Brief description: the Duomo di Milano is one of the world's most beautiful cathedrals and the second biggest in size (after Seville Cathedral). Situated in the city's central square it has a height of 157 metres and capacity to hold 40,000 people. It is in the Gothic style, although Renaissance and neo-classical styles have been added. The best time to visit the ...
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It is a commercial gallery designed in the XIXth century by Giuseppe Mangoni, very well-known in Italy for his clothes shops, many of them luxury establishments, and with fantastic bookshops and exquisite bars. In the centre of the Gallery there is an enormous mosaic with the figure of a bull. If you place your heel on the bull´s testicles and spin round, it is supposed ...
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Brief description: The Scala Square is dominated by the Teatro alla Scala (La Scala Opera House) and by the Palazzo Marino, currently the seat of Milan City Hall. The Palazzo Marino is an architectural masterpiece in the Doric and Ionic style of the XVIth century, and is considered to be the most beautiful private palace in the city. The Teatro alla Scala is one of ...
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Brief description: If you have time and you love art, you should pay a visit to the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The cloisters of the building are pretty but the real gem is the Cenacolo Vinciano, where Leonardo da Vinci's great fresco The Last Supper is found.
Opening times: weekdays from 7.00-12.00 and from 16.00-19.30 (during winter season and the ...
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Brief description: we suggest that you hire a car for this day and travel to Milan passing by the spectacular Lago di Como. George Clooney is one of the many famous owners of a villa in the area, in his case in the small village of Laglio. The scenery will also look familiar because Amidala´s palace was here in the "Attack of the Clones" episode of Star Wars. We ...
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