Milano is a European metropolis that is not at all difficult to discover in all its aspects. Getting around Milan between the center, the suburbs, and the neighboring municipalities is increasingly less complicated thanks to a dense network of public transport (buses, trams, trolleybuses, metro, trains…) and private vehicles, and a road system (four ring roads) and rail system (Central Station, Porta Garibaldi, Lambrate, Cadorna-Ferrovie Nord, Porta Genova) among the most advanced in Europe.
To discover the historic center of Milan, which is not vast, the best solution is certainly to move on foot, combing through streets and squares without hurry, and scrolling through the “family jewels”: the Duomo with its magnificent square; the Royal Palace; the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and the La Scala Theater; the Pinacoteca di Brera; the Sforza Castle; the Basilicas of Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie…
When tiredness sets in, you can always take the first bus, tram, trolleybus, or metro departing for the desired area. A single ticket valid for 75 minutes grants access to all ATM vehicles, the local urban transport company, on which Milanese people usually travel. The metro is especially convenient and fast, with its three lines (green, red, and yellow), connecting all cardinal points of the city, extending to nearby municipalities as well. Besides the standard urban ticket (cost 1 euro), there are other types, especially convenient for tourists, such as the daily ticket (3 euros), also valid on urban railway routes managed by Trenitalia-Le Nord, including the railway bypass.
