Milan is the economic heart of Italy and one of the main economic centres of southern Europe. To visit the modern district, home to the Italian offices of many of the world's leading companies, head to the northern edge of the centre to Porta Garibaldi in the central Piazza Gae Aulenti.

This is the heart of modern Milan and is where you'll see the greatest concentration of skyscrapers, shopping centres and modern architecture.

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Business centres and modern architecture

The circular piazza, named after the famous Milanese architect Gae Aulenti, is surrounded by luxury shopping malls with the most famous fashion brands, but you can shop here for everything imaginable.

The whole area around Piazza Gae Aulenti is a major centre of modern Milanese architecture, with a plethora of high-rise glass buildings housing the world's biggest companies.

Gae Aulenti

UniCredit Tower

The dominant feature of the piazza and the whole area is undoubtedly the Torre UniCredit, the tallest skyscraper in Milan. With a total height of 217 metres (231 metres with the antenna), it is also the tallest building in all of Italy and the 43rd tallest building in Europe.

Unfortunately, it currently has no regular observation deck for tourists and the high-rise floors are only open to the public on special occasions. The UniCredit Tower was completed in 2012.

Gae Aulenti

The best hotels in the area

Choose accommodation near Piazza Gae Aulenti if you like modern neighbourhoods or need to stay close to Porta Garibaldi Station.

Of the large good quality hotels we recommend the following:

How to get there?

Modern Milan is spread around the Porta Garibaldi train and metro station.

The M2 and M5 metro lines cross here, as well as tram lines 10 and 33. Alternatively, you can walk to Piazza Gae Aulenti via the pedestrianised shopping areas of Corso Garibaldi and Corso Como.