WELCOME TO MILAN! THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN ITALY AFTER ROME, AND THE CAPITAL OF LOMBARDY, WITH STRENGHTS IN THE FIELD OF ART, DESIGN, SERVICES AND TOURISM, AS IT IS HOME TO MANY CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES. THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK OF MILAN IS WELL-DEVELOPED SO IT IS A VERY GOOD WAY TO DISCOVER THE CITY, STARTING WITH THE MILAN CATHEDRAL, IL DUOMO, THE LARGEST GOTHIC CATHEDRAL IN THE WORLD, WHOSE CONSTRUCTION TOOK NEARLY SIX CENTURIES TO COMPLETE, SINCE IT HOSTS MORE THAN 3,000 STATUES. NEXT TO THE MILAN DUOMO YOU CAN FIND THE GALLERIA VITTORIO EMANUELE THE 2ND, A LANDMARK OF MILAN. TRADITION SAYS THAT IF A PERSON SPINS AROUND THREE TIMES WITH THE RIGHT HEEL ON THE TESTICLES OF THE BULL, THIS WILL BRING GOOD LUCK. I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE, BUT WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT THE GALLERIA WAS THE FIRST SHOPPING MALL IN ITALY, SO IT’S NOT STRANGE THAT MILAN HAS BECOME ONE OF THE FASHION CAPITALS IN EUROPE. IF YOU WANT TO LIVE MILAN LIKE A LOCAL YOU CAN RENT A BIKE AND ATTEND ONE OF THE MANY EVENTS THE CITY OFTEN ORGANIZES, AND SINCE FOOD IS A FIXTURE IN ITALY A GREAT WAY TO DISCOVER MILAN IS HAVING A ROMANTIC DINNER ON A HISTORICAL TRAM. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO DO IN MILAN, MOST OF THEM INVENTED BY ITS VERY POPULAR CITIZEN LEONARDO DA VINCI.
