Visiting Italy

Milan central train station left luggage facilities operate out of an office on the ground floor of the station. The office is located in the indoor hallway on the piazza Luigi di Savoia side of Milano Centrale train station.

Milan train station left luggage prices:

The cost for left luggage at the Milan train station is a flat 4 euros per item for the first 5 hours or part thereof. After the first 5 hours, left luggage costs 0.60 euros / hour for up to 12 hours, and 0.20 euros / hour for each additional hour beyond 12 hours.

Milan train station left luggage hours:

The Milan train station left luggage office is open every day from 6:00 to 24:00.

NB: The Milan train station left luggage office has a very strict 20kg weight limit, so make sure to your bags are less than that weight.

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Gorgonzola and Walnut Pizza

Gorgonzola Festival 2010 dates: September 2010 (exact dates TBA)

The annual Gorgonzola Festival takes place each September in the Italian town of Gorgonzola.

Called the Sagra Nazionale del Gorgonzola in Italian, the Gorgonzola Festival is now in its 12th year. Each year the town’s high street, Via Italia, and other areas of Gorgonzola come alive for three days in September to celebrate the cheese that bears its name.

The Gorgonzola Festival features Gorgonzola vendors with booths of mouth watering cheese and freshly baked bread, all of which can be sampled by the visitor. There are also cheese making demonstrations and arts and crafts vendors.

If you are visiting the Gorgonzola Festival you can get a pass, which allows you to get a free sample of some of the recipes being cooked in the booths.

Getting to the Gorgonzola festival from Milan is easy. The town of Gorgonzola is so close to Milan that it’s on the Green Line (Line 2) of the Milan metro.

If you’re a true foodie, consider extending your trip to visit the Alba White Truffle Festival, which takes place each year in October and November in Alba, Italy. It’s a short drive from Milan and well worth the trip.

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Cremona – Le poste centrali di via Verdi

Cremona Italy makes for a great day trip from Milan.

The top things to do in Cremona include the following:

- Visit the Stradivari violin makers and museum.

- Go to the Cremona cathedral, in the large square in the town centre. The Cremona cathedral is Romano-Gothic in design as a result of changing styles over the years of its construction. Don’t miss the famous bell tower, which is 111 meters tall and has a zodiac clock on the front.

- Pick up some gelato or hot chocolate from gelateria Grom, a great gelateria in Cremona.

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