Public Holidays Milan
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Christmas day and Boxing
day |
December 25,26 |
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New Year |
January 1 |
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Epiphany |
January 6 |
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Easter Sunday |
April 11 |
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Easter Monday |
April 12 |
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Liberation Day |
April 25 |
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May Day Workers Holiday |
May 1 |
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Feast of the Assumption |
August 15 |
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All Saints Day |
November 1 |
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Sant Ambrose Patron
Saint of Milan and the Immaculate Conception |
December 7,8 |
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Christmas Day |
December 25 |
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Boxing Day |
December 26 |
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Welcome to the Hotel Cristallo
guide to events in Milan. Milan is thriving, industrious
metropolis which is home to more than 2 million inhabitants.
The Milanese play as hard as they work and there is a vast
range of activities to take part in plus a large number
of cultural attractions which simply should not be missed
if you are in Milan. Below the Cristallo Hotel Milan have
attempted to list some of the main events plus the public
holidays both national italian holidays and Milanese ones.
Calendar of Main Events Milan - Milan
Hotel Cristallo Quality Hotel Accomodation at affordable
rates... ensuring it remains one of the best cheap hotels
in Milan
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January - New Year, Gioccatolo - Milan's International Toy Fair |
February - Last week of February "Fashion
Week" - international designers and top models
from all over the week show off the new Summer Collections |
| March - International Exhibitions
for Leather, Shoes and Bags
March 26th
Scotland vs Italy World Cup Qualifier San Siro Stadium
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April - Easter and the Mobile international furniture
fair |
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May - Mido Optometry Fair, Final stages of Italian
Domestic Soccer League plus Champions League and Uefa
Cup - Internazionale and AC Milan are heavily involved
in these tournaments |
June - International Music Festival |
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July - International Film Festival |
August - Many Milanesi go on holiday making it
the ideal time to see the sights and exhibitions without
having to queue. |
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September - The Italian Grand Prix is held usually
in the second week end of September |
October - The last week of September first week
of October sees the Fashion Week return to Milan this
time the supermodels are modelling the Winter collections
by designers like Versace, Armani, Valentino etc. |
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November - Mifed - The international cinema festival
is becoming bigger every year |
December - Christmas - Shopping on Via Montenapoleone
with the Christmas lights up is a must for anyone
who thinks that Christmas is somehow special... |
Advice on What to do while in Milan (and what not to do)
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Go shopping in Milan - great clothes, designer gifts
and antiques on offer in Milan's many stylish boutiques. |
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Drink
the water from Fountains. It's perfectly potabile
i.e. drinkable and a must in the Hot Summer Months. |
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Tip the waiters approximately 10% of the bill as service
is generally not included. Order the "Risotto
alla Milanese" as this is Milan's most famous
dish. |
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• Take a trip up to see the lakes, particularly
in late June when they are in full flower and tempestuous
thunder storms make it a simply magical experience. |
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In December in the run up to Christmas go to Navigli
or ancient canals of Milan. Savour the magical festive
atmosphere. Torchlit canals snake their way past revellers
and Christmas shoppers as Milan truly enters into
the Christmas spirit. |
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Go to a football match at the San Siro Stadium to
see either Milan or Inter who are two of Italy's biggest
and best football teams - the season lasts from mid
September until the first week of June |
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• Visit Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper in the
Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie |
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Wear long trousers when visiting any church or place
of religious significance. |
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Stamp your metro or bus ticket - checks are very infrequent
however if caught without a valid ticket you will
be fined 50 Euro on the spot - if you don't have the
cash they will take you to the nearest station. |
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• Wear shorts or a
t -shirt if you want to enter the Duomo
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Ask why the Duomo was built so close to the Metro |
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If you get lost do not blame it on the absence of
a grid like street system |
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• Order cappuccino after your evening meal -
remember cappuccino is for morning and espresso after
lunch and dinner |
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Tell people off for smoking, in Italy a very high
percentage of the population smokes therefore people
are very tolerant |
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Eat spaghetti with a spoon - if you think you will
make a mess just wear a bib by tucking your napkin
into your shirt as strangely enough wearing a bib
is cool in the Milan fashion and style capital of
the world. |
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• Tip taxi drivers, although not as bad as their
Roman counterparts Milanese taxi drivers have still
be known to rip tourists off - be careful and only
pay what is on the meter (a night supplement will
apply for taxis taken after 10 pm or before 7 a.m. |
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Fill your wine glass to the top as this is a sign
of poverty - apparently by filling your glass to the
brim means that you don't know where the next glass
is coming from. |
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• Don't talk about the Mafia - Don Corleone
and his buddies were glorified in the Godfather but
most Italians hate the Mafia |
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Don't openly support the North's claim to seperatism
and devolution. This is a very sensitive issue as
many people in Milan still want to remain part of
the republic |
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