Italian press - Chapter 1

Corriere della Sera: founded in 1876, is the most istitutional newspaper of Italy. During all these years the Corriere della Sera has pubblished some of the most prestigious signatures of italian journalism like Indro Montanelli, Enzo Biagi, Sergio Romano and many others. Actually you can read on it about politics, current events, sport and culture.

La Repubblica: historic italian newspaper, La Repubblica is the main competitor of the Corriere della Sera, with a moderate centre-left political stance. Born exactly 100 years after the Corriere della Sera, its main topic is politics, but you will find current events, sport and culture too.

La Gazzetta dello Sport: the most read of italian newspapers, it should tell about different sports, but hey...we’re italians....so...football, soccer and 22 people running behind a ball!
Unmistakable with its pink sheets it’s also one of the most exported newspaper abroad. Someone said: “An italian man far from home will miss pasta, but you can be sure he’ll find the Gazzetta!”.

Leggo: the most read free-press newspaper in Italy, it has almost the same readers of the Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica. Its main competitors are Metro and City and you can find it at every underground stop.

Rent a bike and feel free on Milan's narrow streets

With its narrow streets and quite compact historical centre, Milan can be a nice place to explore by bike. Although far from being a cyclist paradise like Amsterdam, Munich and other Northern Europe cities, you can still enjoy a ride here, as many milaneses do. Just keep an eye on car drivers: they are always in a hurry and not very friendly here.
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Especially in summer monthes, when there are not so many cars, Milan's parks, the pedestrian downtown and the Navigli route can become a very pleasant, even unforgettable experience. And if you are a bit trained, you can explore Milan's environs, following Naviglio Pavese, or attacking some ripid mountain-bike tracks reachable by train direction Como or Varese.

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Although it's much easier find a car rental than a bike one, during last years some big bicycle retailers stated offering this service. In our opinion, one of the best it's AWS Bici, thanks to its prices and position.

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Located just 5 minutes walk from Milan Central Rail Station, it offers mountain bikes from 11 €uros / day (or 80 €uros month), or electrical bikes just from 16 €uros / day. A 100 or 200 €uros deposit by credit card is requested.

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What: AWS bike rental, via Ponte Severo 23, Milan

Where: 5 minutes walk from Centrale FS, Caiazzo or Sondrio underground stations

When: monday-saturday 09.00am-01.00pm / 03.00pm-07.00pm

B&B "Bed & Bed": small, young, easy-going

"Bed & Bed", it's a small, newly refurbished guest house located in the Southern Milan, on via Ripamonti (which, thanks to its 6.7 km it's the longest street in Milan).

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Although not properly in the city center, this B&B it's easily reachable by N. 24 tram, which brings you directly to Duomo Sq. in 15 minutes or less. And in the late hours you'll need just a 5 minutes taxi ride to start exploring Navigli Area, the pulsing heart of Milan's nightlife.

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The place it's perfect for young budget travellers, with double room with bathroom to share starting at just 50.00 €uros night.

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What: Guest House "Bed & Bed"

Where: via Giuseppe Ripamonti 126, Milan: undergorund red line Duomo station / yellow line Crocetta Station, then 24 Tram

How much: single room from 30 € / night; double room from 50 € / night

Contact: Tel. +39 02/5394216 / +39 02/56813828 Fax. +39 02/92879592 / info@bedinmilano.com

WWW: http://www.bedinmilano.com/

Bonelli: the Italian excellence in comics!

A quick and easy way to learn Italian? Comics, of course! And in Italy, when you say comics, you say Bonelli.

Sergio Bonelli Editore is the main Italian comics publisher since the ‘50s, with more than 25 million copies distributed every year. About 30 different headings, with different characters and different stories, a unique mark in drawing and a huge attention to the stories are the peculiarities of this great italian publisher.

The main headings of Bonelli’s choice are:

Dylan Dog – The nightmare investigator. Created by Tiziano Sclavi, Dylan Dog is a gentle, vegetarian detective who investigates, together with his assistant Groucho (...so similar to Groucho Marx...) about strange events in a contemporary London.

Tex – Created by Gian Luigi Bonelli and Aurelio Galleppini in far 1948, it’s still one of the most read comics in Bonelli’s list. Set in the far west, the comic tells about the adventures of Tex Willer, Kit Carson, Kit Willer and Tiger Jack.

Martin Mystère – Martin Mystère was created by writer Alfredo Castelli and drawn by Giancarlo Alessandrini. Martin Mystère is an art historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, adventurer, writer, TV producer and collector of unusual objects. After the unexplained death of his parents in a plane crash, he starts to devote his studies to the most enigmatic events and places of human history.

You can find Bonelli comics in every newsstand in town! Have fun!

Saturday in the park

"Saturday in the park
I think it was the fourth of july
Saturday in the park
I think it was the fourth of july
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing italian songs
Can you dig it (yes, I can)
And Ive been waiting such a long time
For Saturday..."
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Chicago
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Saturday in the park, but not only saturday! Every day is a good day to take a walk in the Sempione park. Historical shooting ground of the Sforza family, the area, situated between the Castello Sforzesco and the Arco della Pace became a park in 1888.
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Nowadays Sempione park is a beatiful place to take a walk or to spend a lazy afternoon relaxing under a tree. And if you get hungry you can always have an italian ice-cream in one of the several kiosks situated inside the park.
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Nearby the park you can find interesting examples of different italian architecture styles, like the Palazzo dell'Arte, the Milan Aquarius and the Torre Littoria, designed by Giò Ponti in 1932. And if you are an extreme-worker or a work-addicted, bring your laptop: the whole park is Wi-Fi connected!
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How to get there: the Sempione park is situated in the very central area of the city, you can get there in many different ways:
- underground line 1, Cairoli or Cadorna stop
- underground line 2, Lanza or Cadorna stop