Escapes

A natural pool and fresh air just an hour from Milan, for only 5 euros: Val Vertova has reopened. But only 1,400 people are allowed in per day, and spots are going fast....

Lights among the apple trees, a blanket on the grass, and a picnic dinner included: Cinema nel Frutteto is the most original summer event near Milan. Tickets €30, limited seating....

You don’t always have to travel for hours or go abroad to feel like you’re in a mountain documentary landscape. Less than an hour from Milan, just a few minutes from downtown Como, there’s a loop trail th...

A Venetian port, Roman mosaics from the 1st century BC, and an aperitif along the lakefront: Desenzano del Garda is the Milan day trip you wouldn’t expect....

For an unusual weekend getaway, there is a destination just a short distance from Milan that is sure to surprise you. A little over an hour’s drive from the city, on the banks of the Adda River, lies the...

Your next day trip? Just an hour from Milan, there’s a bridge that sways over the water, a medieval castle, and three eras of history all in the same village. Free admission, no reservations required....

Fall asleep in Milan after a Milanese risotto and wake up among the canals of Amsterdam with a breakfast of stroopwafels and poffertjes: starting June 18, 2026 , this itinerary becomes possible thanks...

Let’s face it: sometimes Milan feels a bit too cramped. That urge to unplug, leave the gray of the asphalt behind, and fill your eyes with colors that seem to have come straight from a palette of days gone by is a commo...

There is a precise moment, just after crossing the threshold of the Visconti Bridge, when the noise of traffic and the frenzy of the city become a faded memory. Here, just over a hundred kilometers from t...

Spring is made for being outdoors, immersing yourself among thousands of flowers, strolling through Parco Sempione, admiring the cherry blossoms on the hill of the same name in Bicocca, and enjoying a goo...