The economic prosperity of northern Italy is felt with particular intensity in cities such as Milan. A point of connection between a country of deep-rooted traditions and the rest of the trends from inside and outside Europe that have found in this city of the plains of the Padana their place of reference. The hotels in Milan are at the service of the huge influx of people who visit the Lombard capital to do business or simply to get to know the most glamorous side of the eternal Italy.
Places of interest in Milan that shouldn’t be missed
The fashion in Milan is not the only reason why the city has become so international. Before becoming one of the most important catwalks in the world, the city was already an important commercial and cultural enclave on the border between deep-rooted Italy and cosmopolitan trends.
Among the main points of interest in Milan are the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, which with its characteristic glass vaults, separates two of the city's most prominent squares: Piazza del Duomo, featuring its elegant neo-Gothic cathedral façade, and Piazza della Scala, a pedestrian area that pays homage to the greatest figure of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci.
In fact, the city is full of references to this multifaceted historical figure. Not in vain, in one of the city's churches, Santa Maria delle Grazie, you can find one of Da Vinci's most famous works: The Last Supper.
From history and art you can go, in the same street, to the most innovative and avant-garde of the city. In the busy streets that make up the so-called Quadrilatero della Moda are concentrated some of the most luxurious showcases of the capital, with internationally renowned firms such as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino and Versace, which put the most elegant and distinguished point of a visit to Milan.
Milan, a business city
Apart from this tourist attraction that brings hundreds of thousands of travellers from all over the world to the capital of the Lombardy region, Milan is a well-known European business centre. Some of the most important international business events are held annually at the Milan Exhibition Centre, a complex of 26 halls located in the neighbouring town of Rho.
The international projection of these events involves the movement of thousands of people to the city. Demanding guests have made the hotels in Milan have been forced to considerably improve their range of services.
The hotel Barceló Milán has managed to adapt perfectly to the needs of business travellers by offering an avant-garde and multifunctional type of accommodation. A spacious hotel, equipped with the latest technology and provided with large and comfortable spaces in which to host conventions, events or celebrations, both professional and personal.
Apart from the advantages offered by an establishment with so many comforts, what is often most attractive to guests who travel to Milan for work is that these places are also very well connected to the Milan Exhibition Centre.
