Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area, that stretches well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and into Switzerland, is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.:
Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, commerce, design, education, enterntainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research and tourism.
I visited Milan in june 2019 with a group of friends. It was an amaizing experience and I reccommend it to all people. I wish I had seen more museums, but I’m certain I’ll have the chance to see them, when I visit the city again!
