Milan is located in the plains of Lombary, one of the most developed Italian regions.
During the Renaissance Milan's reputation for art, culture and politics spread throughout Europe.

Now Italy's leading industrial and commercial centre and home to Italy's stock market and business centres. Milan is the capital of Italy's automobile industry. Each year in October, Milan is host to SMAU a vast exhibition expressly dedicated to new technologies which combines culture and design innovation.

Sophisticated, chic and fashionable Milan still an artistic and cutural centre is synonymous with fashion- houses of Aremani, Versace and, Valentino and shopping (the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele on the Piazza del Duomo is reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall.

Built between 1366 and 1485, Milan Cathedral The "Duomo" is one of Europe's most remarkable cathedrals and a vision of Gothic splendour.

In the entrance to what used to be the refectory of the Dominican convent is in the square in front of Santa Maria delle Grazie is one of the worlds most famous images "The Last Supper" painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

One of the product of Milan is the traditional sweet cake called panettone - Italian Christmas Cake. Milan is renown for its two football teams AC Milan and Inter Milan.
La Scala is Milan's world class Opera House.