Top 10 Milan & The Lakes (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

173 Pages·2005·6.44 MB·English

by  DK Publishing

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
TOP 10
MILAN LAKES
& THE
110 Unmissab0le museums & galleries
10 Best restaurants, bars & cafés
10 Most fun places for children
10 Best hotels for every budget
10 Superb wines & local delicacies
10 Places to shop for high fashion
10 Historic palaces & castles
10 Excursions around the lakes
10 Most gorgeous villas & gardens
10 Insider tips for every visitor
YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING
Milan & the Lakes Area by Area
This Top 10 Travel Guide to Milan divides the city into three areas
– Milan’s Historic Centre, Northern Milan and Southern Milan.
The Italian Lakes are divided into four chapters – Lake Maggiore,
Lake Como, Lake Garda, and the Smaller Lakes and Towns. Each
area is colour coded; the colour bands of the chapters
correspond to the colours shown on the maps here. Almost every
place mentioned in the book has a map grid reference, which
takes you to the two main maps of Central Milan and the Lakes
opening out from these flaps.
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DMK EYEWITINESLS TOP A10 TRAVENL GUIDES
AND THE LAKES
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t Left Villa Balbianello,Lake ComoCentre Stazione Centrale,Milan Right Isola Bella:Borromeo Tombs
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Highlights of Milan
Produced by Blue Island Publishing and the Lakes 6
Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Leonardo’s Last Supper,
Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom Milan 8
First published in Great Britain in 2003 Milan’s Duomo 10
by Dorling Kindersley Limited
80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan 12
A Penguin Company
Castello Sforzesco, Milan 16
Copyright 2003,2005 ©Dorling
Kindersley Limited,London Pinacoteca Ambrosiana,
Reprinted with revisions 2005 Milan 18
Sant’Ambrogio, Milan 20
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Lake Maggiore’s Isole
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A CIP catalogue record is available from
the British Library. Mantova 28
ISBN 1 4053 0795 1 Moments in History 32
Within each Top 10 list in this book, no Lombard Experiences 34
hierarchy of quality or popularity is
Notable Milanese
implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s
opinion, of roughly equal merit. Buildings 36
The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked annually.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of
going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices,
gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers
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Cover: All photographs specially commissioned except: Front – Corbis: Freelance Consulting Services
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Left Lake Lugano vineyardsCentre Rocca di Angera,Lake Maggiore Right Gelato shop
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Churches 38 Culinary Highlights t
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of Lombardy 66
Museums 40 n
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Restaurants 68 s
Lakeside Attractions 42
Villas and Gardens 44 Around Milan
and the Lakes
Small Towns and Villages 46
Artists Working in Milan’s Historic Centre 72
Lombardy 48 Northern Milan 84
Books and Films set in Southern Milan 92
Lombardy 50
Lake Maggiore 98
Festivals and Events 52
Lake Como 106
Shopping Meccas
Lake Garda 116
in Milan 56
Smaller Lakes and Towns 124
Things to Buy 58
Streetsmart
Entertainment Venues
in Milan 60 Practical Information 132
Attractions for Children 62 Places to Stay 144
Cafés and Wine Bars 64 Index 150
Left Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II,MilanRight Mantova
Key to abbreviations 3
Admadmission charge payable A/Cair conditioning