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It was then time to move on so we went for a wander and decided to look for Castello Sforzesco which we finally managed to find… turns out when we were at the Dumo we were within a few minutes walk but because we wandered the other way we ended up having to trekked half way across Milan to find it!! I like to call it the scenic route!!

Cocktail, Beer & Wine’

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2006-10-23 13:59:33

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It was then time to move on so we went for a wander and decided to look for Castello Sforzesco which we finally managed to find… turns out when we were at the Dumo we were within a few minutes walk but because we wandered the other way we ended up having to trekked half way across Milan to find it!! I like to call it the scenic route!!

Ok, so the castle, have to say Nat and I were too busy talking to do the full tour of the castle (but hey that’s why we were in Milan, to catch up right?!?!) The castle is huge, and was the old duke of Milan’s headquarters. Many artists took part in its construction: Brunelleschi, Bramante, Gadio da Cremona and Leonardo da Vinci. Napoleon ordered its destruction, but only the inner courtyard was demolished.

There are plenty of museums located in the castle: the "Musei dei Castello Sforzesco". In the archeological museum you’ll find Egyptian and Roman works (and some Renaissance too, like Michelangelo’s "Pietà Rondanini"). In the Art Gallery there are some 15th century frescoes. There are also armors, musical instruments and carpets sections.

Behind the Castle there’s a nice park. It’s huge and full of people walking their dogs and just generally lazing about.

Apparently there are three areas particularly significant for night life: 'Porta Garibaldi', 'i Navigli' and Brera. Every night and especially during the weekend people struggle to park and be there, couldn’t believe the road was sooo busy?!

We decided to catch the Metro to Porta Garibaldi. There was a trash and treasure market right outside the station and I have to say the Port was a bit grubby and nothing to right home about… We then wandered down Niviglio Grande.

The “Navigli” are the ancient artificial canals dating back to the early Middle Ages (excavations for them commenced in 1177). Many of these canals were designed ...