Ülkenin ve Avrupa'nın en gelişmiş ve en zengin şehirlerinden biridir. Otomotiv ve moda sektörü şehrin en önemli gelir kaynağıdır. Özellikle Paris ve New York gibi dev metropollerle beraber modada en önemli merkezlerden biridir.
Şehrin merkezinde dünyanın en büyük Gotik tarzdaki katedrali olan Duomo di Milano, dünyanın en eski alışveriş merkezlerinden biri olan Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ve dünyanın en büyük tiyatro binalarından La Scala bulunur.
Milano'nun 15km kuzeyinde bulunan Monza şehri otomobil sporları pistine sahiptir. Ülkenin en büyük spor klüplerinden olan A.C. Milan ve Inter Milan bu şehin takımlarıdır. Ayrıca Expo 2015'e de ev sahipliği yapacaktır.
Milan is recognised as a world fashion and design capital, with a major global influence in commerce, industry, music, sport, literature, art and media, making it one of GaWC's major Alpha world cities.The Lombard metropolis is especially famous for its fashion houses and shops (such as along Via Montenapoleone) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo (reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall). The city has a rich cultural heritage and legacy, and has a unique cuisine (it is home to numerous famous dishes, such as the Panettone Christmas cake and the risotto alla Milanese). The city has a particularly famous musical, particularly operatic, tradition, being the home of several important composers (such as Giuseppe Verdi) and theatres (such as the Teatro alla Scala). Milan is also well-known for containing several important museums, universities, academies, palaces, churches and libraries (such as the Academy of Brera and the Castello Sforzesco) and two renowned football teams: AC Milan and Inter Milan. This makes Milan one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations, with over 1.914 million foreign arrivals to the city in 2008.] The city hosted the 1906 World Exposition and will host the 2015 Universal Exposition
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