Hello & Milan

[R8BWT]

First of all Good morning every one, finally got round to joining the site after reading the forums for the past 6 months or so. Excellent web site, a bit too good really as I keep on having to look at work... anyway.

After some general advice please. Thinking about visiting Milan for a few days with the girlf, anyone been? wwhats the best part of the city to stay in, and how easy is it to get from the airport to the city centre.

Thanks in advance.

Rob

[lazyitus]

Drove via the outskirts of Milan en route to Garda. Nightmare.

There again, which city doesn't have a traffic problem at some stages of the day?

Just beware. They ARE nutters on the Italian roads. It is NOT a myth. Paint some bright yellow stripes on the Griff and you'll be fine.

P.S: Are you taking the car on a plane?

[lazyitus]

R8BWT said:

Thinking about visiting Milan for a few days with the girlf, anyone been? wwhats the best part of the city to stay in, and how easy is it to get from the airport to the city centre.

I thought he said:

Thinking about visiting Milan for a few days with the griff, anyone been? wwhats the best part of the city to stay in, and how easy is it to get from the airport to the city centre.

What a knobhead, I am.

[anonymous-user]

Linate is quite close to the City centre. The Tangienzale is great fun, you just have to prepared to compete with the Italians.

Go take a look at the railway station. Mussolini built it and it's magnificent.

[R8BWT]

Thanks for the warm replies guys. I am indeed flying down, unfortunately not taking a griff. Wish I was. Quite fancy hiring a car when im over there but I think the girlf would kill me.

Couldn't understand when we were in Berlin why she didn't want to hire a merc and top it out on the autobahn?

[MajorClanger]

R8BWT said:

Thanks for the warm replies guys. I am indeed flying down, unfortunately not taking a griff. Wish I was. Quite fancy hiring a car when im over there but I think the girlf would kill me.

Are you flying in to Linate or Malpensa? (there's a third airport a bit further out used by budget airlines I think).

From Malpensa there's a train to the city centre (station is next to terminal building). Linate it's bus, taxi or hire car, but only 7 km from city.

I hired an RX8 last September for a few days... great fun... just negotiating the roads and dodging the Italians!!!

MC

[andysgriff]

Great place, lived there for 18 months, very historic. Good food, bars, culture etc etc. You can be in Switzerland in a few hours with some awesome roads.

The only place I was ever reversed into - on a roundabout! Beware Italian drivers...

[D_Mike]

Italian drivers are fine if you know what to expect...

www.romebuddy.com/givesadvice/driving.html

Not so bad in Milan as further south...

[towman]

If you are going with the budget airlines to the out of town airport (cant remember the name), there is a regular express coach service into the city.

[iainuk]

I went last month. Taxi from Linate was about 15 euros to the centre of Milan.
I can recommend the Hotel Straf, you couldn't get a more central location - right next to duomo, and it's a very nice hotel with lovely staff.
www.straf.it

The Grand Hotel Duomo next door is owned by the same people and is much more traditional, has an excellent reputation and the guidebooks love it - expensive though.

I stayed in the brunellesci a few years ago, that was very nice. Food was excellent.

[mawds]

and Maranello's 1.5 hours drive away

Driving in Italy isn't that bad.








Oh, sorry, i meant to say that it IS that bad. absolute lunacy. Hire a large car and helmets.


Easy to get from Malpensa to the cc - never tried from Linate. lovely city, apart from the single linked Mcdonalds which occupies the entire plaza Duomo

>> Edited by mawds on Friday 13th May 08:32