Milan

Milan is an Italian city with over one million inhabitants. Center of the metropolitan city of the same name and capital of the Lombardy region. Second Italian municipality by number of inhabitants. Fourth most populous metropolitan area in Europe after London, Madrid and Paris.

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Founded by the Insubres at the beginning of the 6th century BC, it was conquered by the Romans in 222 BC. and called Mediolanum. Its importance progressively increased until it became the capital of the Western Roman Empire. During its history it assumed various roles, including capital, as well as political and cultural center of the Duchy of Milan during the Renaissance. Capital of the Kingdom of Italy during the Napoleonic period. Capital of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto during the Austrian period. In the cultural field, Milan has been the greatest Italian center in publishing since the 19th century, both book and information related. At the top of the world music circuit thanks to the opera season of the Teatro alla Scala and its long operatic tradition.

Economic capital

It became the "Italian economic capital" during the industrial revolution that involved Europe in the second half of the 19th century, forming the "Industrial Triangle" with Turin and Genoa. From this period onwards, and especially after the war, it underwent a strong urbanization process linked to industrial expansion which also involved the neighboring cities, and was the main destination during the period of internal emigration.

Over the last century the city has stabilized its economic and productive role, becoming the largest Italian financial market. Also known as one of the world capitals of fashion and industrial design, and one of the most important Italian university centers. According to the MasterCard Top 20 Global Destination Cities study, in 2015 it was the second Italian city in terms of number of foreign presences, and the fifteenth in the world. One of the centers of the Fiera di Milano is located on the outskirts of Milan, the largest exhibition center in Europe. In 2016 it was eighteenth, and the only Italian, in the two-year PwC Cities of opportunity study. Ranking of metropolises with better economic opportunities, quality of life and innovation. For these reasons it wins the title of Global City, classifying itself as the only Italian city in the list of Alpha World Cities.

Fashion quadrilateral

The Fashion Quadrilatero is a district of Milan where jewelery shops, boutiques and design and furniture showrooms are concentrated. So called because it is ideally delimited by four streets famous for the numerous shops and studios of the most important fashion brands. The heart of the fashion district is via Montenapoleone, which is the fifth most expensive and prestigious street in the world. The quadrilateral is enclosed between four main streets: via Monte Napoleone, via Manzoni, via della Spiga, corso Venezia.