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When you have had enough of the traffic, crowds and chaos, and you need some peace and quiet, there is nothing better than a dip ... in the green! Even in frenetic Milan it is possible to follow a naturalistic itinerary, to discover some of the most poetic and relaxing places in the city. From ponds and secular plants to vegetable gardens and splendid flowers. And it could also happen that you see flamingos. Along the way there are many places to stop for a picnic in one of the many parks....

A walk around the city of Milan, starting from the Piazza del Duomo. The route takes place in a clockwise loop passing through Porta Venezia and following the ring road that goes around central Milan. It is advisable to complete this route by bicycle, also as a relaxation, because it mostly takes place on a busy road.

This is a beautiful walking route in the historic center of Milan, the main city and commercial capital of Northern Italy, an important architectural design laboratory, with works by some of the biggest names: Gio Ponte, Oscar Niemeyer, Giuseppe Terragni and Renzo Plan just to name a few. But before these giants of the modern and contemporary urban landscape started working here, Milan was already filled with great works that reflected previous centuries. War, time and urban change have...

This is a beautiful walking route in the historic center of Milan: from the stunning Duomo and La Scala to the Renaissance castle of Milan. For all sizes of Milan, its main attractions are found in a surprisingly compact area, many of which are concentrated in the area north and west of the Duomo, a good place to start any visit to the city. Within this area, much of which lies within the line of fortified walls that once delimited the original city limit, are examples from several centuries...

Discover surprising churches, browse in shops and find Roman ruins in this neighborhood south of the Duomo. Milan's blockbuster sights, for the most part, lie north and west of the Duomo and its large piazza, so most visitors head in those directions, often missing the less-visited (but no less interesting) places in neighborhoods to the south. While many of these are churches, they offer a lot more than the usual array of ecclesiastical art and architecture, including a few...