Milan, Italy Master Thread

[davidmal]

someone who knows Milan should update the wiki.


We need a Copy and Paste quick answer for everyone who is going to Milan from TLV to help them.

[Kgtiesbelts]

Any hotel near a shul in Milan?

[ckmk47]

Any hotel near a shul in Milan?

Above the posts on this page, look for " topic wiki".  Click the + at the right.  that will open the 'wiki' - the information list for this thread.

[OrlandoKashering]

Anyone know a good luggage storage place in Rome Airport?
Also anyone have experience with rental cars in Rome Airport, other than the mainstream brands...
Looking to get an SUV for a few days under 25
looking for decent rates

[stevenk]

Heading to Milan July 8th for the day and looking for a driver who can drive us around/hold our luggage. Any recommendations? TIA

[PlatinumGuy]

Heading to Milan July 8th for the day and looking for a driver who can drive us around/hold our luggage. Any recommendations? TIA

+39 388 6050005‬

[stevenk]

Thanks for your prompt response. Booked Amos

[Car Wiz]

Any experience regarding the need of an international drivers permit (IDP) in Italy?
Taking from Noleggiare in MXP. (If anyone has general experience with them it’s also appreciated.)
Btw any recommend attractions in the area?

[Car Wiz]

+ 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

Can you please elaborate on stresa?
 Which attractions are interesting? Thanks!

[kosherjid]

Can you please elaborate on stresa?
 Which attractions are interesting? Thanks!

Stresa is beautiful.
If you're in Locarno go to the Island of Brissago (beautiful) whuch belonged to a Jew and was "sold" to the swiss government in 1940
In Como next to the Duomo (church) notice a street's name :Contrada degli Ebrei"  the street of the Jews.

[Car Wiz]

Stresa is beautiful.
If you're in Locarno go to the Island of Brissago (beautiful) whuch belonged to a Jew and was "sold" to the swiss government in 1940
In Como next to the Duomo (church) notice a street's name :Contrada degli Ebrei"  the street of the Jews.

Thanks!! Actually staying all the way in cervinio by the border with Switzerland near Zermatt, trying to figure out which points in como are the best option for us.

[kosherjid]

Thanks!! Actually staying all the way in cervinio by the border with Switzerland near Zermatt, trying to figure out which points in como are the best option for us.

Visit the stunning Villas on the lake of Como

[yelped]

If you're in Locarno go to the Island of Brissago (beautiful) whuch belonged to a Jew and was "sold" to the swiss government in 1940

From Wikipedia:

Max Emden

In 1926, Hamburg department store magnate Max Emden purchased the islands, demolished the existing house and replaced it with a Palazzo style villa, designed by the Berlin architect Alfred Breslauer.[1][2][3] The villa had 24 rooms, a conservatory and a 33-metre-long Roman-style bathing pool.[2] While not interested in botany and gardening, Emden preserved the existing garden and vegetation, undertaking the necessary maintenance. Emden lived on the islands until his death in a clinic in Locarno in 1940.[4][2]

Purchase by the public

In 1949, Emden's son Hans Erich, who had emigrated to Chile accepted an offer from a consortium consisting of the Canton Ticino, the municipalities of Ascona, Brissago and Ronco sopra Ascona, plus the Swiss Nature Protection League (known today as the Swiss Heritage Society) to purchase the islands.[2] The purchase agreement was signed on 2 September 1949.[4]

On the morning of 2 April 1950 the Brissago Islands were opened to the public.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brissago_Islands

[Brooklyn Guy]

Any experience regarding the need of an international drivers permit (IDP) in Italy?
Taking from Noleggiare in MXP. (If anyone has general experience with them it’s also appreciated.)
Btw any recommend attractions in the area?

Did you find out about the IDP? Please let me know.

[VacationLover]

Did you find out about the IDP? Please let me know.

A USA license doesn't require an IDP

[Car Wiz]

The rental companies claim that yes.
Anyone with actual experience?

[Car Wiz]

Thanks!! Actually staying all the way in cervinio by the border with Switzerland near Zermatt, trying to figure out which points in como are the best option for us.

Visit the stunning Villas on the lake of Como

In which town?
And did anyone use a photographer in this area?

[Yef]

The rental companies claim that yes.
Anyone with actual experience?

Just rented in Milan airport a few weeks ago with regular US license

[Car Wiz]

Which rental company?

[Yef]

Sixt