Milan is a city in Italy and the capital of the region of Lombardy. Milan has a population of about 1.315.000, while the urban area is the largest in Italy and the fifth largest in the European Union with a population of 4.345.000 over an area of 2.370 km2. The Milan metropolitan area, by far the largest in Italy, is estimated to have a population of 7.400.000. Milan is one of EU's most important tourist destinations, also being the 7th best city in Europe in terms of touristic reputation, attractions and branding with 2 million arrivals in the last years. The city contains several cultural institutions, museums and galleries, some of which are highly important at an international level, such as the city's Duomo and Piazza, the Convent of Sta. Maria delle Grazie with Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, the San Siro Stadium, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the Castello Sforzesco, the Pinacoteca di Brera and the Via Monte Napoleone. Most tourists visit sights such as Milan Cathedral, the Castello Sforzesco and the Teatro alla Scala, however, other main sights such as the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, the Navigli and the Brera Academy and district are less visited and prove to be less popular.
The Pinacoteca di Brera is one of Milan's most important art galleries. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Brera Academy. The announcement in 2008 of the Milan hosting the Expo 2015 has brightened prospects for the city's future, with several new plans of regeneration and the planned construction of numerous avant-garde structures. Other info about Milan in the website www.aboutmilan.com