Sports and leisure activities Milan

Budget & Tips

Jogging in Milan is both possible and enjoyable. The Indro Montanelli public gardens in the heart of the city, or the Parco Sempione behind the Castello Sforzesco or along the Navigli canals, are all popular settings for runners.

After the effort, the comfort: top-of-the-range spas are scattered throughout the city's major hotels. The Milanese love to spend a day or half-day in these little havens of peace, where everything is perfect.

What's very local

The sea in summer, the mountains in winter! The Milanese love weekend getaways, and don't hesitate to take the car from Friday evening to Sunday. At the heart of the Po plain, the capital of Lombardy has the good fortune to be a relatively short distance from the lakes of northern Italy, the Alps and the sea (towards Liguria). So, if the season is right, do as they do and head for the Valtellina mountains or the lakes of Como and Maggiore. Enjoy swimming, hiking and winter sports.

Main events

As in the rest of Italy, sport, and soccer in particular, is part of the national sentiment; the azzurro jersey of the national team inspires respect and passion in everyone. Fans of the city's two clubs, AC Milan and Inter, wouldn't miss a game of the Italian Football Championship for the world. It is played every year between the end of August and the end of May. And let's not forget that long before the Stade de France, Italy's largest stadium, the 80,000-seat San Siro, was built in Milan.