Fieramilano is a fairground and exhibition facility in

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near

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. It is operated by ''Fiera Milano

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'' and is part of the larger Fiera di Milano - consisting of two sites: Fieramilano (located on the border of the municipalities of Rho and Pero) and Fieramilanocity (located in the Portello district of the municipality of Milan). Covering 753,000 m² of total surface, it is the largest exhibition center in Europe. The facility includes Area Expo - Experience, an exhibition and performance venue.

Fiera Milano SpA

Fiera Milano

is a

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and

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organiser headquartered in

. The firm is the most important trade fair organiser in Italy and one of the largest in the world. The company started operation on 1 October 2000 and has been listed on

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(STAR segment) since 12 December 2002. Fiera Milano mainly operates in the fields of management and organisation of exhibitions, trade fairs and conferences. It hosts about seventy shows (of which about one third directly organized) and 30,000 exhibitors every year. Most notably, Fiera Milano owns and manages important infrastructures in Milan: ''Fieramilanocity'', ''MiCo'' and ''Fieramilano'', the latter being one of the biggest fairground in the world.

History

The first fair ground in Milan was opened in 1906, as the area of a

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, and in time for the opening of the

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. The fairground at that time extended over the current area and the nearby Sempione Park. In 1923 the fairground, at that time ''Fiera Campionaria'', was moved permanently in the historical zone, of which Fieramilanocity now occupies a part. Western wing opened in 1997, in place of the old

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factory at ''Portello''. Since 2000, the infrastructure is managed by the new company Fiera Milano SpA and in 2005 the new Fieramilano opened in Rho. The old fairground in Milan was partially dismantled between 2007 and 2008.

Gallery

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Events

Salone del Mobile The Milan Furniture Fair ( it, Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano) is a furniture fair held annually in Milan. It is the largest trade fair of its kind in the world. The exhibition showcases the latest in furniture and design from countrie ...

EICMA EICMA (''Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori''), or the Milan Motorcycle Shows is an annual trade show in Milan, Italy featuring motorcycles A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-w ...

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Fieramilano

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A4 motorway

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making it one of the largest centers in the world. The exhibition area is connected to the city center through

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stop Rho Fiera. A suburban railway station is also present. The vicinity and the interior of the complex was the site of

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universal exposition, and will host the

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tennis tournament starting in 2017.

Fieramilanocity

Fieramilanocity is Milan's old trade fair, located near the city center. The current area is only a part of the historic fairground, since a big portion has been dismantled between 2007 and 2008 to make room for the new '' CityLife'' residential and business district. The area is served by

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and by the

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. Even though the big part of the fairground has been moved to Rho, ''FieraMilanoCity'' continues to host smaller exhibitions with more limited logistical requirements, in addition to events that cannot be held outside the city.

MiCo

MiCo (Milano Congressi) is currently the largest congress center in Europe, with a capacity of up to 18,000 in 70 different conference rooms.

References

External links

FieraMilano official siteExpopage Fiera Milano - Online exhibitors catalogues of Fiera Milano's tradeshows
{{Authority control 2000 establishments in Italy Event management companies of Italy Economy of Milan Trade fairs in Italy Convention centers in Italy World's fair sites in Milan Massimiliano Fuksas buildings Rho