UNEXPECTED SYMPATHY
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Free spirited, cosmopolitan, and innovative, Milan is also multifaceted and contradictory with many fascinating aspects that reveal themselves only to those who are willing to go beyond its surface.
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Automa di Settala
Have some sympathy for this poor devil. Built in the 17th century, this marvel of technology of unknown origin has lost its hair, legs, and arms... but not its spirit; it still speaks, moves, and scares to this day. Go see him – if you dare.
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UNEXPECTED ODYSSEY
Live the experience of the hidden Milano and expect the unexpected
Free spirited, cosmopolitan, and innovative, Milan is also multifaceted and contradictory with many fascinating aspects that reveal themselves only to those who are willing to go beyond its surface.
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Ponte delle Sirene
Approach this bridge carefully and have your earplugs ready! This is where the sirens live! Constructed in 1840 on the Naviglio Paderno, the sirens moved to the lake in the centre of Parco Sempione when the canal was covered over in the ’30’s. One last word of warning – legend has it that those who exchange a kiss on the ponte delle sirenette will love each other forever!
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UNEXPECTED EDEN
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Free spirited, cosmopolitan, and innovative, Milan is also multifaceted and contradictory with many fascinating aspects that reveal themselves only to those who are willing to go beyond its surface.
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Orto Botanico di Brera
Should you tire of choking on the exhaust of the fifth Lamborghini passing you by in via Montenapoleone, seek out this hidden oasis of peace in the heart of Milan. Founded in the 18th century at the behest of the empress Maria Theresa of Austria, the botanical gardens of Brera are a heady mix of seasonal colours, aromatic plants and secular trees. Check it out if you need to recharge your batteries and chill out for an afternoon.
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UNEXPECTED COMPANY
Live the experience of the hidden Milano and expect the unexpected
Free spirited, cosmopolitan, and innovative, Milan is also multifaceted and contradictory with many fascinating aspects that reveal themselves only to those who are willing to go beyond its surface.
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San Bernardino alle Ossa
Shhh! Walk quietly – the residents are sleeping! San Bernardino Alle Ossa is one of Milan's most peculiar churches. In the chapel, human skulls and bones are arranged in macabre motifs which contrast with the elaborate rococo plaster work. Make no bones about it, a visit to this jaw-dropping place will make you want to practise your social skulls with the living as soon as possible!
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UNEXPECTED LISTENER
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Free spirited, cosmopolitan, and innovative, Milan is also multifaceted and contradictory with many fascinating aspects that reveal themselves only to those who are willing to go beyond its surface.
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Ca’ dell’Oreggia
Careful what you say: the walls have ears. literally! Located in via Serbelloni 10, the liberty style palazzo sola busca has a rather odd feature: an intercom in the shape of a human ear! The building, known as Ca’ dell’Oreggia ("house of the ear" in Milanese), was the first in Milan to have an intercom. The distinctive and inventive bronze sculpture by the symbolist sculptor Adolfo Wildt is now in disuse, but it is said that if you whisper your dreams and desires in the ear they will comes true!
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UNEXPECTED PINK
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Free spirited, cosmopolitan, and innovative, Milan is also multifaceted and contradictory with many fascinating aspects that reveal themselves only to those who are willing to go beyond its surface.
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Villa Invernizzi
Between the railings and behind the lush vegetation, daubs of pink stand out in the gray of the city. These are the flamingoes of the beautiful Villa Invernizzi. Brought from South America by Cavalier Invernizzi in the 1970s, Milan’s most aristocratic birds add an exotic touch to an already fascinating city.
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