Italy Travel | The Archaeological Museum/Civico Museo Archeologico | Corso Magenta 15 Metropolitana: Cadorna

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Corso Magenta 15 Metropolitana: Cadorna Milan’s Archaeological Museum has various interesting exhibitions. The main attraction is die exhibition about Milan at the time of Ancient Rome, but the collection of Greek and Etruscan ceramics and the antique coin collection are …

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Italy Travel Verona Verona, 140 kilometres East

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Verona, 140 kilometres East www.tourism.verona.it Station: Verona Verona was one of die most important cities in die Roman Empire, and it also forms die background for Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliette. For die tourist, Verona is a journey from die fantastic …

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Italy Travel The Velasca TowerTorre Velasca Piazza Velasca 5

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Piazza Velasca 5 Metropolitana: Missori Torre Velasca is a peculiar looking, 106 metres tall high-rise, built in 1956-1958. Hie building style was meant to be reminiscent of the architecture of die area’s old fortresses, such as Castello Sforzesco, and it …

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Italy Travel | The Central StationStazione Centrale Piazza Duca d’Aosta Metropolitana Centrale FS

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Piazza Duca d’Aosta Metropolitana: Centrale FS Milan’s Central Station is an impressive building, and it is among Europe’s largest railway stations. It was opened in 1931 after 19 years of planning and construction. The architectural style is Art Nouveau and …

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Italy Travel The San Nazaro in Brolo BasilicaBasilica di San Nazaro in Brolo Piazza San Nazaro Metropolitana Crocetta

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Piazza San Nazaro Metropolitana: Crocetta The San Xazaro in Brolo Basilica is one of Milan’s oldest church buildings. Construction began in 382 by the main road between Milan and Rome, dedicated to the apostles Andrew, John and Thomas. The church …

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Italy Travel The Ticinese GatePorta Ticinese Piazzale XXIV Maggio

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Piazzale XXIV Maggio www. ticiıı ese -Milan. it Metropolitana: Missori The city gate, Porta Ticinese, was built by the Visconti Family in the 13th century as a part of the reconstruction of Milan’s city wall after Barbarossa’s destruction of the …

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Italy Travel The San Lorenzo Maggiore BasilicaBasilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore Corsa di Porta Ticinese

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Corsa di Porta Ticinese Metropolitana: Missori The San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica was founded around the year 370, and it is one of the earliest church buildings in the world. Much of the construction has been preserved in the original Byzantine …

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Italy Travel The Pirelli TowerGrattacielo Pirelli Piazza della Repubblica

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Piazza della Repubblica www.regione.lombardia.it Metropolitana: Centrale FS Pirelli’s high-rise from 1956-1960 stands in die spot where the company’s first tyre factory used to be. With its 127 metres, it was die first building in Milan that was taller than the …

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Italy Travel The Palace of Justice Palazzo di Giustizia Corso di Porta Vittorio Metropolitana San Babila

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Corso di Porta Vittorio Metropolitana: San Babila Milan’s Palace of Justice was finished in 1940 to serve as a new court house building. The architectural style is typical of the clean monumental building style of the Fascist era.

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Italy Travel The New City Gate Archi di Porta Nuova Piazza Cavour Metropolitana MontenapoleoneTurati

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Piazza Cavoıır Metropolitana: Montenapoleone/Turati The new city gate is part of the city wall that was built in 1171, subsequent to Barbarossa’s campaign. The wall was reinforced in the year 1330-1339, and it has been restored and rebuilt several times …

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