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Climate
Italy's climate is predominantly Mediterranean: Alpine in the far north; hot and dry in the south. Winter in Milan is relatively mild but foggy, with temperatures ranging from zero to 8 degrees Celsius. Summer can be very humid with brief thunderstorms; temperatures range from 14 to 29 degrees. From March through April temperatures range from 6 to 18 degrees. From October through November they range from 6 to 17 degrees .

The **Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II** is a covered double arcade formed of two glass-vaulted arcades at right angles intersecting in an octagon; it is prominently sited on the northern side of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, and connects to the Piazza della Scala. Named after Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of united Italy. The central octagonal space is topped with a glass dome. The Milanese Galleria was larger in scale than its predecessors and was an important step in the evolution of the modern glazed and enclosed shopping mall, of which it was the direct progenitor. It has inspired the use of the term //galleria// for many other shopping arcades and malls.the four-story arcade includes elegant shops selling most things from Haute couture to books, as well as restaurants, cafés and bars.

MILAN FASHION: Milan is one of the fashion chapitals in the world. its the chic capital of Italy and just strolling down one of Milan’s many shopping streets it is quite customary to run into celebrities ranging from world-famous supermodels fresh from their photo shoot for the cover of Vogue to even more famous (and richer) soccer superstars from AC Milan. Milan is the home of the indisputed ultimate elite shopping district on the planet. If you have exquisite taste and love to splurge on original designer items, then there is absolutely no place in the world like Milan for designer shopping. If you want to shop primarily because you want to be seen shopping, then head for the palm fronded Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. If you are serious about obtaining only the finest goods in the world, then the “Triangle of Gold” of Via Montenapoleone, Via Andrea, Via Gesù, Via Borgospesso and Via della Spiga is your primary stop. Just a small sampling of the major designer brands represented in the Triangle include: prada, louis vittion, armani,chanel, cartier, missoni, and many more high end brands. Cuisine Like most cities in Italy, Milan and its surrounding area has its own regional cuisine, which, as it is typical for Lombard cuisines, uses more frequently than, and features almost no tomato. Milanese cuisine includes "cotoletta alla milanese", a breaded veal (pork and turkey can be used) cutlet pan-fried in butter (which some claim to be of Austrian origin, as it is similar to Viennese "Wienerschnitzel", while others claim that the "Wienerschnitzel" derived from the "cotoletta alla milanese"). Other typical dishes are //cassoeula//(stewed pork rib chops and sausage with Savoy cabbage),ossobuco (stewed veal shank with a sauce called //gremolata//), risotto alla milanese (with saffron and beef marrow), //busecca// (stewed tripe with beans), and //brasato// (stewed beef or pork with wine and potatoes). Season-related pastries include //chiacchiere// (flat fritters dusted with sugar) and //tortelli// (fried spherical cookies) for Carnival, //colomba// (glazed cake shaped as a dove) for Easter, //pane dei morti// ("Deads' Day bread", cookies aromatized with cinnamon) for All Soul's Day and panettone for Christmas. The //salame milano//, a salami with a very fine grain, is widespread throughout Italy. The best known Milanese cheese is gorgonzola from the namesake town nearby, although today the major gorgonzola producers operate in Piedmont.