Milano

Milan is Italy's gateway to Europe and the world; a city where the energy and excitement of a global metropolis merge with the Italian lifestyle on a human scale.

Milan never stops; it is constantly renewing itself at great speed. It’s a city that changes along with the people who inhabit it. It has an industrial and financial vocation, but has quickly become a popular international destination. Every day, people from all over the world arrive in Milan to study or work, and the city absorbs their traditions and lifestyles while remaining true to itself — always the same, but richer and more multicultural. A new ‘Milanese renaissance’ is touching various sectors, from finance to commerce to culture, supported by a calendar of cultural events that shape a narrative combining art, design, innovation and research.

Here, business, leisure, sport, and culture are combined as in very few cities in the world. From Teatro alla Scala to Brera and the Cathedral to the San Siro (where the Opening Ceremony will be held on 6 February 2026), Milan has all the art, food, and entertainment needed to stimulate the senses and the mind. Accustomed to hosting national and international sporting events, Milan’s role as a host of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will consecrate it as a city of, and for, sports.