World famous "La Scala" is of course always worth a visit, but good tickets are usually sold out long before a tourist even arrives in Milan. The opera traditionally opens its season on december 7th and performances continue through early june. The summer season during june and september (the Scala is closed for the month of mid-july through august) offers recitals, operas and concerts as well as some ballet.

Regarding cinemas there is a large choice of theatres. Some houses such as the "Angelicum" or the "Anteo" specialize in showing films in their original language. Between late june and late august, the "Cinema nel parco" festival offers outdoor showings of recent films.

The main Bars & Pubs areas are the "Navigli" and "Porta Ticinese" district, alive with clubs, beer halls and sandwich bars. Another attracting quarter is the Brera district, a bit more safe and clean with art galleries, small clubs and restaurants.

Museums
Here are a few suggested museums in Milan

1.Museo Nazionale della Scienza e dellaTecnologia

Named after Leonardo da Vinci this technical museum exhibits about 40.000 sqm more than 15.000 objects of all technical interests: ships, aircrafts, cars, radios, early mechanic machines such as a calculating machine designed by Blaise Pascal or early sound and musical machines.

2.Museo del Duomo

Situated in the Palazzo Reale next to the cathedral you will find here several masterpieces of art and craftworks, that still belong to the huge cathedral treasure. The exhibited objects (mass requisites, drawings, sculptures etc.) are like a window to religious life during the times, from the late Gothic age till today.

3.Museo Poldi Pezzoli

Founded in 1881 this museum is located in the heart of Milan in the former palazzo of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli, whose art collection formed the basis of the recent museum (Tel. 0039-02-794889, 796334 or fax 8690788). Here you will find antiquities and paintings, furniture and sculpture. Some of the most famous art objects are pieces by Piero della Francesca, Botticelli, Pollaiolo, Mantegna, Boltraffio, Fra Galgario, Ceruti, Guardi, Canaletto and Tiepolo.

4.Pinacoteca di Brera

This extraordinary museum hosts more than 400 real masterpieces and documents of Lombardian and Italian paintings - from the 14th century till today. Watch for example the "Cristo Morto" by Mantegna, the "Pietà" by Giovanni Bellini, the "Sposalizio della Vergine" by Raffaello, the "Pala Montefeltro" by Piero della Francesca, the "Cristo alla Colonna" by Bramante , the "Ritrovamento del corpo di S. Marco" by Tintoretto or the most famous "Cena in Emaus" by Caravaggio.

Beaches

The beaches are great here. They are really sunny and the water is really warm! It is just like the beaches in Miami Florida!