Living the Erasmus life
Aurélie L
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Erasmus life in Milan, tips, things to do, what to see and more!
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The choice of going to Milan
Hello everybody! My name is Aurélie, welcome to my page on Erasmusu, where I’ll talk about my Erasmus experience of this year in Milan, Italy! I'm really excited about this page where I'll get to share many things with you about this unique experience! I have so many...
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CityLife Park
I went to the CityLife Park today to enjoy the sunshine after this cold winter and I felt like writing a small post about this it to let you know more about this place and show you some pictures. It’s a pretty new and very nice and green place in Milan, a little...
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Day trip to Turin
Another new Italian destination for this semester: Turin (called Torino in Italian). We booked the trip last Wednesday and went there yesterday, Friday. We thought Torino was one of the cities we had to go to this semester since it’s not so far from Milan, and many of...
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Christmas time in Milan
I wanted to make a special post specifically dedicated to Christmas decorations in Milan while we are still (more or less) in the spirit of it, because they are absolutely beautiful (in my opinion of course, but I think many other people in the city share it). You can...
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What to see (and do) in Milan
As it is a big city (the second biggest in Italy! ), Milan offers many things to see. Whether you like historical monuments or modern buildings, being surrounded by a crowd of people or having your space to wander, there will be something for you to do and appreciate in...
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Day trip to Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre had been one of my dream destinations for years. Even just last year, I was thinking that it would take years for me to be able to go to this place. Little did I know that I was going to go for an Erasmus in Milan, Italy and that Cinque Terre is really...
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Most frequently asked questions about life in Milan
Source As I get quite a few questions from people who could possibly be interested in living in Milan or just coming here to visit, I thought I would make a post with my answers to these questions and to let other people who may not have the chance of knowing somebody...
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Day trip to Lago di Como
The North of Italy, and more precisely the part of Milan and its surroundings, is often called the “region of lakes”. This is because there are quite a few lakes around here, including the three biggest Italian lakes, that are all close to one another: Lago di...
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Trip to Genoa
While we were on the train to go and visit the villages of Cinque Terre, our train went through a city that seemed to be very pretty, even if I saw it only for like 5 minutes (you can imagine how pretty it must be to make you want to come back specifically to visit...
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Weekend in Florence
As part of our Erasmus experience, we did a lot of trips during our first semester in Italy. In addition to Genoa, Cinque Terre and Lago di Como, we also went to Florence, which is called Firenze in Italian, in Tuscany and spent a whole weekend there. This was in...
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Free / discounted activities in Milan
As some / most of you will, I guess, visit Milan as a student (or even do a whole Erasmus here), I thought it would be a good idea to make a post about things that you can do for free, or for which you can get a discount on the entry ticket in Milan with the status of...
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Day trip to Venice
Last semester, in October, I went on a day-trip to Venice (Venezia in Italian). This city is known in the whole world to be one of the prettiest and most romantic cities, and I really wanted to visit it during my Erasmus. As soon as we got the opportunity, we booked the...
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Day trip to Varenna & Bellagio
Today I want to write about the trip that I did just yesterday to the Como Lake (yes again: I can’t get enough of this place, it's so beautiful! ), and more precisely to the villages of Varenna and Bellagio. It was not my first time going to the Como Lake, but it was...
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Day-trip to Bergamo
One of my day-trip from my first semester of Erasmus was to Bergamo, a city quite close to Milan. I went there by train, and from Milano Centrale (the main train station of Milan), it only takes about 30 minutes to get there: it’s really not so far! If you are...
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Trips to other Italian cities, departing from Milan
Not only is Milan famous in the whole world for fashion, it’s also known in Europe to be an important hub when it comes to travelling. It’s located quite in the middle of Europe, so it makes it very easy to access other Italian cities and European countries from...
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Best times to visit the Duomo
The Duomo (which would be translated into Cathedral) is definitely the main landmark and the most popular monument in Milan. Whether you come here as a tourist or for your Erasmus, it’s probably the first thing that you will go to see, just like everybody else. As...
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Milan under snow
It’s been quite cold in Milan for the past few months, and more specifically the last couple weeks, and 2 days ago what we were kind of all expecting (since it was happening in all the rest of Italy, even in the South) happened: the snow came to Milan. Some of us...
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Palazzo Lombardia
The last few days have been quite busy, but today I finally took the time to go out again and visit new things in Milan. I went to a spot that I found out about only a couple weeks ago and that I immediately wanted to go to: the Belvedere di Palazzo Lombardia, a. k. a a...
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Day-trip to Verona
Verona was one of the cities that was at the top of my list of places to go for this semester. So many friends of mine from university were going there and telling me about how beautiful it is, so I wanted to go and see it for myself. This city really did not disappoint...
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Day-trip to Bologna
Another week, another trip! This time we went to explore the city of Bologna, which was on my list of Italian cities to visit this semester, and now it’s done! From Milan, getting to Bologna takes only about 2 hours and a half, and the price is around €20 (by bus)....
