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Successful Pastime in Milan: 10 Helpful Tips for Travelers

<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s not a secret that every country has its own peculiarities that usually only experienced travelers know&period; And&comma; unfortunately&comma; very often it happens that due to the ignorance of these peculiarities it is quite easy to get into unpleasant situations&period; In this case&comma; knowing some practical tips will help you to avoid potential problems while being abroad and make your trip as comfortable as possible&period; Further in this article you will find the information that may be handy for each traveler going to Milan&comma; especially if it’s the first visit there&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Safety<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>In general&comma; Milan is relatively safe&comma; but you’d better observe some precautions&colon; in some areas women are not advised going alone at night&semi; hold your bag firmly&semi; be careful in public transport as professional pickpockets are everywhere&semi; don’t leave your belongings off-hand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It also stands to reason to have certified copies of the documents instead of the originals with you while traveling around the city&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"2">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Getting around <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>As the locals say – &&num;8220&semi;Milan is small&&num;8221&semi;&comma; so it&&num;8217&semi;s easy to get around it by foot&comma; at least&comma; in the city center&period; But public transport is functioning quite well&colon; the underground is represented by five lines&comma; buses and trams are running regularly&comma; and in the center you can still take a ride in the old trams with wooden seats that have become almost a symbol of the city&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;flic&period;kr&sol;p&sol;byDJdY"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;live&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;7121&sol;6933056736&lowbar;5f7c38f0cb&lowbar;c&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Milano Streetview" width&equals;"800" height&equals;"600" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A ticket for a single trip in the public transport costs 1&period;50€ &lpar;metro&comma; tram&comma; bus&comma; trolleybus&rpar;&comma; day pass for all kinds of public transport costs 4&period;50€ and is valid for 24 hours&semi; two days pass costs 8&period;25€&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can buy tickets for public transport at any ATM point&comma; in tobacco shops and newsstands&period; Also there are ticket vending machines at all the underground stations&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But if you decide to explore not only &ZeroWidthSpace;&ZeroWidthSpace;Milan&comma; but also its suburbs&comma; then avoid buses and trains&period; It is much better to use rentalcars24h&period;com car rental service to travel wherever you want&period; When you get your own car&comma; try not to forget of closing the doors at the parking lot and don’t leave any valuables inside&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em> <&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"3">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Car parking<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>If you decide to rent a vehicle&comma; you might have some problems with parking it&period; So&comma; here is some useful information for you&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can park your car only near the blue line &lpar;requiring payment&rpar; or the white line &lpar;it is free of charge&comma; but there are only a few of them around the city&rpar;&period; The parking area with the yellow line is meant for the local residents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;flic&period;kr&sol;p&sol;PYL7B"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;live&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;1100&sol;542949983&lowbar;8a64169c81&lowbar;c&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Milan city streets" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"800" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You will need to purchase a special ticket for parking near the blue line&colon; it is available at newsstands or from the workers in the parking area&period; The cost varies depending on the zone – from 1&period;20€ to 2€ per hour&period; Besides&comma; you can always use parking garages&period; The cost of the parking also varies&period; Many fares depend on the time required for parking &lpar;the longer parking time is required the lower hourly charge will be&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"4">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Taxi<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>Like elsewhere in Europe&comma; taxi in Milan is quite expensive&colon; on average&comma; a trip will cost at least € 10&period; In theory&comma; the charge per one kilometer within the city is 0&period;71€&comma; but still you will never understand how the final price was calculated&colon; there is extra pricing for evening or night ride&comma; for baggage&comma; for call&comma; for the fourth passenger and so on&period; In addition&comma; normally you need to tip a taxi driver &lpar;from 0&period;5€ to 1€&rpar;&comma; especially if you have a heavy luggage&period; You may catch a taxi at the parking lot or call it by phone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em> <&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"5">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Health insurance<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;flic&period;kr&sol;p&sol;i5QkCX"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;live&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;3817&sol;11212762475&lowbar;0dfe0d82bc&lowbar;c&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Milano &sol; Milan" width&equals;"800" height&equals;"533" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Before going to Milan think in advance of the health insurance&comma; because the first aid will be provided only to those who have the insurance&period; If the first aid is required you need to call 118 &lpar;the call is free of charge&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em> <&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"6">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Smoking<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>It is forbidden to smoke in the city’s public places&comma; such as stops&comma; gardens&comma; parks&comma; and just in busy city streets&period; In case of the violation of the rule the penalty of 250€ is applied&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"7">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Finances<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>The banks in Milan are open Monday through Friday from 9am till 12pm and from 2&period;45pm till 4pm&semi; closed on Saturday and Sunday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Currency exchange offices are not common in Milan – there’s only the one at Piazza Duomo&period; You can change the currency at the airport or at the bank&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;flic&period;kr&sol;p&sol;9DaNBD"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;live&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;5187&sol;5671477315&lowbar;afc09f95e8&lowbar;c&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Santander Bank" width&equals;"800" height&equals;"533" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Almost all the shops&comma; restaurants and hotels accept non-cash payments&period; So&comma; you can always pay by credit card or withdraw some cash at ATM&comma; which fortunately&comma; are accessible round the clock&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"8">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Restaurants<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>If you go to the restaurant just to drink a cup of coffee or a glass of juice and don’t intend to stay for a long while there then don’t rush to take a sit&period; When you are served at the counter the price for coffee will be lower&comma; since it does not include the cost for service&period; Tips are generally 5-10&percnt; of what was ordered&period; Some restaurants include tips to the bill&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Moderate prices for dinner &lpar;from 8€ to 12€&rpar; are available at the restaurants offering &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;menu fisso” &lpar;set meal&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"9">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Taxes return<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>Don’t forget that VAT may be partially refunded for the residents of non-EU countries&period; So&comma; if you spend over 155€&comma; you can save up to 14&period;5&percnt; of the price of your purchase&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"10">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Sightseeing<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>Almost all the cathedrals in Italy are Catholic and there is a dress code for visitors&colon; men and women are allowed in the cathedral in case their clothing covers the knees and shoulders&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;flic&period;kr&sol;p&sol;yZ9Xhx"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;live&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;5781&sol;21650203723&lowbar;549287eefd&lowbar;c&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Milano - Duomo di Milano" width&equals;"800" height&equals;"532" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The biggest museums of Milan are open in the summer time from 9am till 7pm&comma; while the winter schedule is only from 4pm till 6pm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hopefully&comma; the given above tips will help you to avoid any troubles in Milan and you will safely come back home full of positive impressions of the time spent there&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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