[detroitmetro101]

i hate to categorize milan, and turin, as working cities, implying that other italian cities are not, but, milan and turin are among the most industrial cities in europe...therefore, their economies are not nearly as dependent on tourism as the others. so the impressions one might get, when comparing them to the others, is that they are boring, with ugly postwar architecture, etc...when really, they are the modern leaders, a continuation, of the italian tradition...plus, what they lack in architectural charm, they make up with the alps and lake como...