Reasons to Visit Italy’s Northern City of Milan, Milan, Italy

Milan is the perfect place to set up base in Northern Italy, and as I found out, there is so much more to this city than just fabulous shopping.

I have to admit, initially, Milan wasn’t high on my list of Italian places to visit. I had heard it’s great if you like shopping, but as I don’t have a lot of cash to splash, it was low on my itinerary. Milan was to be our base while visiting several Northern Italian destinations, such as Lake Como, Cinque Terre and Venice.

Our visit didn’t start well with taxis going on strike just as we landed. It took us a while to understand what was happening and to work out the best alternative, which ended up being the trains. Lugging suitcases down escalators as well as on and off crowded trains was not fun. Neither was having to walk from the train station to our accommodation with suitcases in tow. Once we checked in however, all of that was forgotten!

We chose to stay in The Charming Milan Apartments, in the lovely Brera district, and charming it was! Close enough to walk to the big-ticket tourist destinations. A little dangerous for my wallet though…..gorgeous shops in my line of sight as I exited our building. Yes, we did buy some very expensive shoes from said shop…..but in fairness, we shopped around and waited until our last day in Milan to finally purchase them! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).