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Milan-Venice-Florence

A trip from November 02, 2007 to November 08, 2007, travelling to Varese, Milan, Venice, Florence
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11/02/2007 to 11/08/2007
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Fri 11/02/07 (day 1) - Varese, Milan


Transportation
Milan Malpensa Airport
Varese, 21010
Italy
Fri Nov 2 12:00pm - Fri Nov 2 12:45pm
Notes
Shuttle buses run to and from Stazione Centrale every 20mins.
Length: 1 hour.
Cost: €4.50
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Modern Hotel in 7-story building situated 200 meters from Central train station & 7 km from Linate Int'l Airport.
Hotel
Hotel San Carlo
via Napo Torriani, 28
Milan, 20124
Italy
02-669-3236
Fri Nov 2 2:00pm
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Centrale F.S. Notes for Metro Milan Purchase ATM tickets Metro station at Stazione Centrale (Centrale F.S.). Take …More  
Transportation
Centrale FS
Milan, Italy
Fri Nov 2 2:30pm - Fri Nov 2 3:30pm
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Watched over by the Madonnina , the cathedral's high rose marble spires represent the city's most famous artistic an …
Thing to Do
Santa Maria Nascente (Duomo di Milano)
piazza del Duomo
Milan, 20123
Italy
+39 02 8646 3456
Fri Nov 2 3:30pm - Fri Nov 2 6:30pm
Notes
Piazza del Duomo, home to the Cathedral with its central spire, 108M tall, is capped by a gilded copper statue of the Madonnina.
Shorts and uncovered shoulders are not allowed.
Duomo open 7am-7pm.

- Marble tomb of Giacomo dei Medici: inspired by Michelangelo.
Price: Free
Location: southern transept

- Cathedral Roof walkway: Walk 165-steps to the cathedral roof for prime views of the city centre and rooftop statue of Madonnina.
Price: €4 (stairs), €6 (elevator)
Location: outside the northern transept

- Museo del Duomo: study the six centuries of cathedral history.
Price: €5.
Time: 3-6pm
Location: to the right of the duomo next to Palazzo Reale.
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Conceived in 1776 as a fitting replacement for the Teatro Ducale (sadly destroyed by fire), the famous Teatro alla S …
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Teatro alla Scala
via Filodrammatici, 2
Milan, 20121
Italy
+39 02 8 8791
Fri Nov 2 6:30pm - Fri Nov 2 7:00pm
Notes
From Piazza del Duomo walk through the Galeria Vittorio Emanuele.
Just stroll there - the museum there closes at 5pm and costs €5.
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Big Pizza Da Noi 2. Beer flows liberally at this riverfront location, while students wait for epic stone-oven pizz …More  
Restaurant
V.G. Borsi 1, alternatively Piazzale XXIV Maggio 7
Milan
02 839677
Fri Nov 2 8:00pm - Fri Nov 2 11:00pm
Notes
Happy-hour buffet
Yguana Cafe Restaurant
V.P. Gregorio XIV 16, just off P. Vetra, a short walk down VE de Amicis and VM d Armi. Station: MM2: Ambrogio.
Happy hour buffet with 50 rotating dishes M-Sa 5:30-9:30pm. Cocktails €8-10. Open for drinks till 3am.
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Sat 11/03/07 (day 2) - Milan, Venice

Take the metro to MM2:Cardona. (5th stop)
Transportation
Centrale FS
Milan, 20124
Italy
Sat Nov 3 8:00am - Sat Nov 3 8:30am
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Commissioned by Ludovico di Moro and designed by Guiniforte Solari, this building was intended as a mausoleum for th …
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2 Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie
Milan, 20123
Italy
+39 02 8942 1146
Sat Nov 3 8:30am - Sat Nov 3 9:15am
Notes
to the left of the Chiesa di Santa Maria Delle Grazie is the Cenacolo Vinciano (Vinciano Refectory, the convent dining hall). Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is there.
Groups of 25 or fewer allowed, so advance booking required.
Time: 8:15am-6:45pm
Cost: €6.50, reservation fee €1.50
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Built in 1368 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti to defend the city from attack, the castle was enlarged by military architec …
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Castello Sforzesco
piazza Castello, 3
Milan, 20121
Italy
+39 02 8846 3700
Sat Nov 3 10:00am - Sat Nov 3 10:30am
Notes
Inside the castle
10 Civic Museums, highlights include Museum of Ancient Art (Michelangelo's unfinished Pieta Rondanini, da Vinci's frescoes); Museum of Decorative Art (furnishings, murano glass, giant porcelain crab); Museum of Musical Instruments.

Cost: Castello grounds free. Museums €3.
Time: Castello ground open 7am-6pm; museums open 9am-5:30pm.
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Frequented by the world's jet set and well-to-do Milanese, Milan's fashionable shopping district is famed for its we …
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Via Montenapoleone
Milan, 20121
Italy
+39 02 7252 4301
Sat Nov 3 11:00am - Sat Nov 3 12:00pm
Notes
Metro Station MM1:San Babila
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Grab lunch at the PAM supermarket just off C Buenos Aires (near our hotel) before heading back to check out. Locat …More  
Restaurant
Milan
Sat Nov 3 1:00pm - Sat Nov 3 1:30pm
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Back to Stazione Centrale, take the 3hr train ride to Venice. Train comes every hour. Time: 6:05am-9:05pm
Transportation
Stazione Centrale
Milan, 20124
Italy
Sat Nov 3 2:15pm - Sat Nov 3 5:15pm
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City
Venice, Italy
Sat Nov 3 5:00pm - Mon Nov 5 12:00pm
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Completely renovated during restructuring work in 2002, Hotel Trieste, among the hotels in Mestre, knows how to …More  
Hotel
Via Trento 2
Venice, Venice-Mestre 30174
Italy
+39.041.929462
Sat Nov 3 5:00pm - Sat Nov 3 7:00pm
Notes
Hotel Trieste is in front of Venice-Mestre station, on the left coming out of the station.
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Restaurant with old style and fantastic dishes. Dishes change often, depending by the "estro" of the …More  
Restaurant
Via Bembo 34 - Mestre (Venezia)
Venice, Mestre, Italy
041/5314421
Sat Nov 3 7:30pm - Sat Nov 3 10:00pm
Notes
Less expensive than average
Prices: S$32-50
Directions: From Corso del Popolo in Mestre, go in the street (via Bembo) opposite to the entrance of PAM (near Hotel Ambasciatori) and on the left you find the Osteria.

Time: Closed on Sundays, open daily from 9am to about 23pm. The local is small so it's better if you reserve your table (specially on weekends).
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Mon 11/05/07 (day 4) - Florence

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City
Florence, Italy
Mon Nov 5 12:00am - Thu Nov 8 12:00am
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Unscheduled - Venice

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This is one of the best known restaurants in Venice, and is easy to reach by land or by sea. The ambience is refined …
Restaurant
via Miranese, 113
Venice, 30171
Italy
+39 41 91 3955
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Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when yo …
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Piazza San Marco
St Mark's Square
Venice, 30124
Italy
Notes
A 96m brick campanile (tower) has the best elevated views of the city.
Time:Campanile open daily May-Oct 9am-9pm, Nov-Apr 930am-415pm.
Cost: EU$6
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Started in the 9th Century, Basilica di San Marco 's architecture shows an eastern and Byzantine influence: note the …
Thing to Do
Basilica di San Marco
San Marco, 422
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5697/+39 041 270 8311
Notes
Time: Mon-Sat 945-5pm, Sun 2-4pm.
Illuminated 1130-12pm
Cost: fee
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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOURIST ATTRATIONS AND THE NIGHT LIFE YOU COULD EXPEREINCE WHILE VISITING MILAN WERE ARE SOME OF THE POPULAR RESTURANTS?
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