Forget peeling palaces and cobbled piazzas, Milan is the modern city of Italy. A holiday in Milan will bring you face to face with some of the best-dressed citizens in the country. You’ll also have to cope with designer shops that can send you into buying overdrive. Milan may be a dynamo of design and fashion, but you’ll also find enough museums and churches to keep you busy. The nightlife is sharp and cutting-edge and there is no shortage of see and be-seen smart restaurants and cafes. The city’s street plan resembles a spider’s web although the bulk of the main attractions are within the first and second rings of this architectural web. Milan is inland in the region of Lombardy and close to lakes and mountains.

 

Designer shopping

 

Window shopping

 

Stylish restaurants and bars

 

Modern and ancient art galleries and architecture