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Milan planetarium "Ulrico Hoepli": for those who have their head in the clouds 2008-03-22 11:56:42 Who said that in Milan
is unpossible to watch the stars? In the planetarium Ulrico Hoepli, situated inside the Indro Montanelli garden, almost every evening since 1930 you can take a look to the sky and watch stars, planets and galaxies.A planetarium is a projection system that reproduces with great realism and suggestion the appearance of the sky and the astronomical wonders visible from every place in the world in every era.The planetarium Ulrico Hoepli is located in Corso Venezia 57 c/o the Indro Montanelli Garden.Tel. 02 88463340 (mon-fri 9.00-12.00 am)Ticket: 3 €uros.How to get there: underground line 1 (red), Palestro stop.Nearby: Natural History Museum, Paleolab, Biolab.Milan Low Cost
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Hotel Greco - 2 stars - 55 Euros 2008-03-22 11:53:55 Hotel
Greco is a new structure situated in the "Bicocca" area, northern Milan. Located near the new Arcimboldi Theater, Bicocca University and Niguarda Hospital the hotel offers 10 comfortable and modern single, double and triple bedrooms..Hotel Greco can be an interesting accomodation for university students during their first days in "Erasmus" or small groups of budget travellers..Rates: rooms from 55 Euros per night, per room..Hotel Greco - Via Giuseppe Ugolini, 21 - Milan - Italy.For info and reservation:Tel: +39 02 6424403Website: (under construction)Milan Low Cost
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Hotel Lido - 3 stars - 60 Euros 2008-03-22 11:38:29 Located a few minutes on foot from the old Milan exhibition center, the best value for money hotel Lido in Milan offers modern accommodations in the west-central area of the city. Well served by public transport (Underground line 1 station Lotto it's one minute walk), this hotel it's perfect for business and leisure travellers.Every room offers: air conditioning, phone, fast internet, mini-bar and satellite TV set.Rates from 60 Euros per night, per double room. Book in advance, as there are only 27 rooms.Hotel
Lido - Via Riccardo Galli, 8 - Milan - ItalyContacts and reservation at:TEL +39.02.33000420FAX +39.02.39211429info@lidohotelmilano.com Milan Low Cost
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Panettone: one of Milan's symbols 2008-03-20 12:32:18 Panettone, litteraly "the big bread" it's the undisputed king of Milan
's confectionery, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year around Italy, and one of the symbols
of the city..It has a cupola shape which extends from a cylindrical base and is usually about 12-15 cm high for a 1 kg panettone. It contains candied orange, citron and lemon zest, as well as raisins, which are added dry and not soaked. The origins of this cake appear to be ancient, dating back to the Roman Empire, as ancient Romans sweetened a type of leavened bread with honey. .The word "panettone" derives from the Italian word "panetto," a small loaf bread. The augmentative Italian suffix "-one" (pronounced "o-neh") changes the meaning to "large bread.".Panettone it is not only a tasty sweet, but also a nice,
Jazz and beer every tuesday for 5 €uros! 2008-03-18 09:01:31 You’re a jazz lover but you’re scared by the 30 €uros standard of the Blue Note Milan? You just got in Milan with your trumpet and you’re looking for a jam? Don’t worry, Milan has a lot to offer to your hears and your soul at a very reasonable price!Every Tuesday evening at the Fermento Art n’ Pub in Via Ugoni, 18 the best jam session in town is waiting for you, with all the greatest jazz musicians of the Milanese scene, just like Tullio Ricci, one of the best tenor sax in Italy.The entrance is FREE and, if you get thirsty, for 5 €uros you can drink a pint of the special beer brewed by the owners of the pub.Fermento Art n' Pub is located in Via Ugoni, 18 in the zone of Milan known as Bovisa. You can get there by underground line 1, stop Maciachini.Milan Low Cost
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Affordable hotels in Milan 2008-03-18 07:02:31 Milan's hotels prices are generally high. This is mainly due to the traditional kind of Milan's guest: business visitors. Rooms are very requested during major fairs and exhibitions, but often empty during other periods. Just consider that there is a plenty of two-star and some three-star hotels that are closed in August....With the development of low cost flights, a new kind of travellers is arriving in Milan: young people groups, families, and senior couples. During weekends, they are rapidly transforming the less turistic italian city in a thirving and vivacious destination..Often, the biggest problem is that after have spent 20 €uros for a return Ryanair or Easyjet ticket, they have to leave 100 €uros or more for one night staying, in hotels far from being luxury. .Milan Low Cost t Read more:Milan
Just 19€ / night: apartments in Milan can be a good deal. 2008-03-16 12:06:01 Old town apartments service, well known to many travellers across Europe, presents several solutions in Milan
, starting from 76 €/night, according their site. What offers OTA? Flats and apartments in the city center, on short and very-short term basis (you can stay just for one night). No reception, no breakfast, no daily cleaning. But you will get towels, sheets and a completely equipped kitchen.Book on line, once in Milan visit their office, pay, take your keys and it's done: you are a milanese now..At first glance, 76 Euros could be seen as quite a high price, but considering that this is a a pro-flat rate, and that you don't have to pay (at least sometimes...) for extra guests, if you are travelling in a small group of four, this offers becomes interesting and very competitive, at ju
Milan by air: low cost, obviously. Chapter 1 2008-03-16 11:24:31 The capital of Lombardy it's well connected by several low-cost airlines to dozens of european cities, and also a growing number of destinations in Northern Africa and Middle East. Thanks to its three airports, Milan
can be considered the biggest low-cost italian hub. Ryanair, Easyjet, Vueling, AirBerlin, Meridiana, TuiFly, Germanwings and many more fly here on daily basis moving thousands of business travellers, tourists and backpackers. In this post we'll speak about Milan's main airgate - Malpensa International..The biggest and busiest Milan's airport, located 48km north the city centre, it's mainly dedicated to traditional and charter flights, connecting Northern Italy to intercontinental destinations and touristic paradises worldwide. But, although not properly a low-cost gateway, in Read more:obviously
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Luini Panzerotti: “slow food” in five minutes! 2008-03-15 10:50:24 All the taste and pleasure of italian typical finger food is set under the Duomo. Located in Via S. Radegonda 16, on the right side of the Duomo, Luini offers one of the most exciting taste sensation in all Milan at a very low price.For just 3,50 euros, in this little bakery right in the center of Milan, you can taste the famous italian panzerotto: a bag of dough filled with typical mediterannean ingredients and deep fried.The most demanded panzerotto is, beyond all doubt, the classical one, stuffed with mozzarella cheese and tomato. Together with this, many others kind of panzerotti are available, varying also according to the season: ham, pesto and small tomatoes, cottage cheese and spinaches, eggplant, etc. In Milan the name Luini is synonymous of quality food, but not only in Milan...a Read more:minutes
A world class pizza in Milan's east end area 2008-03-13 17:14:40 You will hardly find it on travel guides, probably neither on Lonely Planet pages. But the small "Pizza Mundial 2" take-away, located in Milan
's east area, is well known to generations of Milan Politecnico University students, commuter workers waiting for train connections, and many Milan's underground green line passengers.Long before you can see the tiny window, you will feel olive oil, onion and anchovy aroma - typical flavours of a simple and genuine cuisine. Inside you will find a dozen types of tasty pizza and focaccia, well made, well served, and at very reasonable prices.The place is small: just choose, pay and get out, but this is not a problem. Want to eat seated? Just across the road you will find several benches in the small round Bottini square. Otherwise, you could reach Mila Read more:class
La Cordata Hostel: a cheap accomodation in the heart of Milan 2008-03-12 20:23:59 La Cordata Hostel
is a cheap and comfortable accomodation
in a central area of the city.This welcoming hostel in Milan
is well connected to all the most interesting sites in the city with efficient public transport networks.Nearby attractions: Duomo, Teatro Alla Scala, Cenacolo (Leonardo's Last Supper), Brera, Basilica of S. Ambrogio.Rates: from € 21 to € 25 per night per person, reservation suggested.Sheets, blankets, use of self catering kitchen, internet point are included in the price.You can easily reach the hostel from all main places of the city:From Central Station: take Metro line 3 (yellow line), stop in Missori, take Corso Italia and catch tram n. 15 (direction Gratosoglio/Rozzano) for two stops;From Linate Airport: take bus n. 73 in Corso Europa/San babila, walk to Piazza F
Not only fashion boutiques: Milan it's a cozy destination also for low budget travellers 2008-03-12 20:12:33 Worldwide known as the capital of Italian style, Milan
is often considered only just a shopping-travel destination, suitable for Russian nouveau riches, Japanese fashion victims and members of the Saudi real family. This is true, but it's not all the story. Milan offers much for art and architecture enthusiasts, for italian food lovers and for night life addicted too. Its 7 universties are home for almost 200.000 students and in its neighbourhood you'll find such natural wonders like Como's lake and historical towns like Pavia.We should admit, that The Big Milan's problem are its prices. Fashion and business oriented hotels can rarely offer one night stay under 70 €/person. Restaurants are delicious, but be prepared to leave 40 Euros for a pasta and "cotoletta milanese" if you are in dow Read more:budget
Wednesday at "Maga Furla": students and 3 €uros beer... 2008-03-24 15:23:46 The Maga Furla (wich litteraly means "Furla the enchantress") is a young cozy pub located near the Bicocca University in Milan. Usually frequented by university students in their brave nights, the Maga Furla is a fresh place, where you can meet interesting people: socializing becames easier after the first beer...! .Every Wednesday
the beer costs just 3 €uros. .Recommended: the Peroni doppio malto is a tasty italian strong ale, not so easy to find...try it!Maga Furla PubClosed: SundayAddress: Via Roberto Cozzi, 50 - Milan - ItalyTel:+39 02 89059657Email: magafurla@fastwebnet.it Milan Low Cost
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GAM - The Modern Art Gallery in Milan 2008-03-24 14:06:13 Created with donations made by rich milanese collectors, the Modern
Art Gallery
, together with the Brera museum, the Triennale and the Permanente, is one of the most rapresentative places for art in Milan
.Visiting the GAM you can have an interesting overview of the evolution of italian modern art, watching paintings of artists like Pellizza Da Volpedo, Severini, De Chirico, Morandi, Carrà, Sironi, Fontana, Manzoni and many others.Ah, I was forgetting... the entrance is absolutely free! GAM - Gallery of Modern ArtVia Palestro, 16 (underground line 1, Palestro stop) - Milan - ItalyOpening: from Tuesday to Sunday, 9.00 am - 5.30 pmTel. +39 02 76002819 Milan Low Cost
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Typical italian food for less than 25 Euros at the "Osteria dei vecchi sapori" 2008-03-24 09:03:45 "Osteria dei vecchi sapori" letterary means "Tavern of old savours", and this it what you will find in this cozy small restaurant located near Garibaldi rail station. The place is inside the Isola district - some yeras ago a semi-abandoned reidential area in northern Milan, and now a place with a high density of bars, pubs, trandy cafes and craft shops which surely deserves a visit..You will taste traditional milanese and northern Italy cuisine in a friendly and young environment. Dishes change on seasonal basis, but the highest quality level, natural ingredients and very low prices are always guaranted!.How much: 23 €What: italian regional foodWhere: via Carmagnola 3, Milan (near Garibaldi rail station and Garibaldi underground station)When: open Monday - Friday + Saturday night. Closed
Low cost rates on Atlantic routes thanks to the "Open sky" agreement 2008-03-23 15:08:10 In just one week the UE-USA Open sky agreement will go into effect. This will create an (almost) unrestricted air-routes
market between Unites States and European Union. American companies will be allowed to fly in every destination in Europe and european airlines will become more competitive in amercian market..After 15 years long negotiations, the sky over Atlantic it's ready to become more free and.... much more cheap! Not only Lufthansa and British Airways, but also Ryanair and many USA low cost companies are planning to expand their network..Not only USA and Europe will become much closer, but the low cost fares will allow to many budget travellers to explore the beauties of the New and the Old worlds. Obviolusly, Milan with its three airports will be a perfect destination for low c
Rent a car in Milan 2008-03-23 12:45:33 Milan it's a busy city, with strong traffic during weekdays and parcking problems in the city centre. Probably, a car it's not the best way to move around here. But, if you have choosen an hotel far from the downtown, if you plan a visit to the suburbs, or simply wish to enjoy a full independence from public trasnport - renting a car could be a good (and also budget) solution..If you are alone, or a couple without bulky luggage, we definitly suggest you SIXTI low cost car rent. For just 14.99 €uros / day you will be given a Mercedes-Smart Fot Two vehicle, all taxes included and 100 km/day included (excess milege 0.14 €/km). Otherwise you can opt for their "senior" offer - a Fiat, Ford or Peugeot four-seater with rates starting at 28.99 €uros / day..You can find SIXTI offices at Milan Read more:Milan
Italian food or nouvelle cuisine? The name is no matter when you can eat tasty dishes for just 9 euros! 2008-03-25 18:06:49 Trattoria "Il Glicine" (The Wistaria), it's a small and friendly restaurant, hidden in the eastern district of Città Studi (Milan's main college campus). Just 35 tables for 60 eaters, and a nice garden, which makes this place perfect during spring and summer monthes.
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Hotel Nuovo Marghera - 3 stars - 55 Euros 2008-03-25 16:29:28 Hotel Nuovo Marghera is the perfect solution for those who come in Milan for an event or an exposition in the Fiera. Situated close to the structure of the Fiera, this welcoming hotel offers 45 rooms with every comfort: air conditioning, mini-bar, Tv sat and Wi-Fi connection to internet.
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Have a glass of italian wine! 2008-03-28 06:04:34 A huge selection of italian wines from different Italy areas: Chianti, Bonarda, Dolcetto d'Alba, Nebbiolo, till the famous and prestigious Barolo and Brunello di Montalcino. You can taste all this wonderful italian wines in a warm and welcoming atmosphere at the "Sorsi e Morsi" wine bar in Via Giorgio Washington 92, Milan..Prices, obviously, change with the kind of wine you want to taste, but
Rent a room? Or rent a flat? For a couple of days? Or for your 12 monthes ERASMUS? It's an easy deal, with Easystanza 2008-03-27 12:56:30 Dear Readers! Before continuing with this article, please note that we are NOT paid by hotels, restaurants and other services owners about which we write on Milan Low Cost! We just describe places and services which, in our opinion, could be useful, and/or interesting, and/or money saving..Why this disclaimer? Well, just because the thing I am going to write about in this post, it is so nice and Read more:couple
Italian pasta and grilled meat for less than 20 €. 2008-03-27 08:22:35 "Stop Grill" it's quite a new place, in the backyard of the busy Piazza Loreto, just at the corner of Milan's main shooping street Corso Buenos Aires. This roomy environment à la brasserie becomes full during lunch time, thanks to white collars from the nearby offices, but out of 12.30-14.00 pm hours, you will easily get a table.
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Hostel AIG Piero Rotta, Milan. Beds from 20 €. 2008-03-27 04:50:57 Hostel Piero Riotta is probably one of the cheapest accomodation solutions in Milan
, with bed-places in 6 people dorms starting from 20 € / night.
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Located in Milan's west side, the hostel is not very far from two red line underground stations: Lotto and QT8. Reception it is open 24/7, but the rooms must be left at 9.30 a.m. of the departure day. .
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Rent a bike and feel free on Milan's narrow streets 2008-04-02 14:06:18 With its narrow streets
and quite compact historical centre, Milan
can be a nice place to explore by bike. Although far from being a cyclist paradise like Amsterdam, Munich and other Northern Europe cities, you can still enjoy a ride here, as many milaneses do. Just keep an eye on car drivers: they are always in a hurry and not very friendly here.
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B&B "Bed & Bed": small, young, easy-going 2008-04-02 11:39:51 "Bed & Bed", it's a small, newly refurbished guest house located in the Southern Milan, on via Ripamonti (which, thanks to its 6.7 km it's the longest street in Milan).
.Although not properly in the city center, this B&B it's easily reachable by N. 24 tram, which brings you directly to Duomo Sq. in 15 minutes or less. And in the late hours you'll need just a 5 minutes taxi ride to start exploring Read more:young
Bonelli: the Italian excellence in comics! 2008-04-02 08:08:25 A quick and easy way to learn Italian
? Comics, of course! And in Italy, when you say comics, you say Bonelli.
Sergio Bonelli Editore is the main Italian comics publisher since the ‘50s, with more than 25 million copies distributed every year. About 30 different headings, with different characters and different stories, a unique mark in drawing and a huge attention to the stories are the
Saturday in the park 2008-04-01 07:48:51 "Saturday
in the park
I think it was the fourth of july
Saturday in the park
I think it was the fourth of july
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing italian songs
Can you dig it (yes, I can)
And Ive been waiting such a long time
For Saturday..."
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Chicago
. Saturday in the park, but not only saturday! Every day is a good day to take a walk in the Sempione park.
Italian press - Chapter 1 2008-04-07 08:26:44 Corriere della Sera: founded in 1876, is the most istitutional newspaper of Italy. During all these years the Corriere della Sera has pubblished some of the most prestigious signatures of italian journalism like Indro Montanelli, Enzo Biagi, Sergio Romano and many others. Actually you can read on it about politics, current events, sport and culture.
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Pizza Big - The thinnest pizza in Milan 2008-04-09 05:41:35 Pizza Big is a coloured pizzeria right near the Milan
Central Rail Station (Stazione Centrale). The room is quite small, but the service is very fast..In this nice pizzeria, full of Brasil memories and pictures of Ayrton Senna, you can taste the thinnest pizza in town. All the pizzas served here are really big and extremely thin, palatable and very light..From the classical Margherita (tomatoes,
Pinacoteca di Brera - The most famous art gallery in Milan 2008-04-08 07:48:58 The Pinacoteca di Brera
("Brera Art Gallery") is the most important art collection in Milan
and one of the most interesting in Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera.
Inaugurated in 1810, the Pinacoteca di Brera houses paintings of artists like: Bramante,
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