Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Autostradale
( 02 720 01 304;
www.autostradale.it
; ticket €60; 9.30am Tue-Sun Sep-Jul)
The tourist office
sells tickets (good for the whole day) for Autostradale's three-hour city bus tours, includ-
ing admission to
The Last Supper
, Castello Sforzesco and La Scala's museum. Tours de-
part from the taxi rank on the western side of Piazza del Duomo.
GUIDED TOUR
Bike & the City
BIKE TOUR
( 346 9498623;
www.bikeandthecity.it
; day/sunset tour €35/30; morning/afternoon/sunset tour
9.30am/3.30pm/6.30pm)
Make friends while you get the inside scoop on city sights on these
leisurely, four-hour bike tours.
DIY TRAM TOURS
Enjoy your own city tour by hopping on Tram No 1. This retro orange beauty, complete with wooden
seats and original fittings, runs along Via Settembrini before cutting through the historic centre along
Via Manzoni, through Piazza Cordusio and back up towards Piazza Cairoli and the Castello Sforzesco.
A 75-minute ticket (€1.50), which is also valid for the bus and metro, should be purchased from any
tobacconist before boarding and stamped in the original
obliteratrice
on the tram.
Festivals & Events
Milan has two linked trade-fair grounds, collectively known as
Fiera Milano
2, Lotto Fieramilanocity stop), while the main grounds,
Fieramilano
, are west of town in
the satellite town of Rho (metro line 2, Rho Fiera stop). The furniture fair, fashion shows
and most large trade fairs take place here.
CULTURAL
Carnevale Ambrosiano
( February)
The world's longest carnival, this event culminates with a procession to the
Duomo.
Salone Internazionale del Mobile
(
www.cosmit.it
)
The world's most prestigious (and profit-driven) furniture fair is held annu-
ally in April at Fieramilano (in Rho), with satellite exhibitions in Zona Tortona. Alongside
FAIR
