Eating out, hotel and travel information

Travel and accommodation

Conference site

CalcConf3 will be hosted in the Venezian building on the Città Studi campus of the University of Milan; the main address is via Giacomo Venezian 25, but you might enter campus also from via Giovanni Celoria 20.

The nearest subway/suburban railway stations are Argonne (M4), Piola (M2), Susa (M4), Porta Venezia (M1), Dateo (M4, S1, S5, S6, S13), Lambrate (S9).

Eating out

With 28 Michelin stars, Milan is a foodie paradise, offering classic Milanese cuisine, any kind of regional Italian cuisine and many options of ethnic cuisines from around the world.

The main areas for going out would be Porta Venezia (half way between campus and the Cathedral square, where corso Buenos Aires starts), corso Como, and the canals (Ripa di Porta Ticinese, Alzaia del Naviglio Grande). The first one is most likely the most convenient; the second one is the ideal place if you want to spot football stars or fashion models (supposing they are staying in Milan in June…), the third one is the most scenographic and touristy.
Brera (the art district north of the Cathedral) is another interesting place, especially if you love historical buildings and fancy stores.

In these places you will have hundreds of options, but if you prefer to look in advance, we suggest you check reviews on TripAdvisor. We also recommend you reserve in advance, especially for any party larger that four; if you prefer to reserve online, the most common app in Italy is TheFork (use the code 7AEA5141 on your first reservation).

What follows are just some suggestions.

Milanese cuisine

The two great classics of the Milanese cuisine are risotto and the cotoletta

  • The area South and West of Milan produces most of European rice (you might have seen the rice paddies while landing in Linate or Malpensa): actually, until the ’60 durum wheat pasta was considered ethnic food and the local cuisine had rice and polenta (cornmeal) as its main staples. If you are looking for the most Milanese experience, you should look for Risotto with ossobuco (veal shank) and gremolada (chopped parsley, garlic and lemon zest).
  • Cotoletta is the Milanese incarnation of the Habsburg Empire nation dish; as opposed to the Austrian Schnitzel it is supposed to be veal, and in its most authentic form it still has its rib attached (Costola, in Italian: Co[s]toletta would just be ‘small rib’). A common variant is called Elephant’s ear, and it could be huge.

Some other traditional dishes which you will find during the summer are: Insalata di nervetti (veal cartilage, onions, celery, and vinegar), Mondeghili (meatballs, traditionally made with the leftover meat used to prepare the broth for risotto), Riso al salto (fried risotto).

These are our preferred restaurants not to far from campus and corso Buenos Aires:

Another interesting option is the restaurant of Terrazza Gallia, a quite fancy restaurant with a magnificent view, where a humongous cotoletta for two will set you back 130€.

Aperitivo

Aperitif is a social rite for Italians, and if you are not really hungry, it will easily substitute a dinner. You will find a café offering an aperitivo essentially everywhere.

If you are staying on campus, or want to have one right at the end of the day, our students’ favourites are:

If you want to splurge, get a quintessential Milanese experience, and spend your dinner budget, some suggestions are:

  • The bar at Terrazza Gallia, with a magnificent view over Milan
  • Terrazza Aperol, over the Galleria, overlooking the Cathedral square
  • The bar in the food hall at the 7th floor of the Rinascente department store. Particularly recommended if you could not manage to get a ticket for the terrace on the Cathedral, since it’s right next to it.

 Around campus

These would be some options if you are staying close to the conference venue:

Around piazza Lima and corso Buenos Aires

Here you will find more options that you could possibly cover in a couple of months.

If you are looking for a pizza, you might head to Marghe.

This area is also one of the few places in Italy where you could meet the influence of the past Italian colonial empire, with its Somali/Eritrean/Ethiopian restaurants. Be ready to eat with your hands sharing with friends! Some options are:

How to move around Milan

By car

Please, do not. 

By public transportation

Milan has five subways (with lines M2 and M4 being the most relevant), an extensive tramway (the lines going through or next to the campus are 5, 19, 33) and suburban rail network, and many buses (39, 45, 61, 62, 90-91, 93).

A single ticket costs 2,20€, a 24h ticket 7,60€, a 3-day ticket 13€. You can pay tapping your credit card or with an App

Apple Maps, Google Maps, Moovit will give you live directions. Some lines run through the night.

By bike

Not for the faint of heart, but Milan is the ideal city for biking, being compact and flat; most of the local members of the LOC use it daily being the fastest way to move around. You should definitevely use an App for navigation.

  • BikeMI is the official bike sharing of the Milan Municipality, 325 stations, 4280 classic bikes and 1000 e-bikes, 9€ for a week and the first half hour for free.
  • Private free flow systems are: RideMovi, Dott, Lime, Tier. They offer e-bikes and scooters. Notice that a helmet is legally required when riding a scooter.

By foot

Almost everything you might be interested in is in a 4 km-radius from the Cathedral Square: with many tree-lined avenues and narrower streets, walking could be a slow paced but fascinating alternative. You might want to avoid it in the afternoon, though.

 

How to get to Milan

 By Train

  • SBB/CFF/FFS: Most Swiss cities have a direct connection to Milan, with some Basel–Milan offers extending up to Frankfurt
  • ÖBB: NightJet trains from Vienna and Munich
  • Trenitalia + SNCF: Several connections from Paris and Lyon

By Air

There are three airports in Milan:

  • Linate (LIN) is the city airport: it's connected by subway (M4) to the campus and to the city centre. Since it takes less than half an hour from the department to the check-in desks, this would be the ideal solution if you plan to arrive on Monday morning or leave on Friday afternoon. A taxi ride from Linate to the campus should be around 15€.
  • Malpensa (MXP) is the main airport and the main EasyJet hub in Continental Europe: it's connected to Milan by train every 15' and running time to the closest station (Dateo) is 56' from T1, 64' from T2. Taxi from Malpensa to any destination in Milan is 114€ and could take from 30' to 1h30' (and more) according to traffic.
  • Orio al Serio (BGY), known also as Milano-Bergamo, is a main RyanAir hub: it's connected by bus to Milan Central Station and running time is ca. 50', according to traffic (much more on Monday early morning or Friday afternoon). Taxi from Orio to any destination in Milan is 128€.

By Car

If you arrive by car, we strongly recommend to park it at your hotel and leave it there.

 Hotel Info

There are very few accommodations on campus, and the neighbourhood is quite empty in the evening; most people might want to stay in the Corso Buenos Aires area (the nice and convenient blob), which is a 20' walk to campus (or a short tramway/bus ride), and a 20' walk to the Cathedral Square (the conventional central point of Milan); or next to an M4 station (the convenient blob) which is a shorter walk to campus and directly connected by subway to the Linate airport and to the city centre. Another good area would be any central location close to an M4 or M2 station (the nice, convenient, but expensive blobs)

Negotiated hotel rates

Please notice that the following rates are available for a limited number of rooms, first come first served

  • Hotel Galles (Lima M1), ⭑⭑⭑⭑.
    Single room with breakfast: 116€ (sold out)
    Double room with breakfast: 145€ (sold out at that rate) 
    You have to write to reservation@gruppouna.it with Ottavio.Rizzo@unimi.it in CC mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan and that you are asking for the University of Milan corporate rate. 
  • Hotel Città Studi (Piola M2, Susa M4), ⭑⭑⭑
    Single room with breakfast 66,30€. 
    You have to write to info@hotelcittastudi.it mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan
  • Hotel 10 (Piola M2, Susa M4), ⭑⭑⭑⭑
    Single room with breakfast 107€. 
    You have to write to info@hoteldieci.it mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan 
  • Residence Argonne Park (Argonne M4)
    Single room with kitchen, 68€
    You have to write to reservation.argonnepark@ih-hotels.com mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan 
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