| The
fashion capital of Italy does not have much
to offer and can be easily skipped. It can be
covered in half a day. We landed in Milan's
Orio Al Serio airport at 9:30 am. The airport
is in a suburb called Bergamo and from here,
various shuttle services take you to the Milano
Centrale railway station. The cost is ? 6 and
travel time is half an hour.
Milano Centrale, like all railways stations,
has a luggage depot where you can keep your
baggage. The cost per baggage is ? 3.80 for
the first 5 hours. You can travel through Milan
on the metro, all day travelcards for which
can be bought from the tabacchi.
The
self-service ticket machines on the metro do
have any English instructions. Beware of the
beggar women
which lurk around self service ticket machines.
They will help you get a ticket but will not
return you any change that comes out.
Take the metro line to Duomo. Every city in
Italy will have a Piazza del Duomo. These are
cathedrals with an open square in front. It
is possible to climb on top of the dome in Milan.
Unfortunately when we went there, the climb
was forbidden due to some renovation work.
In and around the piazza, there are a variety
of shops and open cafes. From the Duomo, you
can walk along via Marconi to reach Castello
Sforzesco.
The
castle and the gardens behind itare worth seeing.
You can walk along the garden paths and go to
Arc de Sempione.
The main attraction in Milan would be Da Vinci's
Last Supper. This famous painting adorns a wall
of a refectory. You will need to go along Corso
Magenta (close to Cadorna Station) and
find Cenacolo Vinciano adjoining Chiesa di Santa
Maria delle Grazie. It is advisable to book
inadvance as they allow only 15 people at a
time for 15 minutes.
The normal entry fee is ? 6.50 except during
those tours when there is a compulsory guide.
With the guide it costs ? 9.75 per person.
We finished seeing Milan between 11 am and 4
pm after which we were back at Milano Centrale
for our Eurostar to Venezia.
|
