Popular: Shopping in the center of Milan

The city center of Milan is usually the first place where people look when they go shopping. And rightfully so, because these culture rich shopping streets have a lot to offer when it comes to popular fashion.

Around the Milan Cathedral you will find a wide variations of shops, museums and places where you can sit down for a cup of coffee. As this is the most popular part of town you will find shops dedicated to revitalize the wardrobe of the casual shopper with the latest trends.

From the center you can find shops in almost any direction. The busiest shopping street in Milan is the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. Here you will find large warehouses and international fashion chains with popular Italian brands that are well suited for people who want to buy nice fashion for a modest budget.

If you are looking for a drink then you check out the popular pedestrian street Via Dante, which is a street which leads people from the Milan Cathedral to the Sforza Castle. In this street you will find many restaurants to sit down and watch the crowd from while enjoying the beautiful castle in the background. But there are also plenty of shops to stroll through.

The Via Torino is also one of the more popular shopping streets for casual shoppers looking for the main casual clothing stores. A lot of large shopping chains like Zara, Guess and H&M have settled here. And the street is especially well known for it’s excellent choices in female fashion and footwear.

The street Via Torino goes from the Duomo to the south in the direction of Navigli. Via Torino is one of the oldest streets in Milan and thus passes several historical sites like the Temple of San Sebastiano. And if you continue to go south you will pass ancient Roman ruins such as the Columns of San Lorenzo and the remains of the old city wall on the Corso di Porta Ticinese.