Milan

Once considered the bland financial capital of Italy, Milan is proving its capacity to redefine itself. An industrial past had left almost indelible scars on the urban fabric. But Expo 2015 sparked change: skyscrapers, new public and private initiatives, and innumerable urban renewal projects have since popped up on every block. Decades of open-mindedness, and of open doors to immigration, have made Milan the most multicultural hub in all of Italy.