Active, lively, generous: the "Milanesi" like to synthetize in these adjectives Milan's breath of metropolis. Milan, densely populated, is the economic and financial capital of Italy. In Italy, it carries out a prominent role in the publishing, cultural and political activities. We quote only some of the numerous international manifestations: the lyric season at La Scala Theatre, the great fashion shows, the International Fair of Tourism (BIT), the cine-photo optical and audiovisual (SICOF) and the fair of office machines (SMAU). Furthermore, Milan is full of important historical monuments and works of art: the gothic Duomo, the "Castello Sforzesco", the great fresco called "Il Cenacolo" painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in the church "S. Maria delle Grazie", and many museums and galleries.