The Fashion district in Milano is something you can’t miss it.

The elegant and genteel Via Montenapoleone, Via Manzoni, Via Sant’Andrea and Via della Spiga form the famous quadrilatero d’oro in the northeast of the city with the highest concentration of haute couture labels, including Valentino, Armani, Versace, Gucci, Dolce & Gabanna, Prada, Moschino, Chanel, Gianfranco Ferrè, Dior, Emilio Pucci and Hermès.

There are also some exclusive Hotels and Spa in this area as you can see in our map.

In particular the Hotel Bulgari where you can relax yourself in a nice SPA, or the historical Grand Hotel. Both could be a right choose if you look for a quite area. With the Hotel Exedra you are in the middle between Duomo and the Fashion District. Both area are at walkable distance.

If you love to have an HOTEL in the heart of the Fashion District go to the The Westin Hotel. On the other hands, some blocks to the upper east there is the Hotel Carlton Baglioni in a quite area too. Finally, if you prefer to choose an Hotel near the Duomo, there is a easy subway access from Duomo to the Fashion District.

Try to avoid the car or cab, sometime Milano is a nightmare!

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Modern Milano is in the same time zone as all of Western Europe, GMT + 1 hour. The climate is relatively good, with low temperatures in winter (an average of 1° C in January) and normal in summer (with temperatures a little lower than other Italian, Spanish or French cities, with an average 28°C in July). In any case, there are no extreme temperatures in any month of the year.

The best time of year we recommend for a visit to the Lombard capital is spring, when the breeze clears the polluted air and the city acquires different colours. Prices rise slightly in summer, when more tourists visit the city. Another good time to visit Milano is during the Fashion Week in February. You can see all the news in the fashion for the next Spring-Summer period.

Milano has many pedestrian areas for when you want to get around the city, but it’s also true that the city has a lot of traffic and motorbikes, which sometimes ignore zebra crossings and park on the pavement, so if you’re travelling with children we recommend that you take care on some of its streets.

So it’s not a good idea to hire a car to get around the city.

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In 1946, with the reopening of the Teatro alla Scala (which had been bombed during the war), Milan once again rose from the ashes.

During the 1960s and 1980s, Milan spearheaded the way of an important industrial development, in which Genoa and Turin also took part.

It is currently experiencing some problems concerning the integration of the immigrant community and traffic, with a large volume of road traffic that very often brings the city centre to a standstill. In any case, the lights from the leading fashion labels and the recovery of some of its classical art gems have repositioned it as one of Europe’s leading cities.

A place inhabited by elegant born negotiators entrusted with tradition, sophistication and ambition in equal measure, who afford the same passion to an opera at La Scala, with an eye on shares at the city’s stock exchange, or a football match at the San Siro.

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Portofino World ®, a World apart.

Following Italian unification, Milan was still not the political capital of the nation. However, it did emerge as the financial and cultural capital, a quality that it does not appear to have lost even today. The industry and infrastructures created by the Austro-Hungarians bore fruit.

Milan saw significant growth in its population that brought with it a number of social conse- quences, such as the creation of unions, the first strikes and demonstrations and a large-scale protest in 1898 which ended in a number of incidents.

Futurism emerged shortly after, identifying with the artistic, cultural and even political ideas of the time. Milan resisted the arrival of the Second World War and was the last major Italian city to remain under the control of the Fascists.

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The Visconti dynasty took over power in the city.

Famous artists flocked there and this age saw the building of el Castello and el Duomo. After the Viscontis, 1450 brought with it peace and another dose of art from the Sforzas. El Ospedale Maggiore, Ca’ Granda and Santa Maria delle Grazie, with the stunning Last Supper by Leonardo, were created by the powerful Sforza family.

With the decade of the Renaissance, Milan also lost its staying power and became part of the Empire of Charles V. Spanish rule saw the building of more walls, which are still known as the Spanish walls, as well as Baroque works and a number of reconstructions.

During the War of Spanish Succession, Milan was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1859 with the exception of the Napoleonic period, which was when the city experienced a financial and cultural rebirth.

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Although Rome is the Italian capital, Milan is the powerhouse behind the country’s economy, primarily in terms of industry and fashion. Although it’s not that large a city, it can hold a large population and traffic density, and allows visitors to enjoy both one of the top shop windows of today’s fashion and a vast legacy of well-preserved churches, basilicas and palaces that date from an age when the city was a leading light throughout Europe.

Many of its streets reveal the avant-garde and entrepreneurial nature of the most modern Italian.

A coffee on one of Milan’s terraces surrounded by the elegant Milanese, dropping into any of the fashion boutiques in the quadrilatero d’oro and visiting the third-largest church in the world (the largest Gothic church), el Duomo, and one of the icons of opera, La Scala, is an absolute must.

And, if there’s time, you can always get away and discover one of the lakes that embrace the city.

Throughout its history, Milan has demonstrated its great ability to rebuild itself. And, following its foundation by the tribes of Gaul in the 4th century BC, the city considered to be the second most important in Italy has emerged from its ashes after being sacked by the Goths, Barbarossa and finally the Allies in World War II.

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Luxury Hotels in Milano.