Milan

Milan is a city in Italy and the capital of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan.The city was founded under the name of Mediolanum by the Insubres, a Celtic people. It was later captured by the Romans in 222 BC, and the city became very successful under the Roman Empire. Later Milan was ruled by the Visconti, the Sforza, the Spanish in the 1500s and the Austrians in the 1700s. In 1796, Milan was conquered by Napoleon I and he made it the capital of his Kingdom of Italy in 1805.

The city has a particularly famous musical, particularly operatic, tradition, being the home of several important composers and theatres. Milan is also well-known for containing several important museums, universities, academies, palaces, churches and libraries and two renowned football teams: A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano.

This makes Milan one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations, with over 1.914 million foreign arrivals to the city in 2008. The city hosted the 1906 World Exposition and will host the 2015 Universal Exposition. Inhabitants of Milan are referred to as "Milanese". The city is nicknamed by Milan´s inhabitants the "moral capital".