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Hotels
   Park Hyatt Milan - 10-20 minute walk to nearby shuls. About 10 minute car ride to restaurants or 30 minute walk
   Westin Palace Milan

Info:
http://www.jewishmilan.com/

Restaurants
   My Kafe - Dairy (AMAZING drinks, food and ice cream!) Address comes up in they are but it's behind a bus stop and it's sign is somewhat noticeable.
   Re Salomone - Meat (This has been replaced by Baghetto)
   Denzel - Meat
   Carmel - Dairy 

Shuls:


Centro Modena
Ohel Yakov
Beit Yosef V'Eliyahu
L'Yosef Tehilot
Bet Halevi
   Naar Israel Synagogue - Chabad (Google Page)
   10-15 Min Walk from the Park Hyatt
      Piazza Castello 5 Milan, Lombardy, Italy
      Tel: 02-4548-3082, 328-963-1820

   Eichal David U'Mordechai (The Great Synagogue)
   15-20 Min Walk from the Park Hyatt
      Via Guastalla 19, Milano 20100, (S. Barnaba & S. Antonio Maria Zaccaria)
      Tel: 392 255 12029

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #260 on: July 17, 2018, 07:43:43 AM »
Whats the point?

supposed to be very scenic
looking for daytrip ideas

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #261 on: July 17, 2018, 07:49:41 AM »
Does anyone know if there are any places in Milan that I can store a backpack for a couple hours? Like a locker?

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #262 on: July 17, 2018, 07:52:34 AM »
supposed to be very scenic
looking for daytrip ideas

Definitely worth it. Also, look into Locarno. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lugano 

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #263 on: July 17, 2018, 09:19:17 AM »
Does anyone know if there are any places in Milan that I can store a backpack for a couple hours? Like a locker?
You can store in MXP
https://www.airwise.com/airports/europe/milan-mxp/luggage

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #264 on: July 18, 2018, 01:16:39 AM »
Definitely worth it. Also, look into Locarno. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lugano

+ 1 for locarno. absolutely beautiful and relaxing.

supposed to be very scenic
looking for daytrip ideas

we stayed in Milan (for purposes of staying in PH Milan and food) and did day trips - one day to como, one day to stresa (islands there) and one day to locarno.
I highly recommend getting the lonely planet italian lakes book for ideas

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #265 on: July 18, 2018, 02:18:09 AM »
Locarno and Lake Como are nice, definitely worth a visit.
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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #266 on: July 18, 2018, 12:50:04 PM »
+ 1 for locarno. absolutely beautiful and relaxing.

we stayed in Milan (for purposes of staying in PH Milan and food) and did day trips - one day to como, one day to stresa (islands there) and one day to locarno.
I highly recommend getting the lonely planet italian lakes book for ideas

We are planning a similar trip. How did you travel from Milan for day trips, via train or car rental, and how was it? Is one day enough for Lake Como, seems like there are several paces to visit? 

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #267 on: July 18, 2018, 05:16:15 PM »
did any one go from Milan to Davos? is it a think to do? found cheap tickets from there

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #268 on: July 20, 2018, 01:39:42 PM »
We are planning a similar trip. How did you travel from Milan for day trips, via train or car rental, and how was it? Is one day enough for Lake Como, seems like there are several paces to visit?

we rented a car.
it was a pain in Milan because the area near the PH has traffic and no parking. Within Milan we only used it to get to restaurants. But since we were mostly out of Milan, it was great. We went with 2 kids so train wasn't an option.
Como has a lot to do but we allotted one day for it - we wanted to explore the whole region and were only there for 3 days.
That was also a benefit of the car - driving around Como and having the ability to stop in various places.

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #269 on: July 20, 2018, 01:54:35 PM »
we rented a car.
it was a pain in Milan because the area near the PH has traffic and no parking. Within Milan we only used it to get to restaurants. But since we were mostly out of Milan, it was great. We went with 2 kids so train wasn't an option.
Como has a lot to do but we allotted one day for it - we wanted to explore the whole region and were only there for 3 days.
That was also a benefit of the car - driving around Como and having the ability to stop in various places.
Thanks! I read that the driving can be scary due to sharp curves on mountains with narrow roads. Is this true or an exaggeration? 

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #270 on: July 23, 2018, 03:32:35 AM »
Anybody know if you need a international license to rent a car in Italy?

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #271 on: July 23, 2018, 03:40:13 AM »
Has anybody used the Amex platinum 4h grace period in Italy? Does it work in airport location?

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #272 on: July 23, 2018, 05:24:13 AM »
Anybody know if you need a international license to rent a car in Italy?
You dont

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #273 on: July 23, 2018, 07:04:54 AM »
You dont

If you have a non-EU license, then it's required. The Italian law requires either the IDP or a sworn translation of your driver's license.
Most rental agencies do not enforce it, but some do, and if you get stopped by the police, you can get a hefty fine.

See: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/drive-without-idp-at-your-own-risk
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/rental-car-without-international-license-we-are-already-in-italy

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #274 on: July 23, 2018, 07:24:06 AM »
If you have a non-EU license, then it's required. The Italian law requires either the IDP or a sworn translation of your driver's license.
Most rental agencies do not enforce it, but some do, and if you get stopped by the police, you can get a hefty fine.

See: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/drive-without-idp-at-your-own-risk
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/rental-car-without-international-license-we-are-already-in-italy
Is there anyone that ever actually got it? And is there any clear place where it states the amount of the fine? I've seen other places where it says it's a 250 euro fine...

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #275 on: July 23, 2018, 07:31:07 AM »
Now I'm gonna get lomdish. If the reason you need an international license is for them to be able to ticket you. How can they fine you?  :P

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« Reply #276 on: July 23, 2018, 08:13:01 AM »
Now I'm gonna get lomdish. If the reason you need an international license is for them to be able to ticket you. How can they fine you?  :P

It's called IDP -- P doesn't stand for a license but permit. It's more of a document that translates your license into English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, German, Arabic, Italian, Swedish and Portuguese.

If you want to find travelers that actually got the fine, the best bet is to seek them out on TripAdvisor or lonely planet forums.

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« Reply #277 on: July 23, 2018, 08:35:44 AM »
It's called IDP -- P doesn't stand for a license but permit. It's more of a document that translates your license into English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, German, Arabic, Italian, Swedish and Portuguese.

If you want to find travelers that actually got the fine, the best bet is to seek them out on TripAdvisor or lonely planet forums.
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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #278 on: July 24, 2018, 12:59:17 AM »
All those who rented cars in Italy, did you use agents? Online the prices are very high. Please pm me with any helpful tips. Thanks

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Re: Milan, Italy Master Thread
« Reply #279 on: July 24, 2018, 01:16:52 AM »
All those who rented cars in Italy, did you use agents? Online the prices are very high. Please pm me with any helpful tips. Thanks
Or better , post here so all can benefit :)
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