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    Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy: Smart Guide Italy, #2
    Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy: Smart Guide Italy, #2
    Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy: Smart Guide Italy, #2
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    Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy: Smart Guide Italy, #2

    By Alexei Cohen

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    Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy is packed with advice and tips that will help newcomers and veteran travelers get the most from their visit to Italy's trendiest region. Along with background information to all of Milan's major monuments readers will discover great places to eat, sleep and enjoy the dolce vita in the Lombard capital. Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy also covers: Pavia, Cremona, Mantova, Bergamo, Stelvio National Park and the Lakes of Lombardy.

    Smart Guide is the first independent travel publisher to offer digital guides to all of Italy's regions. We also operate a convenient online accommodation service which helps travelers get an insider's perspective on Italy, lower their CO2 impact and save substantially.

    Other titles in the Smart Guide series:
    Rome & Lazio
    Florence & Tuscany
    Venice & Veneto
    Naples & Campania
    Turin, Piedmont & Aosta Valley
    Grand Tour: Rome, Florence, Venice & Naples

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexei Cohen
    Release dateOct 2, 2011
    ISBN9781465755995
    Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy: Smart Guide Italy, #2
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    Alexei Cohen

    I fell in love with Italy while watching the movie La Strada in the basement of my university library. Since then I have met and married an Italian, written and edited several guides and enjoyed a lot of pasta, wine and gelato. I live with my family on the outskirts of Rome and cultivate my passion for Italy a little more everyday. Moon Rome, Florence & Venice is my latest book and a result of months of exploration. I look forward to sharing what I have discovered and meeting travelers in Rome to swap stories over a cappuccino.

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      Smart Guide Italy - Alexei Cohen

      Smart Guide Italy: Milan and Lombardy

      Published by Smart Guides

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2011 Alexei Cohen

      Discover other titles in the Smart Guide series:

      Rome and Lazio

      Florence and Tuscany

      Venice and Veneto

      Naples and Campania

      Turin, Piedmont and Aosta Valley

      Grand Tour: Rome, Florence, Venice and Naples

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      Smart Accommodation:

      Smart Guide has teamed up with over 5,000 bed and & breakfasts, self-catering apartments and small hotels in order to provide travelers with convenient, reasonably priced accommodation in the best locations throughout Italy. To view all our accommodation options visit our website and choose the one that’s right for you. Enjoy the journey!

      Smart Answers:

      Travel requires making choices. If you have any questions regarding your trip to Italy write to us and we will get back to you within 24 hours. If you have any comments or suggestions that will help improve future editions we’d love to hear them.

      Contents

      FOREWORD

      INTRODUCING ITALY

      PLANNING YOUR STAY

      MILAN AND LOMBARDY

      TOP STOPS

      MILAN

      Sights

      Entertainment

      Festivals and Events

      Sports and Recreation

      Shopping

      Food

      Accommodations

      Information and Services

      Getting There

      Getting Around

      EASTERN AND SOUTHERN LOMBARDY

      Pavia

      Cremona

      Mantova

      Bergamo

      LAKES OF LOMBARDY

      Lago Maggiore

      Lago di Como

      Lago di Garda

      STELVIO NATIONAL PARK

      FOREWORD

      Dear Traveler,

      This eGuide is meant to assist you throughout your travels as well as lighten your load. It balances historical insights about Milan’s major monuments with practical information about food, entertainment, accommodations and events. It was created to indulge your senses and help you see, smell, and taste Lombardy in unexpected ways whether you are headed for La Scala or The Last Supper.

      We suggest you use it in combination with Google maps (much of Milan is wifi friendly) or pick up a paper version from the tourist offices listed in the information and services section at the end of each destination. You'll also find many accommodation links which are worth investigating as prices change according to the season.

      We don’t just provide great insight though, with Smart Guide Italy B&B you can also find convenient accommodation. Now you can stay in the comfort of an Italian home, get a unique local perspective and save. Just visit our website and choose the accommodation you prefer.

      Enjoy the journey!

      Alexei Cohen

      Series Editor

      INTRODUCING ITALY

      No matter how much time you have Italy will leave you feeling like you missed something. Even if you concentrate on a single city or region the possibility of seeing every painting, piazza, or church is impossible. It’s best therefore not to cram too much into whatever time you do have and take a relaxed apporach. Although the country is not very large it’s incredibly dense and there are a thousand places to get sidetracked. Five days is usually enough to see a couple of large cities or start to explore a region. Ten days and you can get off the beaten track, stop checking your watch and cross over to one of the islands. Anything over two weeks is ideal and will be appreciated by all your senses. Air, train, and road transportation make getting around easy. If you want to explore some of the wilder landscapes or are heading to the mountains a car saves time and provides the freedom to make discoveries that you’d miss otherwise.

      When To Go

      Tourism is a year round reality in Italy that peaks in August and during the Christmas and Easter holidays. There is no single best time to visit and what period you choose depends on personal preference in weather, cost, service, and elbow room. As far as climate is concerned summers are warm and winters are mild with regional variation between Alpine and coastal zones. The Tyrrhenian is generally warmer than the Adriatic and July and August can be unbearably hot while mountain areas remain cool. Temperatures drop the higher you climb up the Alps and snow covers the Central Apeninnes until April. Italy is drier than North America and there’s less humidity. Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta are wet in spring and you can count on rain in Rome throughout November.

      Spring and fall are pleasant throughout the country. With the exception of Easter there are less tourists waiting in line and hotels charge mid-season rates. Some resort towns, especially on islands may be closed, but dining al fresco is possible and restaurants start putting out tables in April. Mediterranean vegetation doesn’t provide the spectacular fall colors of New England but there is bright foliage in Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo and along the backroads of Umbria. Autumn is also harvest time when sagre festivals celebrate everything from apples in Trentino to truffles in Tuscany. New vintage are bottled and wine flows freely in Chianti. By September Italian schools have started again and beaches are virtually abandoned.

      Summer is by far the most popular time to visit. Everyone wants to see Italy under blue skies and hotels take advantage of demand to raise their prices. Airlines also charge their highest fares and tickets should be purchased well in advance. You’re more likely to hear German, French, and English in Florence and Venice than Italian. Reservations are mandatory and if you’ll be traveling by car expect traffic. The majority of Italians go on vacation in August and over 70 percent decide to remain within the country. Weather is good up and down the peninsula and waters are at their warmest. Sardinia is the most popular destination and sand dissapears under a thousands of beach towels. The flip side of this mass exodus is that you’re less likely to be hit by a moped in Naples or Rome. Temperatures, however, can rise into the 100s and many bars, shops, and restaurants close. Nearly every city has a summer festival with nightly events in historic piazzas and villas. Paul McCartney, Simon and Garfunkle, and Billy Joel have all played in the shadow of the colosseum in August. Siena’s famous Palio horse race is held in July and Rossini operas are sung in Pesaro the entire season.

      Winter is packed with religious festivals and nativity scenes start to appear in churches on the first of December. Some cities have their own particularly holiday. Milan celebrates St. Ambrose, Trieste gives thanks to St. Giusto, and there’s St. Nicola in Bari. Each comes with mouth-watering delicacies and flavours vary month-by-month. Children look forward to January 6th when La Befana brings them an assortment of treats. Christmas is generally less commercial and if you want a white one it’s best to spend it in Aosta or Trentino. There are dozens of picturesque Christmas markets in the north and locals stay warm with hot wine that’s served with pretzels in Alto Adige. Carnevale isn’t just held in Venice and the Tuscan and Sardinian versions are equally festive. Winter is also the best time to hit the slopes and Italian ski resorts offer a variety of activities besides classic downhill and cross country. Many Italians take a settimana bianca or white week in February and lift lines are longer than usual. Weather remains mild in Southern Italy and temperatures in Puglia and Calabria

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