Milan Central

Milano Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Milan and one of the main railway stations in Europe. It was built in 1864 in the Dukes of Aosta in the heart of Milan. In 1931, the current station facilities were opened. The station is a terminal station located at the northern end of the city centre of Milan. Milan Centrale is a terminal with 24 stations. The platform and lobby are above the ground, but there is a tunnel connection between all platforms and the lobby, and elevators and escalators can reach the ground. So it is okay to walk into the station with luggage or inconvenience.

It is very simple to change trains at Milan Central Station. You can transfer trains between platforms without going through any ticket gates. Even if you are moving from platform 1 to platform 24, you can change trains in just a few minutes. The Milan Centrale has a luggage storage (deposito bagagli). It is located below the commercial plaza on the same floor as the Trenitalia ticket office (biglietteria).

Milan Central Station has high-speed trains to Bologna, as well as Rome, Turin, and regular railways to Bologna, Turin, Venice, Genoa, La Spezia (Cinque Terre), Domodossola (continued Go to Bern), Chiasso (continue to Zurich) and Lecco, and connect to the city's Milan Metro Central Station. At Milan Central Station, there are about 320,000 passengers per day, and there are 500 trains, which are used by about 120 million passengers every year. However, the Milan suburban railway service does not use Milan Central Station, but uses other train stations along the main line. ``

Genoa Piazza Principe Station Central

Genova Piazza Principe Station is the city‘s main transportation hub. With its services, it provides not only a transfer place for ** Genoa ** people and travelers, but also rest during urban and suburban travel.

The Genova Piazza Principe train station (commonly known as Genova Principe or the wrong Genova Porta Principe) is Genoa’s central railway station, located in Piazza Acquaverde, occupying Via Andrea Doria The entire north side - the station is located in the city centre not far from the Palazzo del Principe**, its name. It is used by approximately 66,000 passengers per day and 24 million passengers per year. Piazza del Principe, next to Palazzo del Principe (literally “Prince‘s Palace”), next to Via Andrea Doria, Fassolo street.

The small market is the heart of the original station, occupying the area between Piazza del Principe, Via Andrea Doria and Piazza Acquaverde, where the main entrance is.

Inside the station

The platform for the departure/arrival of most long-distance trains in the station is connected to the main entrance via two passages below the line. On the platform of the main part of the station (on the ground), one of the passages enters through stairs and elevators, and the other enters through escalators and stairs. However, the way the elevator enters and exits the platform is only one escalator into the main hall of the station - when we are there it is in the upward direction. It consists of several layers: * The basement floor is mainly occupied by the technical room and the railway warehouse; * The track layer below the ground floor is almost entirely occupied by the technical room, warehouse, commercial activities and catering services; * The first floor consists of the Traveler Building Commercial activities and passenger services; * The remaining levels are occupied only by railway offices and facilities.

Common international route

• EuroCity Services (EC, Thello) Marseille - Cannes - Nice - Monaco - Ventimiglia - Genoa - Milan
• Night train (Russian Railway) Nice - Milan - Innsbruck - Vienna - Warsaw - Minsk Moscow

Local transportation

Genoa public transport business (AziendaMobilitàe Trasporti, AMT), Ferrovia Principe-Granarolo railway rack and Ascensore Castello of Albertis-Montegalletto elevator, there is a bus every hour to connect to the airport through the Christopher Columbus Volabus service. The exit of the Principe metro station is just a few metres from the Principe station of Genoa Metro (also managed by AMT) and the thermal sea terminal of Genoa.

Milan

City Overview

Milano is the capital of Lombardia, the second largest city in Italy, and the “engine” of the northern economy. It is a sacred place for the fashion world and football fans, with shop windows that change every week and enthusiastic fans around the football match day. Being in Milan makes people feel the combination of history and modernity, the blend of fashion and art, but the most attractive shopping has always been an eternal theme. Throughout the history of Milan, its origins with the Roman Empire are not as ordinary as those of the northern states, and they walked the Gothic style.

Must Visit Attractions

Milan Cathedral Duomo di Milano

Milan Cathedral is a classic of Gothic architecture. This is a lightweight model developed in contrast to the post-Roman Chinese architecture. Although the cathedral has a history of hundreds of years, its sleek style complements and complements the progressive modern Milan skyscrapers. Walking in front of the majestic church, there is no illusion that sometimes the light goes back. Because its classicality has been deeply embedded in the modernity of Milan.

Transportation: Take the subway (red line M1/Yellow line M3) to the Duomo station; take the tram 3/24 to the Dogana (Duomo) station

Milano Santa Maria della Grazie

The monastery itself is not very famous, only because of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" mural, where visitors are constantly coming. However, it is not easy to look at murals and you need to book tickets in advance. The color of the murals has become very light, due to the long-standing and erroneous repair methods of the 19th century.

Transportation: Metro red line M1, green line M2 to Cadorna station; tram line 16 to Santa Maria delle Grazie station.

Gourmet & accommodation & shopping

• ##### Gourmet  Whether it's a hearty stew or a creamy risotto, Milan's cuisine is extraordinary in taste and history. Milan has a rich cultural flavor and offers unique local cuisine including butter rice, braised pork and specialty pastries.

 The practice of Italian risotto is completely different from that of Chinese rice. It is necessary to cook rice with various ingredients and stir fry to complete it. The taste is very rich. Milan's Italian risotto is famous, with mushroom ham and seafood risotto being the most common.   * ##### Accommodation

 Popular attractions and shopping are concentrated along the M1 and M3 subways centered on Milan Cathedral. In addition, many international exhibitions are located at the Milan International Exhibition Center in the northwest of Milan (also known as "Rho", like the Milan Furniture Fair), and the Airport Express can be selected at the Milan Cadorna Train Station ( Get off at Milano Cadorna), take the metro red line M1 towards Rho Fieramilano and get off at the terminal Rho.

 At the same time, Milan Central Railway Station is another big station that takes the train to other cities in Italy. From here, it is very convenient to go to Milan Cathedral and shopping area. So, around Milan Central Railway Station or Cadorna Railway Station to Milan University The subway station between the churches is the first choice for the accommodation area.

• ##### Shopping

 Milan's most popular affordable brand in the fashion capital is located on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II next to Milan Cathedral, all the way to the M1 San Babila station; the boutique is on the Monte Napoleon Avenue. (Via Monte Napoleone) (Metro M3 MonteNapoleone station).

Traffic in the city

 Trains to Milan usually stop at the Central Station, and other towns in the suburbs of Milan may stop at other stations like the North Station.

 Milan's mass transit (metro, tram, bus, city rail) share the same type of ticket. Except for the subway and urban railways, the other vehicles can transfer to each other within 90 minutes of the effective time.

 In Milan, there are four subways, each separated by color. M1 red, M2 green, M3 yellow, M5 purple, network distribution, and extending in all directions. Because Milan's subway network is roughly intensive, it takes less than 10 minutes to walk from the subway stations to the attractions, so the chances of using buses and trams are not high. But if you want to explore the city, it is a good way to take the bus and tram.

Genoa ( JEN-oh-ə; Italian: Genova [ˈdʒɛːnova] ; Ligurian: Zêna [ˈzeːna]; English, historically, and Latin: Genua) is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, counted 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera.Located on the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa has been nicknamed la Superba ("the proud one") due to its glorious past and impressive landmarks. Part of the old town of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List (UNESCO) in 2006 as Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. The city's rich cultural history in art, music and cuisine allowed it to become the 2004 European Capital of Culture. It is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, Andrea Doria, Niccolò Paganini, Giuseppe Mazzini, Renzo Piano and Grimaldo Canella, founder of the House of Grimaldi, among others. Genoa, which forms the southern corner of the Milan-Turin-Genoa industrial triangle of Northwest Italy, is one of the country's major economic centers. The city has hosted massive shipyards and steelworks since the 19th century, and its solid financial sector dates back to the Middle Ages. The Bank of Saint George, founded in 1407, is among the oldest in the world and has played an important role in the city's prosperity since the middle of the 15th century. A number of leading Italian companies are based in the city, including Fincantieri, Selex ES, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS, Edoardo Raffinerie Garrone, Piaggio Aerospace, Mediterranean Shipping Company and Costa Cruises.