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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...

1 0 , 6 years ago
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...

1 0 , 6 years ago
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...

1 0 , 6 years ago
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...

2 0 , 6 years ago
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...

1 0 , 6 years ago
5 Souvenirs from Milan!

It's Christmas time or time to go home after Erasmus, so, it is normal that the demand for souvenirs to take for the family and friends increases. It is not always easy to choose, have creative ideas and stay within the budget, especially in a city that is a capital of...

0 0 , 6 years ago
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...

1 0 , 6 years ago
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...

1 0 , 6 years ago
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...

1 0 , 6 years ago
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...

2 0 , 6 years ago
Italian chocolate _ Construttori di dolcezze

The introduction Hello everyone, I hope, that you are all doing just fine. In this article I want to tell you about preparing the chocolate and that thing, that my sister bought in Milan and brought it in Georgia, so that we could prepare some chocolate and drink it....

0 0 , 6 years ago
Day 3 in Verbania - Milan

This morning's view was nothing less than yesterday's. Although it hasn't been snowing while we were awake, it must have been snowing during the night because when we woke up there was snow on the ground. So, today we woke up at eleven - since we came home more or...

1 0 , 6 years ago
Day 2 in Milan-Verbania

This morning we woke up to this. So it was a pretty exciting awakening, I must say. Me and M slept upstairs tonight, while F and Ila slept in F's room, on the ground floor. When I woke up M was already gone downstairs, so I went downstairs too. F was not at home...

2 0 , 6 years ago
Day 1 in Milan

Hi everyone! Since I've never been to Milan and I'm going there today, I decided to write here a sort of travelling diary about everything I'm going to do! The first thing to say is why I'm going there, and that is for the graduation and birthday of a friend of mine -...

2 0 , 6 years ago
Milan Surprises Me

Again and again, confirming to what rumour has it for a significant long time that Milan is a city of hidden beauty. It is not a gimmick for this business city and capital of design and fashion of Italy. I won't call myself a traveler, because I'm not, but I'd rather...

1 0 , 6 years ago
Twelve Hours in Milan

We reached Milan on the morning of 25th October. We had just one day to explore Milan so we were in kind of a hurry. Our first destination was the Milan Cathedral of course. Unfortunately not all of its sections were opened the day we visited, but still we could get...

1 0 , 6 years ago
Milan from another point of view

This was my second time I went to visit Milan, but the first time for my cousin. She really liked her gift in form of the tickets for two trips – to Turin and to Milan. This is the story of that second trip. Like I said in one of the...

0 0 , 6 years ago
First visit to Milan

The first time I visited this city was with my friend Bella at the beginning of my Erasmus year. It was a crazy trip. We had to get up very early in the morning because we had bus from Bologna at 05:50. A crazy start wouldn't you say? We...

0 0 , 6 years ago
First you need self-confidence

It was my city, Milan First, I reached a Bergamo Orio Al Serio Airport and I felt like an alone bird. In that time I didn't know the Bergamo is another city of Italy. I just supposed that it is part of Milan. For reaching Milan you need the take a bus. Attention it is...

1 0 , 6 years ago
How a student can manage to get hold of a Theatre or Opera ticket

Theater fans listen up! I have good news for you: if you are in Milan and would like an evening in the theater or want to spend some time at the Opera, then you don@t need to worry about breaking the bank. Because in most theaters in Milan (Teatro alla Scala inclusive)...

0 0 , 6 years ago