Milan, located in the region of Lombardy, is the most populous urban area in Italy. It is a city of architectural contrast, the new juxtaposed with the old. A major draw is the Duomo di Milano, or the Milan Cathedral, which took over 600 years to build, and spans Gothic to Renaissance styles. On the same piazza is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a 19th century shopping mall that is ornately decorated and filled with modern high fashion stores. Other attractions include the Sforza Castle, a 15th century Renaissance fortress and the Bosco Verticale, residential high-rise buildings built in 2014 and focused on urban reforestation.
