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Best Cheap Car Hire Milan is an Italian city and is the capital of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city has a population of about 1,300,000 and its urban area is the fifth largest in the European Union. By far, the Milan metropolitan area is the largest in Italy.

Climate:

Milan has a humid subtropical climate. It has hot, humid summers and cold, damp winters. Average temperature in the city is -3 to 4 ^oC in January and 19 to 30 ^oC in July. Snowfalls are relatively common during winter. Humidity is quite high during the whole year. The city is often shrouded in the heavy fog characteristics of cold seasons. In spring, gale-force windstorms can happen.

Architecture:

The milestone’s in the city’s architectural history includes Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Cathedral, the Velasca Tower, San Nazaro in Brolos, Palazzo Belgiojoso, Teatro alla Scala, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and many more.

Parks and Gardens:

The most important parks in Milan are Parco Sempione, Parco Forlani, Giardini Pubblici, Giardino della Villa Communale, Giardini della Guastalla and Parco Lambro. Parco Sempione is a large public park and contains a Napoleonic Arena, a tower, an art exhibition centre, some ponds and a library.Parco Forlani is the largest park in Milan, with a size of 235 hectares and it contains a hill and a pond. Giardini della Guastalla is one of the oldest gardens in Milan.

Cuisine:

Milan has its own regional cuisine. It is typical for Lombard cuisines which uses more frequently rice and pasta. Milanese cuisine includes “cotoletta alla milanese”, a breaded veal. The salame milano, a salami with a very fine grain, is widespread throughout Italy. The best known Milanese cheese is gorgonzola from the namesake town nearby, although today the major gorgonzola producers operate in Piedmont.

Sports:

The city hosted, among other events, the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1990, Football Championship in 1980; most recently the 2003 World Rowing Championships, the 2009 World Boxing Championships and some games of the upcoming World Championships in 2010. Football is the most popular sport in Italy and Milan Marathon is an annual marathon race held in November in Milan.

Culture:

Milan was major artistic centre throughout the centuries. Numerous art institutes, academies and galleries exist in the city.

Milan’s art flourished in the Middle Ages, and with the Visconti family being major patrons of the arts, the city became an important centre of Gothic art and architecture.

Milan is one of the international capitals of industrial and modern design, and is regarded as one of the world’s most influential cities in such fields. The city is particularly well-known for its high-quality ancient and modern furniture and industrial goods.

Airports:

Milano Malpensa Airport former “Aeroporto Città di Busto Arsizio” is Milan’s largest airport. It is located 39.97 km (24.83 mi) northwest of central Milan, Italy. It is one of 3 airports in the Milan metropolitan area. Linate Airport is one of the three major airports of Milan, Italy, along with Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio airport. Due to its closer proximity to Milan, it is 4.2 NM (7.8 km; 4.8 mi) east southeast of the city, compared with Malpensa, which is 21.58 NM (39.97 km; 24.83 mi) northwest of the city, it is mainly used for domestic and short-haul international flights, with over 9.6 million passengers in 2006.

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Orio al Serio Airport) is an airport located in Orio al Serio, 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Bergamo, Italy. It is popular with low-cost airlines offering flights to Milan, although the city is 45 km away from the airport. Orio al Serio is operated by SACBO (Società Aeroporto Civile Bergamo Orio al Serio). The airport served 7.160.008 passengers in 2009 and is now the fourth busiest in Italy. The airport, with Linate Airport and Malpensa Airport, forms Milan’s airport system.

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