KID FRIENDLY: Address: Via Varese, 1, Milan, IT Website: www.verger.it Phone: +39 02 8699 8276 This ultra-modern café and fashion boutique is a central hub for creative types in the city. Guests can often be seen typing away on their laptops. Browse first, if you like, then sit down for something light like salad with smoked salmon, […]
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Via Filodrammatici, 2, Milan, IT Website: www.teatroallascala.org Phone: +39 02 88791 One of the premier opera houses in the world, La Scala is home to a handful of other fine arts, including classical orchestra and ballet. The space itself is gorgeous, with deep balcony boxes, but it’s the talented singers, musicians, and dancers that
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Via Copernico, 42, Milan, IT Website: None Phone: +39 02 6679 131 The narrow canals that form an intricate network through Milan are a testament to the city’s long industrial history. Wait for a lovely day and see the sites from a new vantage point—by boat! RECOMMENDED BY: CAROLINA MAZZOLARI VIEW ALL: Milan, OUTDOOR
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KID FRIENDLY: Address: Piazza Castello, 1, Milan, IT Website: None Phone: None The Milanese love their parks, and Parco Sempione is one of the finest and most popular. The 116-acre expanse includes a playground, a library, formal gardens, and an unbeatable view of the Arco alla Pace. The paths—which wind around ponds and under bridges—are perfect for
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Via Brera, 28, Milan, IT Website: www.brera.unimi.it Phone: +39 02 5031 4680 The Botanic Garden of Brera—the work of Giuseppe Piermarni, who also designed La Scala—was originally used by the Jesuit order for studying and growing medicinal plants. Today, the ancient courtyard is home to one of the most beautiful, albeit smallest, display of
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KID FRIENDLY: Address: Via Matteo Bandello, 14-16, Milan, IT Website: www.rossanaorlandi.com Phone: +39 02 467 4471 This multilevel boutique in the Magenta neighborhood stocks new and vintage furniture in addition to clothing. If you work up an appetite browsing the rows of wares and trinkets, stop by Pane e Acqua next door for some delightful Piemontese fare.
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Okay, maybe there’s no wrong way to cut a cake, so long as it all ends up in the right place (your stomach). But if you’re looking to preserve the freshness of the part you can’t finish, you may want to reconsider your approach. And author Alex Bellos has some slice advice. “You’re not maximizing
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The key to a shiny, voluminous ‘do has less to do with expensive products and stylists than it does day-to-day maintenance—It’s what’s underneath the dry shampoo and Oribe Maximista that counts. You’d be surprised at how much good the right brush, eating habits, and a couple drops of mustard seed oil can do. Read on for seven
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Few things are quite as pristine as a child’s skin. Soft, smooth and unblemished, if only it could stay that way—for all of us. But even though the incidence of melanoma and skin cancer in children and adolescents is rare, it’s on the rise, with an average increase of 2% each year. And the best
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It’s the height of the summer travel season, and for those of you about to embark on your first major vacation with your baby, you’ll need to prepare. And we’re not just talking about how to pack — but how to deal with the impending overhaul of your baby’s (and your) sleep-schedule when skipping
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