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A Top 10 Look at 10 of Milan's Brera Museum's Oddest Paintings

Back before "lurid" became fashionable, the Old Masters, under the guise of mythology, Bible History, or the iconography of the Church, often produced obsessive, startling and graphic works --- many of which were first unveiled to the public inside the local churches.

1. Bramantino/ Crucifixion: A ghostly vision with even an airborn demon paying his respects.  Note the skull at ...

Visiting the Galleria Accademia in Venice, normally considered the greatest art museum in Northern Italy, one is immediately struck by the general sense of decay and disarray -- whole rooms are even closed to the public and God-only-knows how long it may take for it to match the splendor of the recently renovated and expanded Brera Pinacoteca in Milan.

Although the Brera collection warrants a Top 100, here's a Top 10 list of ...

 
 
And it sure was a night... Milan vs Liverpool 2007, played on May 23. Together with thousands of fans I watched the game at Duomo square but we were not alone... Millions of beer cans and bottles made the square invisible after the ...

Every tourist guide will tell you to visit a performance in Teatro alla Scala. Although that is very easily written, getting your hands on an actual ticket is a lot harder as most of the bigger productions are sold out months before. However, if you have the change... go as yesterday I had a wonderful night watching the ballet La bella addormentata nel bosco... Sleeping beauty. With Marta Romagna (Aurora) ...

Discoteca Hollywood in Milano... It will definitely not be the interior, nor the quality of the drinks but most of all not the employees that will make you stay inside. So, what kept me there for a couple of hours?

It was not my first time in Hollywood yesterday night. In fact, I have been there four times now. Although I always say I don't like it, some friends that love ...

As I don't even notice the cathedral anymore while passing by, I more and more start to see Milan as just a city I happen to live in. A city, where you know where to find tourists and where to avoid them. Of course I bought myself several tourist guides when arriving in Milan myself. They all mention the same tourist attractions and the same "out of the city" countryside ...

At the center of Milan's fashionable "Brera" area lies via Palermo, host of high-priced shops, hairdressers, condos and --- surprise --- good affordable pizza in an atmosphere that lives up to the elegance of its surroundings. In other words, you're paying just for the fun of it! The most popular seems to be Grand Italia Pizzeria, at number 5, with its wide windows facing the street inviting you inside ...

Since there are a lot of places to go out at night, I don't see myself capable of listing a top 10. It's more the type of evening/night you have in mind that will tell you where to go.

Clubs are all over in Milan and you can't really tell which are the best. This is due to several reasons. First of all, a club where you want to be seen ...

As this will be my first post here, I will give you a small description how to get around in the city of Milan. As I do practically everything by bike, you might think that is the only sollution but it's not. Although Milan is a fashion capital, don't make stilettos the best part of your outfit. Sidesteps often are missing or already taken by parked cars and for several ...