Today, Milano Centrale is one of the busiest train stations in Italy and the country’s second-largest – only Rome’s Roma Termini is larger. Over 320,000 people pass through the station every day heading to cities throughout Italy and throughout Europe.

Beautiful as ever, the station is a tourist destination in its own right and contains a wide array of shops, cafés, and restaurants to keep visitors entertained in between marveling at the stunning architecture.

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