Milan & Lombardy

Milan and the region of Lombardy (Lombardia)

Bergamo and Brescia ‘Shine’ as Dual Capitals of Italian Culture

Lombard cities Bergamo and Brescia unite as the 2023 Italian Capital of Culture.

Milan’s Middle Finger

Maurizio Catellan's L.O.V.E., a provocative sculpture in front of the Milan Stock Exchange, is more than an irreverent gesture.

Sightseeing in Milan: 3 Places to Go Beyond the Duomo

The Duomo is magnificent. But do you know what else to do in Milan? Here are three ideas for first time visitors to Milan.

Best Places to Live in Italy: The Quality of Life Index 2018

The latest rankings of the best places to live in Italy.

Masterpiece in the Pinacoteca di Brera

Milan's Pinacoteca di Brera is a first class gallery on par with Italy's finest museums. The collection of Italian, mostly religious, art is spread ...

The Milano Duomo, Inside and Out

Get to know the Milano Duomo, the most famous landmark in Milan.

Adopt a Spire on the Milano Duomo

Help preserve the Gothic spires of the Milano Duomo via the Adopt a Spire initiative.

The Art of Nobel Winner Dario Fo

Dario Fo's "The Earthquake in L'Aquila" Calling Italian playwright Dario Fo a "Renaissance" man would probably irk him given his long history of ...

Italy Adds Two More UNESCO Sites: Mantua and Sabbioneta and the Rhaetian Railway

Time to add two more Italian sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List. In July, UNESCO inscribed the Po Valley towns of Mantua and Sabbioneta and ...

Spain Conquers Italy

Large parts of Italy were once united under the Spanish flag, with conquests in Naples and Sicily by the houses of Aragon and Bourbon, among others. ...

Cook’s Tour of Milan

I'm very lucky. The very first time I tasted risotto was in Milan. We were en route to Verona and ate the creamy, saffron-tinted risotto milanese at ...

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