Milano

Italy's fashion and design capital is only an hour and a half northeast of Genova.

And they do amazing things with marzipan there. (You could eat this but why?)

Also here: one of the most famous opera houses in the world.

La Scala (apparently the inside is much more impressive)

across from the theatre

Second-top tourist attraction: this bull, set in the pavement in one of Milan's oldest shopping galleries. Rub your heel in its you-know-what for luck!

Top tourist attraction (for good reason): the roof of the Duomo, Milan's largest church.

And of course: