Milan
Italy · Lombardy
Milan is the capital and largest city of the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy, and the seat of the Metropolitan City of Milan. It is the second-largest city in Italy after the country’s capital, Rome, with a population of 1,362,863 in 2026. The city's wider metropolitan area is the largest in Italy, and the fourth-largest in the European Union, with an estimated population of 6.55 million. Milan is considered Italy's economic capital, and its metropolitan area accounts for about 20% of the country's GDP.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Lombardy
- Main language
- Italian
- On the map
- 45.47° N, 9.18° E
Near Milan
- Pavia · 31 km away
- Ferno · 37 km away
- Castelletto di Branduzzo · 45 km away
- Bergamo · 46 km away
- Lake Como · 61 km away
- Lugano · 62 km away
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Where to stay
Mandarin Oriental, Milan
10/10 · 267 reviews
Urban Hive Milano
9.6/10 · 4534 reviews
Room Mate Collection Giulia, Milan
9.6/10 · 4472 reviews
Hotel Spadari Al Duomo
9.6/10 · 1342 reviews
Park Hyatt Milano
9.6/10 · 1006 reviews
c-hotels Rubens
9.4/10 · 5906 reviews
Hotel Berna
9.2/10 · 5095 reviews
B&B Hotel Milano City Center Duomo
9.2/10 · 2283 reviews
ME by Meliá Milan Il Duca
9.2/10 · 1097 reviews
Excelsior Hotel Gallia, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Milan
9.2/10 · 1030 reviews