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Milan Travel Guide

Milan, Lombardy's jewel city in Northern Italy, is a stylish, sophisticated metropolis that blends the hip and new with over 2500 years of history. Milan is also a cultural hub that rivals London in terms of theatre and Paris in terms of fashion.

About Milan

Milan covers an area of 765.3 square miles (1982 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 3.7 million people being one of the largest cities in Italy. It is one of the main artistic centres in Europe and also an important fashion spot.

Pinacoteca di Brera

Pinacoteca di Brera   The Pinacoteca di Brera is a great art museum in central Milan. The museum occupies the Palazzo di Brera, a 17th century palace.

  The museum has a nice collection of italian renaissance and baroque paintings. On display are works by Bellini, Canaletto, Caravaggio, della Francesca, Mantegna, Raphael and Veronese. Some examples of the museum’s best works are “The Kiss” by Francisco Hayez, Mantegna’s “Dead Christ”, and ” The Marriage of the Virgin” by Raphael.

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