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Grand Hotel Et De Milan: THE hotel in Milano

Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:38:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pheed - Grand Hotel et de Milan: a curious name for an Albergo that has always been (and still is) a symbol of Milanese charme and elegance.

Inaugurated in 1863, the Hotel still mantains the same flavour it had in the old days. And after a major...

Prepare for magic

Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:44:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pheed - Think of a upside down "Y" and you'll get the shape of Lake of Como. Or "Lago di Como", as italians call it.

At the end of the lower left leg there is Como, the most important city of the whole area, home of silk industries and little more...

What a square!

Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:03:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pheed - Piazza del Duomo (or Duomo alone, as milanese people use to say) is the heart of Milan's city life. Or better, was: now the city has fragmented and has many little zone centers. And the Piazza hasn't the importance it had in those old, past times.
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How about a glass of white wine, sir?

Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:18:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pheed - Friuli Venezia Giulia is a region cut in half by a border. Venezia Giulia was definitely bigger 50 years ago, when Trieste and Pola province linked the whole Istria to Italy. After WWII, Istria was assigned to Yugoslavjia, then Slovenjia and Croatia. Now...

Only a few know it, but...

Wed, 5 Feb 2003 13:30:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pheed - A masterpiece? Maybe. Milanese people consider "The Castle" only as a big, fake reconstruction made in 19thy century. But the building has a lot more to offer: its main tower (called "Torre del Filarete") is an architectural coup de thèatre (a complete,...

Looks like I need to work on it a little...

Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:45:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pheed - Bought (and we pay it quite a lot more here in Italy) and brought home. Opened the box and, well, we've been surprised by the all round quality of the package itself, being used to the asian market leaflets and no gadgets policy. But ok, we've bought a...