Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Guide
Photo: Paolobon140 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 20–30 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A grand glass-roofed shopping arcade with a mosaic floor. Look for the bull in the floor mosaic: spinning on your heel on it is supposed to bring luck.
A brief history
Built between 1865 and 1877 to link the cathedral square with La Scala, it's one of the oldest shopping arcades still in use anywhere.
Tips
- Best time
- Any time; it's lit up at night
- Cost
- Free to walk through
- Allow
- 20–30 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Duomo: The cathedral, the Galleria and La Scala: Milan's grand centre, dear to stay in.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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