Sforza Castle

This huge, 15th century castle now houses galleries and museums. Many artists, including Da Vinci, were commissioned to decorate the castle. One of the museums is devoted to an incomplete Michelangelo statue of Mary cradling a dead Jesus - a so-called Pieta. It didn't enthuse me!

Milan

May 9th 2017
Geo: 45.4699, 9.19249Milan has a commuting population of over 8M and it is one of the "Four Motors of Europe" - the most important highly-industrialised areas. The others are centred on Barcelona, Stuttgart and Lyon. Milan houses the Stock Exchange of Italy and is famous for high fashion and the arts. In the 3rd century it was the capital of the Western Roman Empire.We've had ... read more

Europe » Italy

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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