1. The Duomo. Milan's top landmark is a sumptuous cathedral adorned with 3,400 statues, 135 spires, 96 giants, and 156 gargoyles!

2. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. This is far more than a beautiful shopping arcade - it is a true architectural masterpiece, one of the first covered galleries in Europe and preserved almost unchanged to this day.

3. Santa Maria delle Grazie Church in Milan stands out for its unusual architecture, but most visitors come for Leonardo da Vinci's legendary fresco, "The Last Supper."

4. Sforza Castle and the Moscow Kremlin were built by the same architects - no wonder the fortresses look so alike. Here you can admire art masterpieces and get a feel for the lifestyle of medieval nobles.

5. The Pinacoteca di Brera, home to a vast collection of works by European masters - Rubens, Bellini, Picasso, Caravaggio, Raphael - was founded by Napoleon, who placed masterpieces seized from monasteries here.

6. La Scala Theatre is one of the finest opera stages in the world. If you get the chance to buy a ticket, do not hesitate for a second.

7. The Ambrosian Library is Italy's oldest public library. It holds works by Homer, Virgil, Petrarch, and da Vinci, as well as more than 12,000 drawings by European artists from the 14th-19th centuries.

8. The Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology. Interactive laboratories operate on the grounds of an old monastery, and anyone can join the hands-on experiments.

9. San Maurizio Church is often called Milan's Sistine Chapel. Its interior is covered with magnificent frescoes painted in the 16th century by artists of the Lombard school.

10. Parco Sempione is an English-style landscape park right in the heart of Milan. The Palazzo dell'Arte pavilion regularly hosts decorative arts exhibitions.