One of the city's best stops for alternative tunes, particularly reggae, ska and jazz. In a transitory business it's been trading since 1965.

La Bottega Discantia is a meeting point for classical music lovers and musicians, selling everything from the latest CDs to rare LPs. La Bottega also has its own recording...

A media emporium under the glass-covered Galleria, Ricordi stocks a varied selection of CDs in all genres, plus instruments, sheet music, games and concert and theatre tickets.

This large, four-level book and music store has a range of English-language volumes on the first floor, plus CDs and DVDs. There's also a ticket office for concerts and other...

Founded in 1979, this shop boasts one of the city's widest choices of English-language fiction and non-fiction. There are also English-language DVDs, audiobooks, rare...