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TOURIST TOUR AROUND MILAN, MONZA, LAKES COMO, MAGGIORE AND ORTA PART 1 From Thursday 3rd May to Thursday 10th May 2012

Day 1: Thursday, May 3rd -Paris - Milan flight: Departure: 5.25 pm Arrival : 6.55 pm - Express train from the airport to the city centre - Taxi from the central station to the guest house or two-minute walk to the hotel - Check in at the guest house or hotel - Dinner with your Italian friends.

Paris to Milan Flight Departing : Thursday 3 May Returning : Thursday 10 May DateDeparture ArrivalFlight DurationCompany Thurs 3 May5.25 pm Paris, Charles De Gaulle 6.55 pm Milan Malpensa h 30Easy Jet Thurs 10 May5.25 pm Milan Malpensa 6.55 pm Paris, Charles De Gaulle h 30Easy Jet Total PriceTaxes included1 adult87

Express train (From Malpensa Airport to the centre of Milan) Departure : 7.47 pm Malpensa Airport Arrival : 8.35 pm Milan Stazione Centrale Cost: 11

Taxi to go to the « Guest House » in Via Torino or a two-minute walk to the Hotel Monopole in Via Fabio Filzi You will take the taxi at the central station in Milan. You have 4.5 kms to go to the B&B and a cost of 1.03 per km for the taxi plus 3 euros minimum for a standard charge. So, for example, you will have to pay 7.64 for that journey. the Monopole Hotel, instead, is just 100 metres from Milan central station.

Guest house in Milan The guest house in Via Torino is located in the heart of the historic centre : its a 10- minute walk from Milan's cathedral, the Duomo. It offers rooms with free mini-bars and free Wi-Fi. The guest house has excellent public transport links with a tram that stops right outside, and Missori underground Station is only 400 metres away.

Guest house Via Torino, 51 Price for 3 nights : 450 (buffet breakfast included)

Hotel Monopole Milano The Milan Hotel Monopole is strategically located just 100 metres from the Milan central railway station and within easy reach of shuttle buses leaving every 10 minutes for Linate, Malpensa and Orio al Serio Airports. The recently renovated Monopole Milano offers guests a comfortable and relaxing stay whether for pleasure or for business. Located on Via Fabio Filzi 43 in the commercial district of Milan the Hotel Monopole Milan is ideally located for business clients with ideal accessibility to both Fiere – Fiera Milano and Fiera Milano City and the centre of town can be easily reached on foot in 15 minutes.

Hotel Monopole Milano Via Fabio Filzi 43 Price for 3 nights : 189 (Bed and breakfast)

Restaurants for the evenings with our Italian friends from Muggiò Near the guest house : « Cracco Peck » Via Victor Hugo 4 Open from 7.30 pm to pm The kitchen is run by the chef Carlo Cracco, and offers innovative cuisine combining the Milanese tradition with todays tastes for more simplistic and light food.

Restaurants for the evenings with our Italian friends from Muggiò Near the guest house : « Trattoria milanese » Via Santa Marta 11 You will eat typical dishes from Milan (Risotto alla milanese, Cotella alla milanese, Osso buco …)

Day 2 : Friday 4th May 2012 To go from the hotel or the guest house to the centre of Milan by tube, you will pay 1

Friday 4th May 2012 MILAN Visit to the Sforza Castle and its museums; Visit to «La Scala» opera house; A look around the Galleria « Vittorio Emanuele II » and its shops; Visit to the Duomo; Visit to « San Siro » Stadium.

Visit to the Sforza Castle (ancient military forteress under Visconti family) You can visit the castle and see its art and scuplture collections. The visit lasts 2 hours. Admission : 3 You can have a tour of the courtyards and of the Sempione Park. You can take the street Via Dante, which is pedestrianized, then, on the left, the street Via San Dalmazio to go to the Scala.

The « Teatro alla Scala » La Scala, as the Teatro alla Scala is locally known, is the most famous opera house in the world. It was inaugurated in The museum is open from 9.00 am to pm and from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Admission : 5

The « Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II » Just a few steps from the Duomo is the« Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II » which was completed in According to local tradition, if you put the heel on the testicles of the bull mosaic and turn three times on yourself, your wish will be fulfilled!

The « Duomo » of Milan It is made of pink marble and contains 3,000 statues. Its the third largest cathedral in the world. It is open from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm. Take the lift and visit the roofs of the «Duomo», the « baptistry» of San Giovanni and its «Treasure» : Admission : 13

« San Siro » By underground to Lotto(M1) and then by n°49 bus The visit lasts about : h 2.30 Open every day from am to 5.00 pm (departure every 20 minutes) The San Siro Stadium was built in 1926 and has been renewed many times. Today it can hold about people. The museum, opened in 1996, is the first and the only one in Italy located in a stadium. Admission for the museum and tour :

Day 3 : Saturday 5th May 2012 MILAN Visit to « Santa Maria delle Grazie » Visit to the « National Museum of Science and Technology » Visit to the « Pinacoteca di Brera » Shopping in the « Quadrilatero doro »

Founded in 1463 by the Dominicans, the church, contains the mural painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci, which is in the refectory of the convent of the Dominicans. the Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci created this masterpiece between 1494 and 1498 « Santa Maria delle Grazie »

Information about the Church Address : Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2 Phone : Last Supper: Church: Opening hours : Church : Monday to Saturday : 7.00 am pm and 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm. Sunday : 7.30 am to pm and 3.30 pm to 9.00 pm Last supper : Tuesday to Sunday : 8.15 am to 7.00 pm Admission : Church : free. Last Supper: 6.50 plus 1.50 booking fee. Public transport : Tube M2 : Cadorna Website :

National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci It became, quickly, one of the most visited in Milan. The museum opened its doors in 1947 and it´s located in three different buildings. The most important of them is the Olivetan monastery that was built in the 16th century. Another presents an old art nouveau train station atmosphere and, the last one, is located in the building of the Aerial and Maritime Transport museum.

Information about the Museum Opening hours : Tuesday to Friday 9.30 am pm Saturday and holidays 9.30 am pm Public transport : Tube M2 : San Ambrogio Admisssion: 10,00 7,00 (visitors under 25)

National Gallery of Modern Art The Pinacoteca di Brera is located in the Brera Palace. Here are also located other cultural institutions, such as the Library, the Astronomic Observatory, the Botanic gardens, the Lombard Institute of Sciences and Letters, and the Fine Arts Academy. The Pinacoteca is the main museum of Milan, and one of the most important in the world for its prestigious collections of ancient and modern painting.

Information about «BRERA ART GALLERY» Address : Via Brera, 28 Phone : Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday from 8.30 am to 7.15 pm, with last admission at 6.30 pm. Admission : 6 euros Website :

« Brera District » « Brera » is the latin district of Milan. It extends from the north of the « Duomo » to the old town centre, between the « Castello Sforzeco » and the centre of the fashion district.

Shopping (« Via della Spiga » ) Its one of the most prestigious shopping streets in Milan with famous designers shops.

Shopping (« Via Monte Napoleone », « Via SantAndrea », « Corso Venezia », « Via Manzoni ») The « quadrilatero doro » The most prestigious shopping district in Milan. You can find the most famous designers shops such as Dolce & Gabbana, Cerruti, Roberto Cavalli, Prada, etc…