Milan - or Milano, in Italian - is a relatively small town, with Piazza Duomo (or the Cathedral Square) as its historical and geographical umbilicus.
.:.   The city centre is enclosed by an inner ring, corresponding to the walls which protected Milan during the Middle Ages. (Those walls, by the way, are no longer there).
.:.   A wider area is enclosed by the ’Viali’ or ‘Bastioni’, the ring of the 16th-century Spanish Walls (almost completely gone, too). Driving in this area involves a congestion charge.
.:.   The area outside the Bastioni is more recent. Its outer boundary is the Circonvallazione Esterna where trolley-buses run, a ring made up of the alleys around the near outskirts.
.:. Further out the real outskirts begin.

  CENTRAL DISTRICTS

Brera. Art Gallery, Shops
Castello. Museums, Pietà Rondanini
Duomo. Galleria, Ambrosiana
Giardini. Gardens, Villa Reale, PAC
La Scala. Opera, Palazzo Marino
Corso Magenta. The Last Supper
Monte Napoleone. Fashion
Sant'Ambrogio. Science Museum
Ticinese. San Lorenzo, Navigli, Shops
Università. Torre Velasca

.:. The CiaoMilano printable map

  MORE DISTRICTS NOT TO BE MISSED

Navigli. Milan was a watery town
Triennale. Architecture and design
Porta Nuova. A spectacular redevelopment
CityLife. The Tre Torri and their park