Milan’s Luxury Homes Are Taking a New Shape as Wealth Descends on the CityMilan, the wealthiest city in Italy, has also been attracting the country’s richest property buyers―and seeing some of the nation’s highest prices for luxury housing as a result. A global hub of fashion and design, the northern city of 1.4 million people “is a very small market, with limited inventory right now,” according to Roberto Magaglio..Read More
From Aperitivo Culture to Fashion, Metropolitan Milan Stands Apart From Its NeighborsMilan has a magnetic pull that differs from the other leading lights of Italy. The city is home to several of the most well-known buildings and pieces of art in all of Italy, yet rather than a strict reliance on its past, is more forward looking than its neighbors…Read More
Milan’s Eclectic, but Often Hidden, Architecture Rewards the IntrepidMilan—a beguiling blend of old and new, perhaps better known for its cutting-edge fashion and design scenes than for its historic architecture—is a city that rewards curiosity. Its beauty “is not necessarily the facades, such as in Paris, or the ancient ruins, as in Rome,” said Italian architect and designer Hannes Peer..Read More
Three Milan Neighborhoods on the RiseItaly’s northern city Milan mixes the charm of the Italian way of life with an international sensibility that’s unique to the country’s second-most-populous city. “Milan has been able to keep up with the cosmopolitan side of Europe,” said Augustine Evrard, a real estate agent at Engel & Völkers Milan. “You sort of find that in Rome, but not really…Read More
An Insider Guide to MilanMilan can be imposing—it’s a bustling center of global finance, after all—and its charms are not always as easy to surmise at first glance as, say, Renaissance capital Florence or beguiling Venice. But locals are well-acquainted with a secret Milan, a city of ancient nooks and crannies as well as modern design triumphs…Read More
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