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Article: Opera, high fashion on a Milan escape ; If you go . . .
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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MILAN - Strolling beneath the towering glass-and-iron dome of
the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, it's easy to feel like the king
for whom Milan's most elegant shopping arcade was named. Sip a latte
macchiato at the Gucci Caffe, then soak up the 19th-century
opulence, from dazzling mosaic scenes gracing large lunettes, to the
intricately tiled concourses that Milanese use as a short cut from
one piazza to another.
In our few previous trips to this northern Italian city, it was
amazing how quickly we felt like paupers once we crossed the
Galleria's back arch and gazed at one of the world's most famous
opera houses, Teatro alla Scala. While five euros (about $7.50) buys
entrance to the museum ...