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194  TR A VELLERS ’ NEEDS
ENTERTAINMENT IN MILAN

The entertainment scene is lively in Milan Mediolanum Forum at Assago. Milan is
and there is plenty of choice for those equally generous to sports lovers. Every
who love night life, given the hundreds of Sunday from September to May the San
clubs that animate the Brera and Navigli Siro stadium plays host to the matches
quarters in particular. Pubs, discos and of local football teams Inter and AC Milan.
nightclubs with live music, as well as late- It also stages national and international
night bistros, are filled every evening with championship matches. Sometimes
people who come from all corners of Italy. matches are also scheduled during the
The theatres offer the public a rich and week. Horse racing takes place all year
varied programme: La Scala represents round at the Ippodromo racecourse.
the best in opera and ballet. Major music Finally, Milan’s many sports and leisure
concerts are usually held in the Palavobis clubs cater to those who like to play as
arena (formerly PalaTrussardi) or at the well as watch sports.

Information www.easymilano.it) for
In order to find out the latest information on Milanese
information on the many nightlife, exhibi tions, plays and
evening events in Milan, check other forms of entertainment.
the listings in Vivi Milano, a
Wednesday supple ment to the
newspaper Corriere della Sera. Buying Tickets
Every Thursday the daily paper Tickets for the theatre and
La Repubblica publishes Tutto various concerts can be
Milano, which is also full of purchased in specialist
useful information. booking offices such as
The IAT tourist offices in Ricordi Box Office, Ticket It
Piazza Castello and the Stazione (telephone reservations and
Centrale (main railway station) online www.ticket.it) or Ticket
provide free copies of the One. However, note that for
brochure Milano Mese, performances at La Scala, you
containing information on have to go in person to the Alcatraz, one of the trendiest discos in
art shows, light and classical box office in the Duomo Milan (see p196)
music concerts, jazz and other metro station or book through
cultural events. Alternatively, the theatre’s website (www. offices. Alternatively tickets for
pick up a copy of Easy Milano. teatroallascala.org). Inter matches can be bought
You can also log on to the Tickets for football (soccer) from the Banca Popolare di
Inmilano or Easy Milano web­ matches can be purchased Milano, Banca Briantea, Banca
sites: (www.inmilano.it or directly from the stadium box Agricola Milanese and Ticket
One. Tickets for AC Milan
matches are sold by Cariplo
bank, various businesses (40
bars and shops) and Milan
Point, whose listings are
shown at the Milan Club.
Tickets for the annual Formula
1 Grand Prix, held in September
at the Autodromo Nazionale
in Monza, are sold at the
Automobile Club Milano,
Acitour Lombardia and AC
Promotion. The Monza race
track is usually open to visitors
at weekends when there are
no other events going on. Cars
and motorbikes can be driven
on the track when it is free. For
more information, enquire at
The auditorium of La Scala, Milan’s premier theatre the Autodromo Nazionale.

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