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Beatrice Lugano
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"Not far from San Bernardino, just a couple of minutes of walk away, there is the small Via Laghetto, famous for being the home, at number 2, of the head of the witches of Milan, her name was Arima.
She used to fly on her broom with her fellow witches to Piazza Vetra.
She became famous for her feasts and banquets that hosted many people. It was the period of the plague but nobody was getting sick in Via Laghetto so the people started to say that it was because of the witches.
The truth is probably that Via Laghetto was the point where the marbles for the construction of the Duomo were unloaded and the fine marble dust was a good repellent for the ticks that were the number one reason for the spreading of the plague.
This is the rational explanation ๐"
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Trinity Tew
"Tucked away near Duomo, feel a true Italian neighborhood and all itโs beauty."
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