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Holidays to Milan, Italy
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Milan, Italy
Milan is the famous shopping city in Lombardy in the north of Italy. Both a financial centre and tourist destination, and world-famous for its fashion and design industry, Milan is a fascinating historical city with plenty of tourist attractions. A cosmopolitan travel destination for your 2008 holidays, you can find plenty of cheap flight tickets and hotels in Milan, making this city the perfect destination for a weekend shopping trip or cultural short break.
If you’re looking for things to see and do in Milan, travel sites are a good place to start your research. In particular Milan has some fabulous churches including the Basilica of Sant' Ambrogio, one of the oldest churches in Italy. Also the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, home to Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' painting, and the Duomo, the second biggest church in Italy and home to the world's largest collection of marble statues.
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Other popular visitor attractions in Milan include the Teatro alla Scala, one of the world's most famous opera houses, and the Castello Sforzesco, a fourteenth century castle which now houses an art gallery, with works by Michelangelo, Mantegna, and Leonardo da Vinci. Travel packages to Milan often include a tour of the city’s sights, and even if you book a hotel and flight tickets independently, it’s well worth considering a guided tour. You can often book these in advance through travel websites or a travel agent such as Fleetway Travel.
If you like the idea of shopping in Milan you'll want to visit the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, and La Rinascente which is Milan's most famous department store, and the Quadrilatero fashion district where the Via Montenapoleone is home to a host of top designer brands.
Whilst much of Italy has a Mediterranean climate, Milan's winters can be wet and cold. Average temperatures are 7°C in December and 6°C in January and there’s often snow and rain. If you’re willing to visit Milan in the winter, you’ll find plenty of cheap flights to Milan and hotel deals through online travel sites like ours. During the summer months, Milan tends to be warm or hot with average temperatures around 28°C in July and 27°C in August. If you’d like a stylish city break in a warm climate for your summer holidays, then Milan could be the right destination for you.
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