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Wednesday, 15 July 2026 — Edition № 46
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Nord-Ovest bureau

Lombardia

From Milan, Italy's engine and shop window

Capital

Milano

Population

10,103,000

Area

23,864 km²

Time zone

UTC+1

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Recent headlines from this bureau

Geography & climate

Continental, foggy winters, hot humid summers.

The Po plain, the great pre-Alpine lakes — Como, Garda, Maggiore — and the Orobic Alps.

Economy & culture

Finance and the stock exchange, fashion, design, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing — Italy's richest region.

Cosmopolitan Milan, fashion and design weeks, La Scala, a fast and money-minded north.