Duomo & Nearby Atlas Obscura Sites

After checking in with my host, I took a gander out to the area around the Duomo to get my bearings using, of course, Atlas Obscura,

Emerging from the metro right next to the Duomo was just simply breathtaking and I took my time just admiring the grandeur. I will return tomorrow for a guided tour of the interior, but I did check out one Atlas Obscura listed sight: a curious animal to the right of the main door, sometimes referred to as the Duomo dinosaur. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/duomo

Located right next to the Duomo is Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a grand mall with high end stores and restaurants. The architecture is stunning, but I was there for one thing: a floor mosaic of a bull. Superstition has it that if you place your right heel on the bull’s testicles and rotate clockwise three times, you will have good luck. I joined the crowd of people boosting their fortunes thanks to this benevolent bovine. I also had a pizza slice and a gelato at the mall. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dancing-bul…

Next up was the empty space under a building. The building’s acoustics were designed such that if one were to stand at a pillar and whisper, the whisper will carry to the column opposite. I saw some people trying it out, and I joined them. It actually worked. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/loggia-dei-…

The next site I looked for is the L.O.V.E. sculpture, which is a huge middle finger in front of a bunch of bank buildings. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/love

My final Atlas Obscura find of the day was Santa Maria Presso San Satiro, a church with an unassuming exterior which belies the grand scale of its interior. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/santa-maria…

My wanderings of the day done, I returned for a shower and then a pasta dinner at a nearby trattoria.Weiterlesen