♥ Milan ♥
(while not recognisable for its sights, Milan is more about the lifestyle of enjoying worldly pleasures, a paradise for shopping, fashion, opera and nightlife)
♥ Milan Central Station ♥
(one of the main European railway stations)
♥ Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ♥
(named after the first king of united Italy, this Galleria is the site for many luxury goods' shops, like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton)
♥ Piazza del Duomo - Cathedral Square ♥
(the vital "central core" of the capital of the Lombardy region)
♥ The Duomo ♥
(the majestic cathedral of Milan, a massive late Gothic church in white marble, with hundreds of spires and thousands of statues on its exterior and a famous façade, dedicated to "Maria Nascente")
♥ Interior of the Duomo ♥
(ethereal Gothic nave)
(window of the apse with a detail of the Last Supper)
♥ Duomo Rooftop ♥
♥ Piazza della Scala ♥
(Statue of Leonardo Da Vinci)
♥ Castello Sforzesco ♥
(home to the noble Sforza-Visconti ruling families of Milan from 1368 and later the Austrian governor's residence, when Lombardy was part of the Hapsburg empire)
(Piazza d'Armi - Torre del Carmine)
(Cortile della Rocchetta)
♥ Piazzale Cadorna ♥
(Claes Oldenburg's modern, brightly-colored sculpture entitled Needle, Thread, and Knot)
(Claes Oldenburg's modern, brightly-colored sculpture entitled Needle, Thread, and Knot)
♥ Santa Maria delle Grazie - Saint Mary of the Graces ♥
(houses the famous Last Supper)
(houses the famous Last Supper)
♥ Cenacolo Vinciano ♥
(holding the tickets to see Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, "The Last Supper")
(holding the tickets to see Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, "The Last Supper")
♥ San Siro Stadium ♥
(the home stadium for two of the most successful European clubs, AC Milan & F.C. Internazionale Milano)
(the home stadium for two of the most successful European clubs, AC Milan & F.C. Internazionale Milano)
♥ Milan Central Station - InterCity Train ♥
(leaving for our next destination, Florence)
