CAKE OF THE SPOUSES

The real Milanesi call this fountain in front of the SFORZESCO CASTLE in local language "TURTA DI SPUS",transalted cake of the spouses,for the shape,round,large,a little bit flat with water  gushes on top,remember a wedding cake.It was built by AEM in the 30's to commemorate a meeting with Benito Mussolini(the duce)and the Abyssinia war veterans.Stored for over 20 years to built underground line 1(red line) and the stop Cairoli.

(BEHIND)FASHION WEEK

Behind MILAN FASHION WEEK,may be you never think how many professionals with high skills there're back to a fashion show.After years going around the city spotting this week,show you some people working as dressers,designers,av techinician,models,photographers and so on,this year is the cleaning company time.You cant imagine how they work hard during this week to clean locations,catwlaks,toilettes from a show to another,sometimes wiht more than 30 minutes to set a backstage like this left after show.They're always in a hurry as everybody,top models,drivers,security.The next show is scheduled in 20 minutes with hundreds or thousands guests.Everything,not only in a front row,must be ok.Thanks everybody host me during this years even to the cleaning women.See you...

CHINESE NEW YEAR

From today CHINESE NEW YEAR in the city.every yera in the part of the city called CHINATOWN a big show is well organized by chinese community originnaly estabilished since the 1920's composed by immigrants from ZEHIJANG province.

CITY ICONS

Meet two city icons the TEATRO ALLA SCALA and the MILANO TRAM.

THE DOCK

The dock on NAVIGLIO GRANDE closer to THE DARSENA (city harbour) since the 60's in the top 10 national ranking for traffic volume.It was foolishly closed on march,31st.1979.Here's the marbles'block to built THE DUOMO passed through the centuries,nowdays the originals riverbanks projected by LEONARDO DA VINCI are visible again.

EXPOGATE

EXPOGATE,meeting and informations point for citizen and tourist in milan where you can find any infos and more about EXPO 2015.

ALVAR AALTO SQUARE

The new square,i think the last made in the city titled to great finnish architect ALVAR AALTO(3 february 1898-11may 1976).

A NEW VIEW

A new view,one of the last part of the city built.On the left CITY HALL TECHNICAL SERVICES TOWER(1966),DIAMOND TOWER(2010-2012),SOLAR TOWER(2010-2013)higher residential unit in the country,and,a view on a classical milano low and flat milano houses.

COLD NIGHTS

Cold nights,with icing and freeze lights in the part of the city called BICOCCA.

HANGAR BICOCCA

HANGAR BICOCCA in the north part of the city,is a post industrial space devoted to contemporary art supported and managed by PIRELLI,before it works an ANSALDO BREDA plant from 1906.After being restored now you can find inside a coffee shop,a polifunctional area with magazines and books and a garden.Host many artist and art exhibition both temporary and permanent.Among the permanent we've FAUSTO MELOTTI,ANSELM KIEFER.For the second consecutive year host the PIRELLI CALENDAR official dinner,I think must be always there and not to see as in the past in London or so on.Picture was from yesterday a little bit of snow falling.

SAN BIAGIO

Is tradition to preserve a slice of PANETTONE one of the hundreds city cookery's specialities for SAINT BLASE(feb the 3rd) to be eaten fast during breakfast with the family against bad cold and sore throat.

THE PORTELLO

Once upon a time ALFA ROMEO production plant.The area was recently converted into a businees district,biggest square in the city was made named to the great italian architect GINO VALLE(1923-2003).New part of the old FIERA MILANO added clearly visible.