My first apartment in Milan was in a charming and centrally located neighborhood called Porta Romana. If feeling ambitious you could walk all the way to Piazzale Duomo, yet the area was far enough away from all the tourist destinations that you didn???t have to fight your way through flocks of Japanese sightseers when walking home at night. This was an area for families and students who attended the prestigious Bocconi business school located nearby. There were churches, pastry shops, and an ou....

