It is the country's economic engine room, home to Italy's stock market and business centers. This stylish city is also the world's design capital and rivals Paris as a leading fashion center. It is distinctly sophisticated. Theater and cinema flourish in this fashionable milieu, while top international artists always include Milan while on tour. The club scene is hopping.
Food is another one of Milan's joys.
Immigrants dish up eclectic cuisines to the delight of denizens and visitors alike. When you're tired of exquisite Lombard, Sicilian and Tuscan dishes, here you'll be able to find a fragrant bowl of pho or a spicy curry. Milan is certainly a Renaissance city. Italy operates on a 24-hour clock. When it's noon in Milan, it's 3am in Los Angeles, 6am in New York, 11am in London and 9pm in Sidney.