The Mafia Moves into Milan
While the mafia has long been associated with Italy’s poorer southern regions and Sicily, there is now strong evidence to suggest that the tentacles of
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While the mafia has long been associated with Italy’s poorer southern regions and Sicily, there is now strong evidence to suggest that the tentacles of
First of all, you should know that Milan introduced a “congestion charging” system, known as the Ecopass, back in 2008. Well, the Ecopass “congestion charge”
I live in the the Via Paolo Sarpi area of Milan in Italy. It’s a very pleasant neighbourhood which is close to Milan’s centre and
The results of Italy’s local elections, especially in Milan, indicate that instincts like gut feelings are to be trusted. Lo and behold, in the first
Coming soon to Milan, Italy – local elections. “So what, no big deal”, you might utter. However, the Milan elections, which are one of many
Between you and me, I hope centre-left Giuliano Pisapia ends up as the new Mayor of Milan – the northern Italian city which is also
If you’ve never seen the amazing work of the Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593), now is your chance. At Milan’s Palazzo Reale right smack in
Milan in Italy has it’s very own congestion charging system which goes by the green sounding name of Ecopass. Nowadays to drive into certain areas of central Milan you need to pay – provided you don’t have a car which supposedly produces low levels of noxious emissions. All well and good. Well, not quite.
Last night I went down into downtown Milan to take a few photographs of the city in all it’s Christmas 2010 glory. It was a chilly night, by seeing as I love night photography, the cold did not worry me too much. I eventually got to bed at around four in the morning, but I’m happy with the results.
