Unless the weather is just too good to miss, head back to Piazza del Duomo for the three-in-one Museale di Santa Maria della Scala, which is, even at a jog, a two hour indoor commitment.

BBC: Two days in Siena, Italy

The house also has designed costumes for a production of "Lucia di Lammermoor" at La Scala starring Luciano Pavarotti and Luciana Serra.

NPR: Patriarch Of Fashion Brand Missoni Dies In Italy

The days when La Scala opera stars like Maria Callas and Giuseppe di Stefano were international celebrities have passed.

BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Italy facing opera funding crisis