Autostrada A8 (Italy)
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The Autostrada A8 or Autostrada dei Laghi is an autostrada 43.6 kilometres (27.1 mi) long in northern Italy connecting Milan to Varese and connecting Milan to Gallarate and Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore and on Lake Monate.
The King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy inaugurated the Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and Autostrada A9), the first motorway built in the world, on 21 September 1924, aboard the royal Lancia Trikappa.
Toll gate of the Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway") in Milan in 1924
Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway") in 1925
Autostrada A8 near Milan
Milan Malpensa Airport
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Milan Malpensa Airport is the largest international airport in northern Italy, serving Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria, as well as the Swiss Canton of Ticino. The airport is 49 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of Milan, next to the Ticino river dividing Lombardy and Piedmont. The airport was opened in 1909 by Giovanni Agusta and Gianni Caproni to test their aircraft prototypes, before switching to civil operation in 1948.
Control tower with the Italian Alps visible in the background
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An easyJet Airbus A319-100 landing at Malpensa with the Alps visible in the background.