Shop that features the designs of Miuccia Prada (granddaughter of Mario Prada who established the line in 1913,) which features luxury leather goods and accessories.

This secondhand shop features designer clothing, at non-designer prices.

Looking for designer clothes, but don't want to pay the price? Try shopping at this chic second-hand shop.

The place where fashion designers and advertising moguls hang out.

This contemporary cocktail bar is popular with artists, probably because of its off-center appeal.

You can find a lot of bargains on this small side street located in Milan's famous Brera shopping district

Rummage through piles of designer goods and find yourself a bargain at this discount outlet store.

Designer goods are sold at low, discounted prices at this outlet store.

An arty, bohemian-type neighborhood hosting a number of high-quality leather shops, great for purses, shoes and clothes.

Thrifty shoppers head on over to this flea market, where you can find great deals on quality leathers and cashmeres.

You won't want to wait for a bad hair day to sport one of these fantastic hats: from glamorous to understated, from elegant to trendy, this world-famous shop sells quality headgear in all shapes, shades and textures.

Snatch up a bargain at this popular Maxmara outlet store.

Factory outlet selling Fontana and Dolce and Gabanna luggage and purses.

Today's headquarters of Milan's Municipal police force is also known as the "Carceri nuovi", new prisons. Its construction was begun in 1578. It is designed around two courtyards with four small towers at the corners; the first courtyard still conserves Doric columns and a loggia. It was restored in 1943.

Next to Milan's Central Station, at the beginning of Viale Andrea Doria, are the remains of the Cascina Pozzonbelli. The complex was built in 1498 in a Lombard, Renaissance style, probably on an ancient monastic building from the Congregazione degli Umiliati, which was bought and transformed into a home for the Pozzonbelli, a Milanese noble family. Behind an elegant portico with rounded arches on columns are a small oratory and the remains of a complex which was once much larger. Mostly destroyed in 1907, the chapel still features remains of a fresco and the elegant portico vaults.

The Porta Nuova gate in the 12th-century walls of Milan was reinforced and embellished by Azzone Visconti (1330-39), and consists of two arches flanked by towers. Partially destroyed and incorporated into other buildings in the 15th century, it was restored in 1861 with further restoration in 1931.

In 1801 Napoleon ordered the demolition of the fortifications for Milan's Castello Sforzesco. This left a large space for the piazza Sempione, now a suitable site for a monumental construction to serve as a triumphal entrance to the city. Begun in 1807 in honour of Napoleon, the arch was not finished until 1838 for the occasion of the coronation of Ferdinando I as King of Lombardy-Venetia. The work of neoclassical architect Luigi Cagnola, inspired by Settimo Severo's arch in Rome, the structure features three colossal Corinthian columns with an arch made of granite from Baveno and adorned with marble from Crevola di Ossola. It is surmounted by the famous 'sestiga della pace' -- the work of Abbondio Sangiorio -- and by four statues of victorious men on horseback.