Milan city breaks Short stays and long weekend holidays in Milan

Milan is known as the fashion capital of the world with its infamous shopping street - Via Monte Napoleon - lined with every designer label imaginable. However, Milan is also rich in culture and history and the city offers plenty to see and do with museums, castles, art galleries and the fourth largest cathedral in the world.

For cafes, bars and restaurants, the city has them on every corner but one of the highlights of a city break in Milan is sampling some of the Milanese cuisine at one of restautants on the canals.

Top attractions
Duomo
Castello Sforzesco
Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper"
La Scala opera house
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Fiera di Senigallia flea market
Museo di Novecento

Featured villas & apartments in Milan

There are plenty of options when choosing where to stay in Milan with an excellent range of self catering holiday rentals with luxury villas on the ouskirts or apartments to rent in the city centre. Getting around Milan by public transport either by bus or the metro is easy and cheap - we would avoid driving around as parking is nearly mission impossible.


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Things to see and do in and around Milan

A few suggestions....
Catch a boat and ride around Milan's canals taking in the historical sights
Climb to the top of the Duomo for magnificent views of the city
See the ancient washhouses of vicolo dei Lavandai and San Cristoforo
Cross the Scodellino bridge and discover the old Darsena port
In summer, chill out at Milan's 8 square kilometer man-made lake - Idroscalo.
boats in the milan canal alongside the restaurants

Twin centre holidays

If you are taking a city break in Milan during the winter, there are many ski resorts within a few hours drive to try out for one or more days:

skiing in courmayeur
Resort Distance (km) Time
Bormio1332 hours
Cervinia1872 hour 30 mins
Courmayeur2132 hour 40 mins
Livigno1412 hours 15 mins
Madesimo721 hour 40 mins
St Moritz971 hour 15 mins
Chamonix2402 hour 50 mins

Our view on city breaks in Milan

We think Milan is a great choice for a city break. With excellent food, great shopping and plenty of historical sights to visit, Milan is definitely worth visiting.