then begin again, suddenly and out of nowhere, with the Renaissance. Oh, and I am here right now and just want to add: Milan probably has the best public transportation system in all Italy. The Metro is comprehensive and easy to use (and is wheelchair accessible). Speaking of wheelchair access: Milan is probably the most wheelchair accessible city in Italy. It was always accessible, but the improvements in the last few years are impressive. The museums here house impressive collections of carefully curated art. Yet the museums are uncrowded and easy to stroll through and enjoy, The modern architecture is also a feast for the eyes.
We loved Milan because it wasn't packed with tourists. It was more modern and had to search out things to do, but it was great. Two of the coolest things that you didn't mention were the canal area and Cimitero Monunetale. Also one of the best restaurants was Maruzzella (OMG the BEST pizza). There is a park nearby the restaurant with a playground for kids that was filled with locals. My daughter had a great time there.
Panzerotti are actually from Puglia
feents10 i'm getting on the train to Puglia right now :)
For young ppl also a lot of Clubs.
yeah, the canali part for bars and tons of great partying in Milan (i'm just too old these days sadly)
Wolters World canali?! NAVIGLI!!!!!!
I kinda have to agree for the most part. I was there in January. I expected a bit more from Milan, as far as "affordable" fashion goes. As far as food, the prices seemed typical for a big city but the food wasn't as good as in Paris. (Maybe we didn't go to the right places) I did love the Duomo, absolutely stunning and a must see, especially the view from the roof. Also loved Navigli, it had a bit of a Venice vibe to it.
I did notice that most locals looked not very happy, not sure if it was the rain and the cold weather? I rented a place via Airbnb which was super affordable and close to the buses and metro. My host and his wife were actually super fun and nice. Overall, definitely a place to see and experience. Malpensa is definitely an hour away but the busses are pretty frequent.
Come to Turin! A stunning place in Piedmont are the "langhe" (where we produce the Barolo) in the summer and especially in september and october.
Milan has pre-WWII trams.
Venezia is more expensive
Oh yes we just came to Milan and your are so right!!!
As an American tourist, I think Milan is a bit underrated. It has sights, see below, I found it a great food city. You might check Peck for "gourmet" food. They grind their own coffee, and so forth. Use the guide book. Milan has a lot of things to see, but it's a big city and you have to have some guide to it. We always enjoyed our excursions in Milan. And the transportation connections will take you- everywhere.
another cool thing in Milan is the Navigli (south west part of the city centre), the little canals that cross Milan, they'are very nice, with all the pedestrian bridges and tiny roads with shops, bar and restaurants (and of course nightlife).
Milan is #1 in Italy in terms of population in the metropolitana area, in terms of per capita tickets for shows and events, for restaurants and bars and for the quality of life (among big cities) and for income (among all the cities). It's #2 in terms of arrivals of tourists.
Rome and Venice are nice cities to visit but not to live! Milan is a city to stay, live, make your own business, raise your children, go to the university, invest your money and receive good services. Is modern, is updated and a place where all political and economical ideas start. Is the winningest city of Europe in soccer and basketball. The region (Lombardy) has more inhabitants than Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece and 13 other EU countries. There are more residents in Lombardy than in 43 of the 50 states of USA and 40% of Italian export originates in Lombardy.
And remember: Italy is a country the many different cultures. South is underdeveloped and created mafia and corruption. Rome is Vatican and uncapable to express ideas and work. North, and Lombardy in particular, is European.
Well, of course, if you make 3500 euro/month. Of you not, Is just struggling.
For whoever is reading, this may give an idea about the country dinamics: a guy from abroad (in the video) expresses a genuine and personal opinion about Milan, describing it not as beautiful as other cities in Italy (which is not), and some Milanese came up out of nowhere enforcing horrendous stereotypes about the South and mafia, or people in Rome being lazy...and he did it with the purpose of defending the image of a city that pretends to be "European" and "Multicultural", but in reality has always been full of discrimination and racism...Lombardy has corruption, and organized crime has been widely supported by the North since at least the '70, it's where the actual money go...now, that's the real reason why there is not much sympathy in Italy for people from Milan, cause unfortunately the city is full of arrogant dick-heads...in every country there is a hub for industrialization or job opportunities, it's an historical phenomenon, and those cities develop a different character...England has London, France has Paris...unfortunately we have them, and they even feel special
Come tutti gli statunitensi questo signore è assai superficiale: non sa niente di Milano, pensa che Milano sia "solo", si fa per dire, Duomo Scala Galleria e shopping. Di Brera? Niente? Del Museo Poldi Pezzoli? Niente. Di Santa Maria alle Grazie? Niente? Dei Navigli? Niente. Degli altri numerosi musei e luoghi interessanti? Niente..
Go back to the US and eat hot dogs!
It was a great jumping off point to a day trip to the lake region. The regional food was great.
Very informative !! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻