A character that comes from the city’s long history as a centre of refinement with a unique cultural heritage: the Duomo, Leonardo’s The Last Supper and the La Scala Opera House are the most precious jewels in its crown. But then there are Milan’s museums and art galleries, with works by Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio and Piero della Francesca.

Considered a great metropolis, in actual fact Milan numbers just over 1 million inhabitants and everything fits snugly within its small historic centre: cobbled streets lined with gardens, boutiques and time-honoured cafés. And at night the city comes to life: nobody really knows just how many opportunities there are for entertainments after dark! And for those who love the open air, magnificent golf courses and the enchantment of Lake Como are only half an hour’s drive away.

Milan has its own Stock Exchange and also hosts the headquarters of all the foreign banks and multinational corporations present in Italy. Fashion, design, finance, publishing, pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies and ICT are the sectors of excellence that benefit from the cutting-edge research conducted in no fewer than 11 universities and leading medical/scientific institutes.
A constantly changing city that is being transformed by on-going urban redevelopment projects signed by worldclass architects such as Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki, Daniel Libeskind and Renzo Piano: a 50bn euro investment to regenerate 16% of the city, half of which will be devoted to green spaces.

With 3 international airports and 3,400 flights per week, Milan is linked to 170 destinations all over the world. In addition, 30,000 hotel rooms and Italy’s largest conference centre make it the ideal destination for events of all kinds.

Last but not least, it’s now possible to reclaim the VAT on meeting room hire, food, drink and hotel guest rooms.