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Milan Cathedral
Milan, Italy
A huge Gothic cathedral of white marble with thousands of statues and a roof you can walk on.
Shopping · Italy · Lombardy
Via Montenapoleone
The heart of Milan's luxury fashion district.
Free to enter about 60 min
For storytellers
Why Via Montenapoleone matters
Via Montenapoleone and the streets around it make up the Quadrilatero della Moda, where Milan's biggest fashion houses have flagship stores. Even if you're only window shopping, the shop displays and the people-watching are fun.
Talking points
- Many of the world's top fashion houses have stores here.
- The area is called the Fashion Quadrilateral.
- Window displays change with the seasons.
- Fashion Week brings extra buzz.
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