Indulge in culture and retail therapy with a flight to Milan. A visit to the soaring Duomo is essential on Milan city breaks. Meanwhile, Brera and the Quad d'Oro get gourmet diners booking airline tickets to Milan.

Things to do

Renaissance buildings and exquisite art collections cluster near Piazza del Duomo. Book airline tickets to Milan to gaze at Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie church.

Shopping

Take a flight to Milan and window-shop in the designer boutiques of the Quad d'Oro, or poke around in an antiques market in Navigli. The smart shopping streets leading off Piazza del Duomo are home to upmarket department stores and delicatessans selling mouthwatering chocolates and biscuits.

Restaurants

Milan's gourmet reputation is reinforced in the lavish restaurants of Brera and in bustling little trattorias lining the streets of Navigli. Around Piazza del Duomo, locals sip early-evening aperitivi and eat snacks in charmingly old-fashioned gran caffès.

Nightlife

Opera lovers should plan in advance to ensure they obtain a ticket for Milan's majestic opera house, La Scala. Navigli is packed with bars and cafés, while clubbers head to Brera for a night out.

When to go

KLM has frequent flights to Milan. Travel to the colourful Christmas Market in December or book a ticket for Milan Fashion Week in September.