Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
G6
G3
26
Vinile
F3
Entertainment
27
Blue Note
D1
Shopping
(see 18)
28
Flea Market
A6
D3
C8
B8
D1
A6
34
Superfly
B8
Sights
Milan's runway-flat terrain and monumental buildings are defined by concentric ring
roads that trace the path of the city's original defensive walls. Although very little remains
of the walls, ancient
porta
(gates) act as clear compass points. Almost everything you
want to see, do or buy is contained within these city gates.
Duomo
CATHEDRAL
(
www.duomomilano.it
; Piazza del Duomo; adult/reduced Battistero di San Giovanni €4/2, terraces stairs €7/
3.50, terraces lift €12/6, treasury €2; 7am-6.45pm, roof terraces 9am-6pm, baptistry 9.30am-5pm, treas-
ury 9.30am-5pm Mon-Sat; Duomo)
A vision in pink Candoglia marble, Milan's cathedral
aptly reflects the city's creativity and ambition. Its pearly-white facade, adorned with 135
spires and 3200 statues, rises like the filigree of a fairy-tale tiara, wowing the crowds with
extravagant detail. The vast interior is no less impressive, with the largest stained-glass
windows in Christendom, while below is the early Christian baptistry and crypt, where the
remains of the saintly Carlo Borromeo are on display in a rock crystal casket.
