Visiting Milan? Be sure to look up!

The glass and cast iron dome roof of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan (Italy) © Simon Raven

If you're heading to Milan this summer be sure to look up! This is not always easy to do in a bustling city, but in Europe the architecture above street level will often surprise and amaze. When visiting Milan be sure to check out the the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the world's oldest shopping malls with a spectacular glass roof.

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Sprawling between the Alps and the Po valley, Lombardy has a varied landscape: industrious cities, medieval hill towns and lakeside resorts are interspersed with powdered slopes, lemon groves, vineyards and rice paddies. Dominating it all is Lombardy’s capital and Italy’s economic powerhouse, Milan.

Coverage includes: Milan, Around Milan, The Lakes, Lago Maggiore, Lago d’Orta, Lago di Como, Lago d’Iseo, Lago di Garda, The Po Plain, Bergamo, Brescia, Mantua and Cremona.

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