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Ariosto Hotel Milan City Centre: Sforzesco Castle EUR 75
Ariston Hotel Milan City Centre: Navigli Canals EUR 75
Zurigo Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo EUR 72
San Carlo Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Cristallo Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 72
Cervo Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Jolly Milanofiori Hotel City: Assago On Request
Mini Portello Hotel Milan Fair Area On Request
Centro Alberghiero Ornato Hotel Milan Residential Area On Request
Rex Hotel Milan Airport: Linate Int'l On Request
Mini Aosta Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Soperga Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Canada Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo EUR 103
Tulip Inn Delle Nazioni Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 82
La Residenza Hotel Milan Fair Rho - New Exhibition Center EUR 60
Mercure Milano Corso Genova Hotel Milan City On Request
Zefiro Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 78
Amadeus Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Canova Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Dei Fiori Hotel Milan City Centre: Navigli Canals On Request
Teco Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo EUR 86
Demidoff Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Buenos Aires On Request
Hotel Scala Nord Milan City Centre: Corso Sempione On Request
Green House Hotel Milan Residential Area On Request
Montini Hotel Linate Airport Milan Airport: Linate Int'l EUR 90
Best Western Hotel Berlino Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Alga Hotel Milan City: Residential Area On Request
Fenice Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Buenos Aires On Request
Flora Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Florida Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Mini Tiziano Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Oro Blu Hotel Milan Fair Area On Request
Virgilio Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Valganna Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Rio Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo On Request
Gonzaga Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Holiday Inn Express Milan-Bicocca Central On Request
Holiday Inn Milan-Garibaldi Station Milan On Request
Holiday Inn Milan
Antares Concorde Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Buenos Aires EUR 111
Antares Rubens Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Carlyle Brera Hotel Milan City Centre: Sforzesco Castle EUR 102
Doria Grand Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Poliziano Fiera Hotel Milan Fair Area On Request
UNA Mediterraneo Hotel Milan City Centre: Porta Romana On Request
Ambasciatori Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo On Request
UNA Century Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Sheraton Diana Majestic Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Cavour Hotel Milan City Centre: Sforzesco Castle On Request
Lloyd Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo EUR 84
Windsor Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Golden Tulip Manin Hotel Milan Palestro Gardens On Request
Michelangelo Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Jolly President Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo On Request
Crowne Plaza Hotel Milan-Linate San Donato Milanese On Request
UNA Tocq Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Como On Request
Holiday Inn Milan-Assago Residential Area On Request
Starhotel Rosa Milan City Centre: Duomo EUR 179
Dei Cavalieri Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo EUR 289
Grand Puccini Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Buenos Aires On Request
Baviera Mokinba Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Buenos Aires On Request
Best Western Milton Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Sempione On Request
UNA Scandinavia Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Mediolanum Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 86
Auriga Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 108
Atahotel Executive Milan City Centre: Corso Como On Request
Atahotel Fieramilano Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Mythos Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Grand Hotel Verdi Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 105
Astoria Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Best Western Jet Airport Malpensa Airport: Malpensa EUR 108
Holiday Inn Hotel Milan-Linate Airport Airport: Linate Int'l On Request
Galles Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Buenos Aires EUR 82
St. John Hotel Milan Sesto San Giovanni EUR 82
Concorde Hotel Saronno Airport: Malpensa EUR 50
King Mokinba Hotel Milan City Centre: Sforzesco Castle On Request
Antares Accademia Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Atahotel De Angeli Residence Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Terminal Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Madison Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 82
St. George Hotel Milan City Centre: Corso Buenos Aires On Request
Enterprise Hotel Milan Fair Milan City On Request
Alexander Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Atahotel Arcobaleno Residence Milan City: Residential Area On Request
Brunelleschi Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo On Request
Corte Del Naviglio Hotel Milan City Centre: Navigli Canals On Request
Golden Tulip Crivis Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo On Request
Quark Hotel Milan Residential Area On Request
Ripamonti Due and Residence Pieve Emanuele On Request
Santa Barbara Hotel Milan Airport: Linate Int'l On Request
Straf Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo On Request
Sanpi Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 90
La Spezia Hotel Milan City On Request
Dei Giardini Hotel Nerviano Nerviano On Request
Mozart Hotel Milan Fair Area On Request
Elitis Hotel Legnano Fair Rho - New Exhibition Center EUR 62
Studios Hotel Milan Cologno Monzese EUR 82
Crowne Plaza Milan-Malpensa Airport Airport: Malpensa On Request
Carrobbio Hotel Milan
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Westin Palace Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Le Meridien Gallia Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station On Request
Grand Duomo Hotel Milan City Centre: Duomo On Request
Principe Di Savoia Hotel Milan City Centre: Central Station EUR 324
Grand Hotel et de Milan
Milan (Italian: Milano; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is the main city of
northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The city proper (Comune di
Milano) has about 1,308,500 inhabitants (2004). The population of the urban
area (Greater Milan La Grande Milano), comprising the core of Lombardy, is estimated,
as of 2006, to be about 4,280,820 people. Finally, the official population of
Milan Metro Area counts around 7.400.000 residents (2006).
In the eleventh century the city regained its importance and began to impose its power. Milan became a prosperous, if seldom quiet, comune. The eleventh century saw the birth and growth of several papal and church reform movements, such as the Peace and Truce of God and the Gregorian reforms. Milan itself, the powerful but corrupt church was put under siege by the reformers of the so-called pataria, a local movement led by both religious and secular figures. In the latter half of the century, Milan and its province suffered ecclesiastical schism and confusion as well as violence and war as the patarini struggled to reform the clergy. With peace and order attained in the early 1090s, Milan enterred the wider struggle between the power of the popes and the emperors. In the twelfth century, she led the other Italian cities in gaining semi-independence from the Holy Roman Empire in the wars of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, culminating in the glorious Battle of Legnano (1176). Thus, during the Middle Ages Milan became one of the most rich and powerful cities of Europe (due to its commerce and industries) conquering and influencing at times great part of northern Italy.
At the beginning of the 11th Century, Milan experienced several civil outbreaks. The main conflicts were between the Nobles and Plebeians. Therefore, a tripartite polity was formed, creating a compromise between the great nobles, lesser nobles, and plebeians, led by a podestà. There was also fighting between the Guelphs and Ghibellines, who supported the pope and emperor respectively. The ruling family of Milan, the Viscontis, supported the Ghibellines, and the emperor acknowledged Ottone Visconti as the Archbishop. The Visconti House went on to peacefully conquer Pavia, Piacenza, Bergamo, Brescia, and Parma. They gained support from their citizens by treating them charitably. In 1354, power fell into the hands of brothers Galeazzo and Bernab Visconti. Originally they split the city in two to share the power, but rejoined in 1359 to defeat Pavia. Pavia then became Galeazzo's city, where be built a university. When he died in 1387, he left his land to his son, Gian Galeazzo Visconti. However, Bernab was a different child. He ruled under strict laws, was threatened with excommunication, and became greedy after his brother's death. In 1385, when he attempted to take all the land back under one rule, Gian imprisoned him. Gian went on to be a powerful ruler, who expanded his empire arcoss northern Italy, gathering land as he went. The only northern city-state to avoid his conquest was Venice. He died from illness while trying to conquer Florence in 1402. His sons, Giovanni Maria Visconti and Filippo Maria Visconti split up the land, which then either became independent or was conquered by Venice. Giovanni became duke, but in 1412 was assassinated amid political controversy. Filippo had no sons, ending the Visconti line. He died in 1447, when a popular government was established.
Filippo did have a daughter, who married Francesco Sforza. He later was hired to protect the city state with the creation of the popular government, but instead took over, creating the Sforza line. Francesco died in 1466, leaving the land to Galeazzo Maria Sforza. He was disliked because of his cruelty, and assassinated in 1476. His 7-year-old son, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, with Galeazzo Maria's brother, Ludovico Sforza (Ludovico the Moor), becoming the de facto ruler of Milan. Ludovico was very cultural, adding much to universities and architecture, but when Gian Galeazzo married Princess Isabella of Naples, Ludovico's persuasion of Gian came to an end. Isabella disliked the amount of power Ludovico had, and turned to her family in Naples for help. In return, Ludovico turned to Charles VIII of France, who could claim Naples through the House of Anjou.
It is estimated that at the start of 14th century the city may have touched the number of 200,000 inhabitants. During the Plague of 1349 Milan was one of the few places in Europe that was spared by the epidemic, but it was deeply affected by the plagues of 1402 (50,000 deaths), 1542 (80,000), 1576 (17,000) and 1629 (also known as Great Plague of Milan, 70,000 deaths). In the meantime its power was checked by Florence and Venice; thus last city conquered eastern Lombardy after the battle of Maclodio and kept it for centuries. During the Renaissance Milan was ruled by dukes of the Visconti (1272-1447) and later Sforza (1449-1499, 1512-1515, 1521-1535) families, who had great artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Bramante at their service. After trying to conquer the rest of northern Italy in the late 14th and 15th century, Milan was conquered by France, and then later on by emperor Charles V, who took it in 1535 as a dependency of his Spanish possessions. The Spanish domination (up to 1700) is remembered as an epoch of bad rule and decline, but this is debatable, since the economy still flourished and textile industry kept growing in the countryside around the city
Milan is one of the major artistical centres of northern Italy. An incomplete list of landmarks include:
* The Duomo, the second largest cathedral of the world and the world's largest
collection of marble statues.
* The Castello Sforzesco
* The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
* The Palaeo-Christian Basilica of San Lorenzo
* The Biblioteca Ambrosiana, containing drawings and notebooks by Leonardo da
Vinci among its vast holdings of books, manuscripts, and drawings, and is one
of the main repositories of European culture. The city is also the home of the
Brera Academy of Fine Arts.
* The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, housing one of the most famous paintings
of Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper.
* The Pinacoteca di Brera, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Poldi Pezzoli and the Musei
del Castello galleries, which host a great number of pictorial masterpieces.
Milan is also one of the most important centres in the world for Opera lirica, with its famous Teatro alla Scala (La Scala).
The city has a large international airport known as Malpensa International Airport (MXP), located near the industrial towns of Busto Arsizio and Gallarate and connected to the downtown with the "Malpensa Express" railway service (from Cadorna Station). Malpensa was designed by the famous Ettore Sottsass. Milan also has the Linate Airport (LIN) within the city limits (for European and domestic traffic), connected with bus line 73 (from S. Babila). A third airport is Orio al Serio (BGY), close to the city of Bergamo. Vergiate, Venegono, Bresso, Voghera and Montichiari are further airports in the region.Station in the city
* Milano Centrale (passenger station - the second busiest Italian station)
* Milano P.ta Garibaldi (passenger station)
* Milano Lambrate (passenger station)
* Milano Rogoredo (passenger station and cargo station)
* Milano Greco (passenger station)
* Milano San Cristoforo (passenger and cargo station)
* Milano Porta Romana (passenger and cargo station)
* Milano Certosa (passenger station)
* Milano Villapizzone (passenger station)
* Milano Lancetti (passenger station)
* Milano Repubblica (passenger station)
* Milano Porta Venezia (passenger station)
* Milano Dateo (passenger station)
* Milano Porta Vittoria (passenger station)
* Milano Smistamento/Scalo Farini (cargo-trains)
* Milano Romolo (passenger station).
* Milano Tibaldi
* Milano/Rho Fiera
High speed train lines are under construction all across Italy, and new lines will open from Milan to Rome and Naples, and from Milan to Torino. The stations for the TAV (Treni ad Alta Velocità - High Speed Trains) will be:
* Milano Rogoredo (for the south)
* Milano Certosa and Milano/Rho Fiera (for the west)
A line from Milan to Venice and then to Trieste is under construction. At the end of the work, the TAV station for Milan to the east will be:
* Milano Pioltello